Design of Open Public Spaces in the Context of World Trends in City Planning

The aim of the research is to put an accent on the interconnection of the social subject and the cultural significance of arrangement of the urban open public spaces in accordance with the demands and priorities of the society. The research methods include methods of historical and urban analysis, method of comparison and generalization method. The scientific novelty. The article highlights the priority trends in the arrangement of open public spaces of the city (the world experience and Ukrainian projects were studied). The author analyzes the ways of finding actual solutions where the competitive manner of selecting design concepts is determined as one of the most favorable manners that, in the historical context, presented to the world a lot of cult places. Conclusions. As a result of the conducted research, the following areas of development of design concepts for the improvement of open public spaces of the city have been examined: multifunctionality (the pedestrian areas include spaces for recreation, playgrounds, sport grounds, picnic areas, and market areas); versatility (orientation on different categories of people and social groups); cheapening and easing of the space management systems (such places are designed for a long-term perspective, include the permeable coating, rainwater drainage systems); environmentally friendly solutions (application of natural materials, energy saving technologies in lighting, landscaping); improvement of the climatic comfort (availability of canopies, tents, fountains, artificial water basins, light surfaces of the paving that reflect the light and prevent from overheat); pithiness (clearness of composite solutions, simplicity of forms); accessibility (absence of social competition)