<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In the complex systems of urban spaces one can find many places, which, owing to their small scale, are often treated a part of a larger whole. Whereas their borders are often blurred, their character allow for establishing them as a typological identity. Various “microspaces” play a significant role, often hidden or only temporarily arranged within a specific segment of a city space as its supplement, complement, or simply to make it more attractive. Observation of the transformations taking place in the public spaces of Krakow allows not only for the indication of the fact that such places exist and are being created, it also enables us to frame a sketch of their functional and spatial polymorphism. This article elaborates on some chosen examples of Krakow microspaces and their variants.</p></abstract>

In the complex systems of urban spaces one can find many places, which, owing to their small scale, are often treated a part of a larger whole. Whereas their borders are often blurred, their character allow for establishing them as a typological identity. Various “microspaces” play a significant role, often hidden or only temporarily arranged within a specific segment of a city space as its supplement, complement, or simply to make it more attractive. Observation of the transformations taking place in the public spaces of Krakow allows not only for the indication of the fact that such places exist and are being created, it also enables us to frame a sketch of their functional and spatial polymorphism. This article elaborates on some chosen examples of Krakow microspaces and their variants.

Microspaces – An Outline of Typological Research Based on Examples from Krakow

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In the complex systems of urban spaces one can find many places, which, owing to their small scale, are often treated a part of a larger whole. Whereas their...

Microspaces – An Outline of Typological Research Based on Examples from Krakow

Published Online: May 21, 2020

Page range: 69 - 82

Received: Apr 03, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.18.055.8367

Keywords
public urban space, microspaces, urban design

© 2020 Dorota Wantuch-Matla, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Public License.

Microspaces – An Outline of Typological Research Based on Examples from Krakow

Published Online: May 21, 2020

Page range: 69 - 82

Received: Apr 03, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.18.055.8367

Keywordspublic urban space, microspaces, urban design

© 2020 Dorota Wantuch-Matla, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Public License.

Keywords
public urban space, microspaces, urban design