The power of ceremony

Mulryne, J. R.

doi:10.4324/9781315578453-1

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“…In other words, buildings and spaces are not merely passive sites, but active constituents that shape events. Mulryne (2018) suggests that temporary architecture allows the festival to answer back, highlighting the reciprocal way that planned events and architecture interact – a theme that is covered later in this paper.…”

Section: A Brief History Of City Events Staged In European Urban Public Spacesmentioning

confidence: 90%

“…There is nothing new about staging events in public spaces and, similarly, there is nothing new about designing these spaces to accommodate events. In Italian renaissance cities, staircases, windows and other features were designed into structures with religious processions in mind (Mulryne, 2018). Alongside permanent features, events also involved the construction of temporary architecture: ceremonial floats, temporary buildings and street dressings that were designed to complement and enhance more permanent structures (Frost et al , 2019).…”

Section: A Brief History Of City Events Staged In European Urban Public Spacesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Alongside permanent features, events also involved the construction of temporary architecture: ceremonial floats, temporary buildings and street dressings that were designed to complement and enhance more permanent structures (Frost et al , 2019). Festivals give architecture a voice, and the meanings of the host places “exert an influence on, and introduce meanings to, the festivals performed within them” (Mulryne, 2018, p. 9). In other words, buildings and spaces are not merely passive sites, but active constituents that shape events.…”

Section: A Brief History Of City Events Staged In European Urban Public Spacesmentioning

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Staging city events in public spaces: an urban design perspective

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PurposeThere are two main aims of this conceptual paper. The first is to explore the issues associated with staging events in public spaces, and to produce a typology of different event spaces. The second is to explore if and how events should be designed into parks, streets and squares and whether this might reduce some of the negative impacts and associated user conflicts.Design/methodology/approachThe paper analyses the history, drivers and effects of using public spaces as venues and examines the reciprocal relationships between events and the spaces that host them. To explain the range and dynamics of contemporary events, a typology of event spaces is developed. This typology highlights nine different types of event spaces which are differentiated by the level of public accessibility (free entry, sometimes free, paid entry), and the mobility of event audiences (static, limited mobility, mobile). Using this typology, the paper discusses ways that public spaces might be adapted to make them better suited to staging events. This discussion is illustrated by a range of examples.FindingsThe paper finds that it makes practical sense to adapt some urban public spaces to make them better equipped as venues, but designing in events presents new issues and does not necessarily resolve many of the problems associated with staging events. Disputes over events are inevitable and constituent features of public spaces.Originality/valueThis paper makes an original contribution by developing a new classification of event spaces and by synthesising ideas from urban design with ideas from the events literature.

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Section: A Brief History Of City Events Staged In European Urban Public Spacesmentioning

confidence: 90%

Section: A Brief History Of City Events Staged In European Urban Public Spacesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: A Brief History Of City Events Staged In European Urban Public Spacesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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