Abstract
The city authority increasingly has interested in culturalsustainability as an aspect of sustainable development and emphasize thedesign of public urban spaces that host cultural and social interactions. Inregard to create sustainability of public space, it is necessary to use bothphysical and aesthetic elements of the park and art in public realm can be apowerful tool to reach people and play an active role in forming andpresenting local identity of cities. In this paper, a research in TamanSuropati, Menteng, Jakarta, is conducted as a case study of how public artin the city park generates interaction between visitors. As a historicallandmark of the city, Taman Suropati has its own appeal to the people ofJakarta. The park has provided a good sample of how urban space isactivated through public art and community activities. By analyzing therelation between spatial elements and social activities in Taman Suropati, we can learn about the importance of public art to support communityinteraction and help to create an attractive and lively urban environment. Thus, this paper aims to investigate the role of public art as a tool forenhancing the quality of urban space and making creative, lively urbanopen spaces to promote a more sustainable urban living and maintain thepublic realm of cities as an interaction space.
Highlights
The progressive expansion of urban sprawl and the vast development of technology has been a challenge to today’s society
This paper explores the sustainability of public space in the city and public art in the way public art plays a role in making urban life attractive and livable
The sculptures may be treated as art displays and their presence may be considered as a background but their existence has created a livable space of interaction. Both the artworks and the art community support the same narrative of the place - as public space loaded with artistic meaning in its history and development
Summary
The progressive expansion of urban sprawl and the vast development of technology has been a challenge to today’s society. In order to respond to the subject, cities have to be prepared with a subsequent strategy in providing a healthy and adequate living environment. Some critiques of the modernist approach to urban planning are the creation of homogenous urban fabric rather than heterogeneous urban texture, space rather than place, segregation rather than integration, and indirect communication rather than direct communication. The term itself refers to an approach https://doi.org/10.10 51/matecconf /201928003004 of development and conservation strategies, concerning to create a healthy and natural environment that supports strong economic growth, attractive communities, and diverse societies [3]. The Smart Growth Network has developed a set of principles that includes fostering attractive communities with a strong sense of place, preserving open space, strengthening development towards existing communities, as well as encouraging community and stakeholder collaboration in city development
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