Watch This Space! Designing for Children's Play in Public Open Spaces

Climatic Guides for Designing Open Spaces in Residential Complexes of Yazd

Human’s disregard to nature and consequently his living environment’s distance from natural endowments and potentials have caused many problems. Human’s living spaces are less desirable for him, and have destroyed his comfort in many cases, as man-made things. In this regard, public open spaces in residential areas can be mentioned because they are usually considered among the most vulnerable s...

A futuristic vision of pocket ultrasound machines: watch this space

Introduction: Australian medical ultrasound started in 1959 with the establishment of the Ultrasonics Institute. Since then the technology has advanced tremendously. We are now not only able to obtain clearer images on high specification ultrasound machines but also on pocket-sized ultrasound machines that are compact, lightweight and affordable. Method: The following descriptive review will ex...

Green Open Space Housing Public Company Panakkukang Makassar Indonesia

This study is a field research that aims to determine the extent of green open spaces that serve asneighborhood parks in Housing Public Company Panakkukang, which consists of three areas: Toddopuli, Tidung,and Tamalate. Population in this study, is the third of the areas. The selected sample is Tamalate, arguing that thearea is in the middle and is central to the whole Housing Public Company Pa...

Playful persuasion: Designing for ambient playful interactions in public spaces

This article describes how to design for ambient playful interactions in public spaces, using interactive technology. Ten explorative design cases are presented, all interactive installations with the goal to elicit playful active behavior from teenagers. Following this, we derive three design values, based on literature, user research and the insights from the design cases. These design values...

"Watch This Spot and Whose In It" : Creating Space for Indigenous Educators?