THE KEVIN TAYLOR QUESTIONNAIRE

摘要

Drawing on conversations with the late Kevin Taylor, this new series asks landscape architects to ponder on a set of questions. In this issue we begin with Kevin's responses. What Qualities Are Important To You In The Experience Of Spaces? Kevin Taylor: First of all is human scale. That means a sense of the space having been crafted to some extent, the materiality of it, the detailing, so that there's actually an extension of human scale, a sense of people being able to relate to the elements within the space having been designed, made and cared for by another human being. I think as an extension of those qualities, the spaces have to be sociable, in the sense that they promote human activity. Related to human activity is flexibility and open programming. And I think, in Australia, Federation Square is obviously the quintessential programmed space.