寻回广场的人性与公民性:以都江堰广场为例

本文论述了城市广场的含义,指出它本来是人性与公民性的体现,是人与人的交流场所,是每个人参与社会获得认同并以之为归属的场所,本质上是一种政治景观.然而,城市广场的人性与公民性早在欧洲巴洛克时代就已丧失,而在当今中国“城市化教运动“中更是如此,一元化的社会意识使广场的人性与公民性只能在一些乡土景观中尚有遗存.文章因此呼吁,随着中国日益走向民主政治和平民化时代,城市设计,特别是广场设计应首先召回其人性与公民性,用进步的物质环境,积极推动社会意识的进步.文章用经历三年实施完成的四川都江堰广场为例,探讨如何通过多元化的空间的设计,可参与交流和聚会场所的设计、人性化的设计、亲水性设计、增强认同感与归属感的设计,来实现广场的人性与公民性的回归.

Reclaiming the People's Place:Case Study of Dujiangyan Square

The original purpose of urban squares lays in their humanity,democracy,and sense of citizenship.The urban square was once a place with identity for social interaction. This purpose as a public place has been lost ever since the Baroque time in Europe,when urban squares became a political tool of autocracy in the western world as well as in China in the city cosmetic movement.This paper calls for a return to the humanity and democracy of urban squares to meet the need of,and more importantly to promote,the social and political progress in China.As an example,the authors discussed how the Dujianyan Square has succeeded in designing the urban square as a people's place,through diversifying spaces,creating places for meeting and social interaction,making water accessible and playable,and cre- ating a sense of place and identity.