Town squares

Chapter 3

How to plan a great plaza

There’s much debate about how to properly build a town square – from considering the buildings nearby to beautification and sometimes a bit of defensive architecture too. But it is important to take a step back and understand how powerful a square can be. So, where does the concept of the modern town square come from? Nick Childs, founding partner of the architecture practice Childs & Sulzmann, tells us how the design of the square evolved through the years.

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