The essay offers an overview of the changing aesthetic and functional roles water features had in the design of public open spaces from the mid-19th century, when urban parks systematically began to appear as essential urban components, onward, tracing their evolution from a fixed component of the spatial composition to a changeable element, to be accommodated within flexible spaces.
The shape of water / Rinaldi, B.M. - In: Stormwater. Designing for Flood Management in Public Open Spaces / Rinaldi B.M., Ronci M., Salizzoni E.. - STAMPA. - Basel : Birkhäuser, 2026. - ISBN 978-3-0356-2899-9. - pp. 18-39
The shape of water
Rinaldi, Bianca Maria
2026
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The essay offers an overview of the changing aesthetic and functional roles water features had in the design of public open spaces from the mid-19th century, when urban parks systematically began to appear as essential urban components, onward, tracing their evolution from a fixed component of the spatial composition to a changeable element, to be accommodated within flexible spaces.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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