COMMUNICATE IN THE URBAN SPACE

DEFINITION OF THE URBAN SPACE

Urban space is a citizen’s right. In this sense, urban space should support the citizen with spatial design features. “The concept of the right to the city was first formulated by Henri Lefebvre in 1968. (Stanek, 2011). According to Lefebvre, the right to the city includes monumental, aesthetic, and instinctive dimensions beyond the right of consumption for human beings, which also require creative activities, knowledge, symbolism, imagination, and leisure.

“The concept of ‘right to the city’ proves to be very useful for thinking about urban space, especially for those who work on living conditions in cities, on the crisis of public space as an element that strongly conditions daily life.” (Right to cities and common goods, Chiara Belingardi)

The very important components of the urban fabric and public space are squares, avenues, and streets. These urban spaces satisfy the social needs of people and contribute significantly to the revitalisation of urban life and the strengthening of urban identity. Basically, urban spaces are the main elements that make a city a livable area for the citizen.Like the places where the city breathes, people meet, come together, share experiences, memories and leave traces. From this point of view, the urban space is full of strong signs of people and life. With this aspect, the space is not only a functional environment but also a bearer of meaning, awareness, belonging, identity, and vital culture. All the social life, sharing, and relationships within the space connect people to the spaces. The density of relationships is possible with the presence of an urban environment that supports a physical environment on a human scale.