Ĭonviviality is a common term among philosophers worldwide. The term “conviviality” derives from the Latin word “convivium,” meaning “to live together”. Finally, the paper attempts to reach a process for designing this type of urban space. Through the outputs of the first and second phase of the research methodology, the paper will conclude prospected framework for the urban designers and architects to help in designing convivial urban spaces that fulfill users’ needs. Identify the concept of conviviality, main concepts, and aspects that create convivial urban spaces.Įvaluate the aspects according to their importance to make urban spaces more convivial for the users and experts (urban designers and architects).Īrrange the importance of the selected aspects through a questionnaire which is distributed to a group of users and experts (urban designers and architects). Literature and theoretical fundamentals of convivial urban spaces have been reviewed through the various concepts and theorists. To reach the research objectives, the paper will go through two main phases: The main interest of this study is to find out the main aspects that affect the quality and design of the convivial urban spaces to help architects and urban designers in the future design of urban spaces, as shown in Fig. The paper will focus on illustrating the ter “conviviality” and study the different social aspects of creating a convivial urban space that satisfies human needs. Due to the presence of other people in the space, convivial urban space makes pedestrians feel secure and welcome. Īccording to a literature review, conviviality is linked to two characteristics: “livability” and “sociability,” which are often used in urban studies and public realm research to characterize public spaces that encourage quality social interaction. Various scholars of urban space have identified a lack of interaction, absence of life in the streets, loss of social capital, and diminishing equity in public spaces. Conviviality is a concept that is commonly used in sociology, but it is less commonly used in urban design and architecture. As a result, this rapid rate of urbanization must be effectively managed to improve the quality of urban spaces to meet user physical and social needs. Since urban areas are specifically designed to encourage physical activity and social interaction, any abruption between users and their built environment will result in ineffective urban spaces that fail to meet users’ social needs. Then, the paper will evaluate and arrange the importance of the different aspects that form convivial urban spaces from the users and experts (urban designer and architects) point of view to reach the main objective of the paper which is to create a prospected framework for the urban designer and architects to help them in future decisions in designing convivial urban spaces that fulfill users’ needs.Įvery day, urban spaces seek a variety of services that people need to enjoy their urban environments in their daily lives. From this point of view, the paper aims to identify the main aspects of creating convivial urban spaces through their repletion in the different theories. To provide a convivial environment for all users, effective convivial urban spaces should fulfill certain important aspects. This means that this form of urban space has been interpreted as a daily social activity and as social pleasure expressed in the physical and psychological context of people's urban space. Designing urban spaces for people to promote social connections is the foundation of creating convivial urban spaces. They revolve around observing users in specific urban spaces to comprehend their various needs, especially their social needs. Convivial urban spaces are a process as well as a philosophy.
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