Publication
Title
The spatial impact of train stations on small and medium-sized European cities and their contemporary urban design challenges
Author
Abstract
After a decade marked by the renewal of grand European high-speed railway stations, today, a second wave of station renewal is at hand. This paper argues the importance of the train station in the historical development of smaller cities. Based on comparative research of recent best practices, the contemporary urban design challenges of smaller and medium-sized stations are explored. The paper concludes that the station is no longer shaped as a monolithic, architectural cathedral, as for the grand stations, but interweaves the world of the passer-by with that of the local inhabitant as a system of public infrastructure and facilities.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Journal of urban design. - Abingdon
Publication
Abingdon : 2021
ISSN
1357-4809 [Print]
1469-9664 [Online]
DOI
10.1080/13574809.2020.1814133
Volume/pages
26 :1 (2021) , p. 38-58
ISI
000628772900003
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UAntwerpen
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Research group
Publication type
Subject
Art 
Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
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Creation 21.01.2021
Last edited 18.08.2024
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