Harteveld.org architecture and urbanism
Title
M.G.A.D. Harteveld MSc - Architecture and Urbanism
Description
The website of M G A D Harteveld is specialised in urbanism and architecture. It gives an overview of his research, design, publications and lecturing activities.
The over-all aim of the research presented is to clarify the urban design role next to the architectural design role concerning the design task of interior public space. From out of the viewpoint of public space, the design of public interiors is a dismissed task for urbanist. By systematic analyzing different types of interior public spaces, such as the arcade and the mall, through time, the evolution of their different contemporary urban design tasks becomes clear. In general: If the position in the city and the urban context are highly relevant, Maurice Harteveld concludes, the urban design task is just as crucial. The research also includes social science and public & civic law.
The design tasks are formulated preceding the same hypotheses. They focus on the relation between urban and architectural design. Generally, urbanism is defined as the discipline planning and organizing the city and forming the public domain, and architecture is defined as the discipline which plans and forms the private domain, the building its premises. This emphasises a difference in the public and the private. With respect for the tradition and the culture of specific regions, Harteveld’s approach the interdisciplinary assignment focuses on the relation between the public and the private. Therefore prominent in this approach is the symbiotic dichotomy of the society and the individual. In his conviction, herewith, the knowledge of (design) history is most important. It will redefine and inspire todays design case, and above all it can contribute to innovative answers on contemporary problems.
