SPUR Forum: Public Spaces are for People

From SPUR:

Image courtesy of Flickr user Thomas Hawk

Earlier this year, the Tech Museum of Innovation and Gehl Studio collaborated on a Knight-funded project with San Jose City Hall and the public to make San Jose’s downtown public spaces more engaging and inviting. Join us to hear what they discovered and how this project can be a model for future efforts in public space design.

+ Ghigo DiTommaso / Gehl Studio
+ Danny Harris / Knight Foundation
+ Maryanna Rogers / Stanford d.school

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