Towards Developing Sustainable Design Standards for Open Spaces

Urban designers are interested in designing open space with aesthetic standards and the
process of visual perception, which depends only on vision, while the rest of the
human senses are overlooked, regardless of their importance. Thus, this study aims to
enable urban designers to achieve better open urban space designs that ft all humans
for better interaction. As a result of this appeared the use of strategic process for open
spaces developing concepts, where it can be used to define them to put a positive
image and identity for open spaces.
In addition, create a set of criteria that help visualize (personalization), the design of an
open urban spaces. The conceptual framework will be formulated through a practical
study of two examples, one of which is international, which is Congress Park Square
located in downtown Portland, and the second is local, which is El Tahrir Square in
downtown Cairo in Egypt. The practical results will be combined with field
observation and questionnaires. This framework will attempt to provide a methodology
for developing the design of urban open spaces .
In the end, the research emphasizes the importance of cultural dimensions and
verifying the identities of communities so that cities can benefit from cultural
dimensions, attract creators, and provide a conceptual framework for arts and cultural
planning to achieve sustainable urban development. These dimensions are distinctive
architecture, urban structure, cultural festivals, and art galleries. Where the paper aims
to point out the unique values related to heritage and the awareness of urban and
architectural character.