THE PRINCIPLE OF "FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY" IN THE ORGANIZATION OF OPEN PUBLIC SPACES IN CITIES

A study of the experience of developing open public spaces in cities has made it possible to identify common features of their functional and spatial organization. The organization of any open public space in cities is based on specific principles by which it is formed: general principles, as well as special principles. The theoretical and practical experience of organizing open public spaces in cities is analyzed, on the basis of which the common features of their functional and spatial organization are derived. The importance of forming an open public space of cities is shown by deriving specific principles of its organization. The principle of "functional diversity" is to fill open public urban space with functions that can interest and satisfy the social needs of as many different groups of people as possible, regardless of their status, condition, or age. The principle of "functional diversity" is considered in detail, and the techniques that reveal it are identified. The author lists which of the general and special principles of organization of open public spaces in cities can be identified using the techniques discussed in the article. On the example of the project implemented by the author, recommendations are given for the organization of open public spaces in cities based on techniques that reveal the principle of "functional diversity". The relevance of the issue of deriving specific principles for the organization of open public spaces in cities (in particular, the principle of "functional diversity" and the techniques that reveal it) is due to the need for methodological and practical recommendations on the physical and functional content of various types of open public spaces in cities for their activation, attraction of people and comfortable stay in them, taking into account the world experience of their functional and spatial organization.