Socially conscious architecture: an examination of the co-relation between 'way of life' and design of public spaces

Abstract

Considering about exterior civic spaces, it comes up with widely varying images. Roads filed by traffic, intense experience of human activities, both stimulating and stressful. Buildings used in a way that they are not to be designed for. Clean edged, blank surfaces, poverty and tension, as well as luxury and affluence, industry, offices, shops, apartments and people. All of these are influenced by its built substances, some of it is good to be in, some causes terrible human problems. Within this environment, urban dweller faced with a problem of a change environment in which he has to achieve a goal of satisfying a more or less persistent psychological need. This is deep rooted need for belonging. There for it can be assumed that the need for belongingness exist all levels of people. At the first level, family level, village or urban level and regional level. There for public spaces help to fulfill the deep rooted need for belongingness.