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Proponent Sample, Only

Proposal Reference: AR134
Issue: Lack of comfort in urban public spaces
Proposed Topic: A STUDY HOW COMFORT IS DEFINED, DESIGNED AND
ACHIEVED IN URBAN PUBLIC SPACES
Question In what ways do Filipinos enjoy shared public space? At wphat point
do they hate it? Are public spaces similar or different in the major
cities in the Philippines?

Background: In this section you should demonstrate that you are au fait with the
debates and issues raised in related literature. You should furnish a
description of recent academic and empirical research in your
chosen area.

References to key texts and recently published articles should be

made to convince that you appreciate their integrative relevance to
your research area. You need to identify how your own research
might make a useful contribution to design.

Designers and managers often make public spaces intentionally

uncomfortable: Hostile architecture and securitization have become
commonplace in efforts to displace people experiencing
homelessness.(Citation, 2018) These misguided efforts will always
fail to create places that feel like home, and more importantly, they
miss the whole point of public space—that it welcomes and gives
comfort to everyone.(Citation, 2010)
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Approach/Proposed This study will investigate what factors really dictate the design of
Method:
public spaces in three key cities: Cebu, Manila and Davao cities. The
investigation will be based on available plans and actual
measurement as well as a study of the movement of people in the
public park.

Research Goal and The goal of the study is to identify the indicators of Filipino comfort as
Research Questions
experienced in public spaces. When identified, the indicators will aid
as criteria in designing better shared spaces for the Filipino family,
community and society. Thus it will answer the following questions:

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Research Even if a space is beautiful, if it is not comfortable it will

Significance: remain unused and unloved. Comfort is not a luxury or an
“extra” to a well-designed space. In fact, some of the most
effective amenities that contribute to comfort are informal,
cheap, and even ugly. But sometimes this lack of comfort is
no mistake.

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