... of the public realm means, “a place with attractive and successful outdoor areas” (Carmona et al., 2006 , p. 9). Campus urban design principles Public realm Social interaction Gathering places Legibility and imageability Student satisfaction Le Corbusier in 1939 stated...

...Norsidah Ujang; Marek Kozlowski; Suhardi Maulan Purpose A public space is a place of significance when it fulfils the human need for social interaction and attachment. However, the scarcity of public spaces poses a challenge to support socialisation for people within a defined social and cultural...

.../approach The paper adopts participant‐observation within a case‐study area, “Parque das Nações”, in Lisbon, Portugal. Findings The paper identifies a number of spatial, social and experiential conditions that are conducive to social interactions amongst strangers. Often it is the combination of three...