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What a recent trip to Helsinki taught me about designing community spaces

What a recent trip to Helsinki taught me about designing community spaces

August 25, 2016 By mark david mcCreary Leave a Comment

Helsinki is a beautiful city to visit and according to the author of this article it can be a fascinating place to learn as well. She spent time in the world design capital of the world and learned quite a bit about designing community spaces. She describes her experiences in this article.

Key Takeaways:

  • The city planners in Helsinki do a great job of optimizing spaces for informal gatherings and meeting places.
  • You can’t walk more than a couple of blocks before you wind up in an large open space. It’s a city designed for people to “live in public.”
  • You can see these communal spaces indoors too. Shopping malls may be dying here in the U.S. But, mall culture is still alive and well in Helsinki.

“The city planners in Helsinki do a great job of optimizing spaces for informal gatherings and meeting places. You can’t walk more than a couple of blocks before you wind up in an large open space. It’s a city designed for people to “live in public.””

http://www.blog.jessicamalnik.com/2016/07/31/what-a-recent-trip-to-helsinki-taught-me-about-designing-community-spaces/

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