http://clipmarks.com/clipper/stvalentine/clipcast/Most+Amazing+Squares/http://rss.clipmarks.com/clipper/stvalentine/clipcast/Most+Amazing+Squares/15Clip, tag and save information that's important to you. Bookmarks save entire pages...Clipmarks save the specific content that matters to you!en-ushttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/BAE13F75-AED9-4CA1-B862-839EF6E7E6E5/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/urbanlife/">urbanlife</a><br><b>clipper's remarks:</b> From Mexico to Italy to Iran, these remarkable squares can inspire us all. What stands out most is that design is only a small fraction of what goes into making a great square: small details add up to great places.<br/><br/>Historically, squares were the center of communities, and they traditionally helped shape the identity of entire cities. <br/><br/>Like the tentacles of an octopus extending into the surrounding neighborhood, the influence of a good square (such as Union Square in New York) starts at least a block away.<br/><br/>Any great square has a variety of smaller "places" within it to appeal to various people.<br/><br/>The use of a square changes during the course of the day, week, and year. The streets and sidewalks around a square greatly affect its accessibility and use, as do the buildings that surround it.<br/><br/>Any community where people want to discover the rewards of public life can make a square its centerpiece. <br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.pps.org/info/newsletter/december2005/international_squares" title="http://www.pps.org/info/newsletter/december2005/international_squares">www.pps.org</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>1. <A href="http://www.pps.org/gps/one?public_place_id=730">Rynek Glowny</A>, Krakow, Poland</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/urbanlife/512/199D5218-A5BD-46E3-A3DF-09D5769579CE.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>2. <A href="http://www.pps.org/gps/one?public_place_id=756">Plaza Hidalgo</A>, Mexico City, Mexico</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/urbanlife/512/32850DC4-0DEA-4278-BEBB-E59BA8E343BA.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>3. <A href="http://www.pps.org/gps/one?public_place_id=911">Piazza Navona</A>, Rome, Italy </H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/urbanlife/512/A3A32D36-5AF6-4EE1-AFAB-AA1197EBB641.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>4. <A href="http://www.pps.org/gps/one?public_place_id=78">Piazza del Campo</A>, Sienna, Italy</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/urbanlife/512/9267A458-913F-4F1C-943C-075F652C5423.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>5. Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, <A href="http://www.pps.org/gps/one?public_place_id=652">Covent Gardens</A>, and Leicester Square, London, United Kingdom</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/urbanlife/512/649F22A5-81DA-4107-91C1-629D094C66D3.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>6. <A href="http://www.pps.org/gps/one?public_place_id=352">Hotel de Ville</A> (City Hall), Paris, France</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/urbanlife/512/4B48C006-2F99-4C75-8B7D-768328A1DCF8.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>7. <A href="http://www.pps.org/gps/one?public_place_id=912">Old Town Square</A>, Prague, Czech Republic</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/urbanlife/512/8735069F-55C1-412A-A3B8-6388D6B87AD9.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>8. <A href="http://www.pps.org/gps/one?public_place_id=6">Plaza de la Constitucion (Zocalo)</A>, Oaxaca City, Mexico</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/urbanlife/512/312E4F7A-1F16-44E8-B1F1-C54E26D7306A.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>9. <A href="http://www.pps.org/gps/one?public_place_id=905">Plaza Santa Ana</A>, Madrid, Spain</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/urbanlife/512/31B2F6EE-6187-4748-A12C-A8BCCAFF12F2.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>10. <A href="http://www.pps.org/gps/one?public_place_id=612">Plaza de Armas</A>, Cuzco, Peru</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/urbanlife/512/A64B3048-0D5C-41FD-B425-934483E352CC.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>11. <A href="http://www.pps.org/gps/one?public_place_id=826">Trg Bana Jelacica</A>, Zagreb, Croatia</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/urbanlife/512/3CE0245E-2E3A-47F9-BF11-89684AB2A008.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>12. <A href="http://www.pps.org/gps/one?public_place_id=904">Östermalmstorg</A>, Stockholm, Sweden</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/urbanlife/512/FDEA028F-3C4F-4B8C-975A-6D1F96044F99.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>13. <A href="http://www.pps.org/gps/one?public_place_id=906">Plaza de Entrevero</A>, Montevideo, Uruguay</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/urbanlife/512/0371A585-F96B-40E3-ACE0-60DBC025E86A.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>14. <A href="http://www.pps.org/gps/one?public_place_id=532">Federation Square</A>, Melbourne, Australia</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/urbanlife/512/0BAD4455-B853-42EA-B245-5BA1D6D38D74.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>15. <A href="http://www.pps.org/gps/one?public_place_id=672">Imam Square</A>, Isfahan, Iran</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/urbanlife/512/26F071FE-2B0C-41DF-A210-55E71A194BE9.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>16. <A href="http://www.pps.org/gps/one?public_place_id=478">Campo Santa Margherita</A>, Venice, Italy</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/urbanlife/512/9302BDC4-C9A5-422D-BBD9-3CADF2087715.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.pps.org/squares/info/squares_articles/squares_principles" title="http://www.pps.org/squares/info/squares_articles/squares_principles">www.pps.org</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H1>Ten Principles for Creating Successful Squares</H1></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>1. Image and Identity</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/urbanlife/512/8E9FBB47-D3E9-4762-A1E5-83873A31F950.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>2. Attractions and Destinations</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/urbanlife/512/87CF92DF-907D-42E0-8066-1F903B26A594.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>3. Amenities</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/urbanlife/512/23848D93-A7F3-4147-8988-F156D2031C55.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>4. Flexible Design</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/urbanlife/512/D1E170BD-1E9D-4F3E-8D95-9C22584C9411.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>5. Seasonal Strategy</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/urbanlife/512/22F7BBCC-698C-49AC-A1A9-71871A1A47E0.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>6. Access</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/urbanlife/512/FA70098A-3D41-4511-839C-3E8FCDC0D549.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>7. The Inner Square & the Outer Square</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/urbanlife/512/B515E3DE-FD32-45FB-8D95-45C0EDEF72F8.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>8. Reaching Out Like an Octopus</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/urbanlife/512/5CBC6DD3-0819-414F-B84E-712C04474674.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>9. The Central Role of Management</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/urbanlife/512/65C7963B-0CEA-44F4-86ED-58F5D707E01C.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>10. Diverse Funding Sources</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/urbanlife/512/B7690125-BDFD-4341-A5AE-28E54D8D544B.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/public+square/" rel="tag">public square</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/great+places/" rel="tag">great places</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/urban/" rel="tag">urban</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/world/" rel="tag">world</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/tourism/" rel="tag">tourism</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/economic+development/" rel="tag">economic development</a></div>http://www.pps.org/info/newsletter/december2005/international_squaresWed, 09 Apr 2008 21:12:15 GMT