TY - BOOK AU - AbiFarès,Huda Smitshuijzen AU - Martz,Laura AU - Wynsen,Jan ED - Alaa Translation, TI - Typographic matchmaking in the city: propositions for a pluralistic public space = voorstellen voor een pluralistische openbare ruimte, المزاوجة التيبوغرافية في المدينة ؛ إقتراحات من اجل مساحة عامة تعددية SN - 9789490939014 U1 - 711 23 PY - 2010///] CY - Amsterdam, Netherlands PB - Khatt Books KW - Type and type-founding KW - NGU-sh KW - Social ecology KW - Symbolism in city planning KW - Arabic type KW - Dimensional typography N1 - Includes bibliographical references N2 - The typographic matchmaking in the city" book offers a brief range of essays that discuss the complex topic of public space from their respective authors' individual experiences and perspectives. Through specific anecdotes, they elucidate the problematics and implications of designing for 'public space' and multicultural communities. These essays frame and contextualize the research and designs presented by the five teams participating in the 'Typographic Matchmaking in the City project. They briefly shed light on the function and role of text in architectural spaces, discussing specific historical and contemporary examples from cities like Beirut, Dubai, Muscat, Cairo, Rotterdam and Amsterdam, and addressing the various roles of monumental typography in public space ER -