{"id":2507,"date":"2015-08-19T11:43:02","date_gmt":"2015-08-19T01:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/symstudio.com\/?p=2507"},"modified":"2022-03-17T18:03:16","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T07:03:16","slug":"has-coffee-food-become-our-new-passive-recreation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/symstudio.com\/dev\/has-coffee-food-become-our-new-passive-recreation\/","title":{"rendered":"Has coffee & food become our new passive recreation?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sym. Studio Director, Conrad Grayson presented at the 15th ICTC Conference and 5th National Mainstreet Australia Conference in Wollongong last month.<\/p>\n

The conference \u201cPeople, Places and Partnerships Creating livable & lovable places\u201d\u00a0called for a range of expert speakers to talk on the latest developments in urban design, opportunities and trends, place making, retail, planning, development, project management, main street marketing and management.<\/p>\n

Conrad\u2019s talk addressed the shifting nature of leisure and free time as a result of changing social demands.<\/p>\n

Key Points<\/u><\/p>\n

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  1. As towns and cities densify (horizontal + vertical), the quantity of ‘leftover\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    space is compromised and demand for its use increases.<\/p>\n

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    1. Greenspace previously used for passive recreation becomes programmed for active recreation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      1. The leftover \u2019Greenspace\u2019 (incl.waterways) are required to fulfill a more specialised ecological function.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        1. Specialised ecological habitats conflict with full scope of human recreational pursuits.<\/li>\n
        2. \u2018Open space\u2019\/Passive Recreation must become an integrated component of the everyday urban environment \u2013 \u2018Urban Openspace\u2019.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Sym determined six integral components that allow a space to realise its passive recreation potential. We applied these components (traditionally confined to greenspaces) to a main street, laneway & plazas to re-imagine the spaces as integrated \u2018Urban Openspace\u2019.<\/p>\n

          Using Avalon Town Centre as a case study \u2013 this approach to design and rejuvenation creates spaces that attract and engage both the young and the elderly to promote inclusion, health & economic prosperity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Sym. Studio Director, Conrad Grayson presented at the 15th ICTC Conference and 5th National Mainstreet Australia Conference in Wollongong last month. The conference \u201cPeople, Places and Partnerships Creating livable & lovable places\u201d\u00a0called for a range of expert speakers to talk on the latest developments in urban design, opportunities and trends, place making, retail, planning, development, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-sym-posium","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/symstudio.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/symstudio.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/symstudio.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/symstudio.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/symstudio.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2507"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/symstudio.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2507\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3359,"href":"https:\/\/symstudio.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2507\/revisions\/3359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/symstudio.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/symstudio.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/symstudio.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}