"It is difficult to design a space that……" — William H. Whyte
"It is difficult to design a space that will not attract people. What is remarkable is how often this has been accomplished."
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William H. Whyte
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11 Quotes by William H. Whyte
William H. Whyte has 11 quotes on this site.
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People very rarely think in groups; they talk together, they exchange information, they adjudicate, they make compromises. But they do…
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The onlooker had better wipe the sympathy off his face. What he has seen is a revolution, not the home…
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What attracts people most, it would appear, is other people.
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The human backside is a dimension architects seem to have forgotten.
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The street is the river of life of the city, the place where we come together, the pathway to the…
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So-called 'undesirables' are not the problem. It is the measures taken to combat them that is the problem.
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If you want to seed a place with activity, put out food.
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Trees are contagious; as soon as one neighborhood or street is planted, citizen pressure builds up for action from the…
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People tend to sit where there are places to sit
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We have been the most prodigal of people with land, and for years we wasted it with impunity. There was…
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