Uncertainty and Complexity: From Park de la Villette to Downsview Park

Abstract

This review of two Rem Koolhaas and OMA competition projects, Park de la Villette in France and Downsview Park in Canada, compares the relationships between public space and public park design in contemporary cities. Considering the “Culture of Congestion” and “City of Exacerbated Difference” as proposed by Koolhaas, this paper analyzes the uncertainty and complexity of design approaches that respond to contemporary urban development. It then explores how contemporary urban parks should be designed for integrated with and into public spaces.

Keywords

Uncertainty and Complexity / Urban Park and Urban Public Space / Rem Koolhaas / Park de la Villette / Downsview Park

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2016 Higher Education Press