These urban benches — specifically designed for New York City by industrial designer Ignacio Ciocchini and the Chelsea Improvement Association — are intentionally wide to accommodate ... as long as ...

Park benches, and other forms of public seating, for such a small element of our daily urban life, play a big part in how we interact with open space. A bench itself invites the art of observation ...

It is a dimension many architects ignore,” the urban sociologist William H. Whyte once observed. Planners and designers of urban space have often stinted on seating, leaving the rest of ...

If you looking to enjoy a meal in the sun this summer, outdoor seating in Wheaton will begin to look slightly different.

Good urban design doesn't just help people engage with their cities; ... Public seating allows people to pause and enjoy the city for free, and it also means more eyes on the streets.

Winner: Seating design of the year 2019. Rely protective public seating is a 3D printed concrete bench that also functions as a barrier to protect public spaces from vehicle-led terrorist attacks.

Is there such a thing as anti-public seating? We're all used to the presence of urban furniture as an accessible public good, from benches to bike racks and bus shelters. But what happens when the ...