the time people spend in a public space, creating its own flow
"And we've done an extraordinary discover: people tend to sit most where there are places to sit."
(The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces, William Whyte, 1980).
Groups of people sitting on the statue base
People sitting on an uncomfortable metal fence
Two people sitting on the big red wooden bench;
one sitting on the normal small metal bench;
one laying on the grass.
Young people sitting by the artificial lake
Guys sitting on the border of a very high tree vase
Dozens of children sitting on the same super-long step
A girl taking a seat on the plastic base of a metal barrier
Old woman knitting in the street, sitting on her own folding chair
A guy taking a seat on a metal barrier which fell on the ground , eating French fries
Is it a quarter made up of people who live there or only work there?
A woman going out from the Eu Parliament with a trolley
A girl passing by the square with two trolleys
Two people passing by with their trolleys and an homeless man (in the background) staying in a square interstice
People with trolleys going towards the Metro Station
There are spaces where I am encouraged to stay in and spend my time, because they are welcoming.
Couples laying on the grass
An old man sitting on a foldable chair is enjoying the calm of the park, looking at the lake
Only one person crossing a huge and empty square
A woman carrying her son on a three wheels stroller, while staying in balance on one big wheel
People carry on their life in the beautiful scenery of a building site
Path with obstacles around the building site
Observing the ground level can tell many things about a place: the pace of people passing by, their social background, the shape of the terrain, the walkability...
People walking on a temporary path around the building site
The Thursday afterwork aperitif crowd
18:44 THURSDAY 17 05 18 / place du luxembourg / TALKING EATING
Few person passing by the square while the Eu Parliament is closed
People running or strolling in the park and animal life
15:30 THURSDAY 17 05 18 / parc léopold / WALKINGPAST ANIMALS
People taking a seat on information panels laying on the ground before being removed from the square
People running with their trolleys from the Train Station towards the bus
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