The document discusses the key elements that define urban design and third places according to urban theorists Kevin Lynch and Ray Oldenburg. Lynch identified five elements that make up people's mental maps of cities: paths, nodes, landmarks, edges, and districts. Oldenburg defined third places as social spaces separate from home and work that foster civil engagement. He described eight characteristics of third places: they are neutral ground, leveling, promote dialogue, are accessible, welcome regulars, have a low-key profile, a playful mood, and feel like a home away from home. The document outlines these theories of urban design and third place characteristics.

1. Elements of the City
Third Place
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2. Urban Design
• Art of making places for people.
• The process of designing and shaping the
physical features of cities, towns and villages.

3. Urban Design Principles

4. Urban Design Principles

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7. Urban Design Principles
Transportation Engineers
(DPWH)

8. Urban Design Principles
Heritage Conservation advocates
(marami sila)

9. Urban Design Principles
Developer
(hehehehehe)

10. Urban Design Principles
Architect
(kayo, ako)

11. Urban Design Principles
The Public
(Environmental Planner)

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14. Elements of the City
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15. KEVIN LYNCH RAY OLDENBURG
Urbanist theorist Urban sociologist

16. KEVIN LYNCH
(1960)
RAY OLDENBURG
(1989)

17. The Image of the City
Kevin Lynch

18. The Image of the City
• The book is the result of a five-year study of
Boston, Jersey City and Los Angeles on how
observers take in information of the city, and
use it to make mental maps.

19. The Image of the City
• Lynch's conclusion was that people formed
mental maps of their surroundings consisting
of five basic elements.

20. The 5 Elements of a City

21. 1 - Path
• These are the streets,
sidewalks, trails, canals,
railroads, and other
channels in which people
travel;
• They arrange space and
movement between
space.

23. 2 - Nodes
• Large areas you can enter, serve as the foci of
the city, neighborhood, district, etc.;
• Offers the person in them multiple
perspectives of the other core elements.
• “Tambayan”
• Third Place

27. 3 - Landmarks
• Points of reference person cannot enter into;
• These are buildings, signs, stores, mountains,
public art;
• Mobile Points (such as Sun) can be used as
well.

30. 4 - Edges
• Boundaries;
• They can be either Real or Perceived;
• These are walls, buildings, and shorelines,
curbstone, streets, overpasses, etc.

34. 5 - Districts
• Medium to large areas that are two-
dimensional;
• An individual enters into and out of these
areas;
• Have common identifying characteristics.

42. The 5 Elements of a City

43. Third Place
Ray Oldenburg

44. Third Place
• In community building, the third place is the
social surroundings separate from the two
usual social environments of home ("first
place") and the workplace ("second place").

46. Third Place
• In his influential book The Great Good Place,
Ray Oldenburg (1989, 1991) argues that third
places are important for civil society,
democracy, civic engagement, and
establishing feelings of a sense of place.

48. Oldenburg suggests the following
hallmarks of a true "third place":
• Free or inexpensive
• Food and drink, while not essential, are
important
• Highly accessible: proximate for many (walking
distance)
• Involve regulars – those who habitually
congregate there
• Welcoming and comfortable
• Both new friends and old should be found there

49. Eight Characteristics
• Neutral ground
• Leveler
• Dialogical
• Accessibility and accommodation
• The regulars
• A low profile
• The mood is playful
• A home away from home

50. 1 – Neutral Ground
• Occupants of third places have little to no
obligation to be there.
• They are not tied down to the area financially,
politically, legally, or otherwise and are free to
come and go as they please.

51. (NOT OWNED/ RESTRICTED)

52. 2 - Leveler
• Third places put no importance on an individual's
status in a society.
• Someone's economic or social status do not
matter in a third place, allowing for a sense of
commonality among its occupants.
• There are no prerequisites or requirements that
would prevent acceptance or participation in the
third place.

53. (NON-HEIRARCHIAL ORGANIZATION)

54. 3 – Dialogical
• Playful and happy conversation is the main
focus of activity in third places, although it is
not required to be the only activity.
• The tone of conversation is usually light
hearted and humorous; wit and good natured
playfulness are highly valued.

55. (CONVERSATION
IS THE MAIN
ACTIVITY)

56. 4 – Accessibility and accommodation
• Third places must be open and readily
accessible to those who occupy them.
• They must also be accommodating, meaning
they provide the wants of their inhabitants,
and all occupants feel their needs have been
fulfilled.

57. (LOW-BARRIERS TO ENTRY)

58. 5 – The regulars
• Third places harbor a number of regulars that
help give the space its tone, and help set the
mood and characteristics of the area.
• Regulars to third places also attract
newcomers, and are there to help someone
new to the space feel welcome and
accommodated.

60. 6 – A low profile
• Third places are characteristically wholesome.
The inside of a third place is without
extravagance or grandiosity, and has a homely
feel.
• Third places are never snobby or pretentious,
and are accepting of all types of individuals,
from several different walks of life.

62. 7 – The mood is playful
• The tone of conversation in third places are
never marked with tension or hostility.
• Instead, they have a playful nature, where
witty conversation and frivolous banter are
not only common, but highly valued.

63. 8 – A home away from home
• Occupants of third places will often have the
same feelings of warmth, possession, and
belonging as they would in their own homes.
• They feel a piece of themselves is rooted in
the space, and gain spiritual regeneration by
spending time there.

64. Using your SITE, the 8 criteria must be implemented
• Neutral ground
• Leveler
• Dialogical
• Accessibility and accommodation
• The regulars
• A low profile
• The mood is playful
• A home away from home

65. End of Week 2 lecture