Towards Developing Sustainable Design Standards for Open Spaces

Abstract

: Urban designers are interested in designing open space with aesthetic standards and the process of visual perception, which depends only on vision, while the rest of the human senses are overlooked, regardless of their importance. Thus, this study aims to enable urban designers to achieve better open urban space designs that ft all humans for better interaction. As a result of this appeared the use of strategic process for open spaces developing concepts, where it can be used to define them to put a positive image and identity for open spaces. In addition, create a set of criteria that help visualize (personalization), the design of an open urban spaces. The conceptual framework will be formulated through a practical study of two examples, one of which is international, which is Congress Park Square located in downtown Portland, and the second is local, which is El Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo in Egypt. The practical results will be combined with field observation and questionnaires. This framework will attempt to provide a methodology for developing the design of urban open spaces . In the end, the research emphasizes the importance of cultural dimensions and verifying the identities of communities so that cities can benefit from cultural dimensions, attract creators, and provide a conceptual framework for arts and cultural planning to achieve sustainable urban development. These dimensions are distinctive architecture, urban structure, cultural festivals, and art galleries. Where the paper aims to point out the unique values related to heritage and the awareness of urban and architectural character.