Parisian Knees
Graduate School of Design, Harvard University
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There is little doubt that density is reshaping our cities, at a furious pace and with vast implications for urban life. As far-reaching as these transformations are, this studio focused on a particular pressure point: the base of the density cross-section, where density (life that goes up) and public space (life that spreads outward) have no choice but to meet. This is the city’s urban knee, its horizontal-to-vertical bending point, out of which the public spaces of tomorrow will spring.
This studio had three aims:
－Researching spatial typologies of public space in high-density contexts, with a focus on those transformations of public life and the human condition that arise with increased density.
－Investigating structure and horizontal/vertical circulation as they relate to new forms of public space.
－Exploring alternative programming modes (as public space, as private space, and as hybrids of both) that result from more intertwined public and private governance.
