Urban interventions: Design Ideas for the Public Space

by Wang Shaoqiang (Editor)

Extraordinary art and architecture installations from around the world. Urban interventions establish strong links between the social and spatial spheres of cities, leading to interactions through which art and architecture make use of public spaces. This book presents a rigorous selection of projects, including installations, events and art works that have transformed streets, parks and derelict areas of cities all over the world into extraordinary public spaces, seeking people’s involvement through a wide variety of interactive and collaborative activities. Fully illustrated in color, the publication offers a global and comprehensive vision of 21st century cities, as they become meeting places full of creative possibilities.

Genres: Architecture, Design

240 pages, Hardcover

Published August 4, 2020

About the author

Shaoqiang Wang is a professor and graduate supervisor at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts (China). He is a prolific editor whose titles focus on international design, architecture, branding, communication, trends and culture, and he is also the editor of Design 360° magazine and Asia-Pacific Design. He has been invited to lecture at numerous universities, design academies and organizations, and he has been a jury member for China’s most prestigious design and illustration awards. Mr. Wang is also director of the Guangdong Museum of Art and professor and doctoral supervisor at the College of Arts and Humanities of the Macau University of Science and Technology.