Understanding the built environment
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ID:2020096
The deference between plaza , piazza and
agora
The plaza
 A public space at the intersection of important streets set
aside for civic purposes and commercial activities .
 Plazas are often completely filled by fountains,
monuments and other over-designed landscaping
elements .
 Plazas commonly have dead zones during certain times of
the day .
 plazas where accommodating cars is necessary .
Plaza San Martín, Lima
Piazza
 refer to as a Mediterranean plaza .
 also retains its definition as an open public square,
especially in Italian towns, surrounded by buildings,
and usually the center of public life.
 designed to be the heart of a neighborhood or town,
filled with cafes, restaurants and bars .
 Piazzas are almost always surrounded on all sides
by buildings with pedestrian .
 A piazza is in full use day and night .
 Piazzas can accommodate cars when necessary .
Piazza San Pietro or St Peter’s Square
Agora
 is a space defined by the surrounding architecture, often
a plaza, where people would come together to exchange
and discuss ideas and work together .
 was a central public space in ancient Greek city-states .
 The literal meaning of the word "agora" is "gathering
place" or "assembly“ .
The Ancient Agora
Modern Agora,Valencia
References :
 https://www.tclf.org/category/designed-landscape-types/pl
aza#:~:text=A%20paved%20public%20space%20for,perfor
ming%20arts%20centers%2C%20and%20markets
.
 https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/ex/sustainablecitiescolle
ctive/defining-piazza-and-why-it-s-not-plaza/23003
/
 https://www.peakpx.com/en/hd-wallpaper-desktop-kwicc
 https://whyathens.com/ancient-agora/
 https://www.aiany.org/architecture/featured-projects/view/
a-contemporary-agora
/
 https://heald.nga.gov/mediawiki/index.php/Piazza#:~:text=
Piazza%20is%20one%20of%20several,to%20part%20of%2

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    Understanding the builtenvironment Noor maher almustafa ID:2020096
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    The deference betweenplaza , piazza and agora
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    The plaza  Apublic space at the intersection of important streets set aside for civic purposes and commercial activities .  Plazas are often completely filled by fountains, monuments and other over-designed landscaping elements .  Plazas commonly have dead zones during certain times of the day .  plazas where accommodating cars is necessary .
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    Piazza  refer toas a Mediterranean plaza .  also retains its definition as an open public square, especially in Italian towns, surrounded by buildings, and usually the center of public life.  designed to be the heart of a neighborhood or town, filled with cafes, restaurants and bars .  Piazzas are almost always surrounded on all sides by buildings with pedestrian .  A piazza is in full use day and night .  Piazzas can accommodate cars when necessary .
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    Piazza San Pietroor St Peter’s Square
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    Agora  is aspace defined by the surrounding architecture, often a plaza, where people would come together to exchange and discuss ideas and work together .  was a central public space in ancient Greek city-states .  The literal meaning of the word "agora" is "gathering place" or "assembly“ .
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    References :  https://www.tclf.org/category/designed-landscape-types/pl aza#:~:text=A%20paved%20public%20space%20for,perfor ming%20arts%20centers%2C%20and%20markets . https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/ex/sustainablecitiescolle ctive/defining-piazza-and-why-it-s-not-plaza/23003 /  https://www.peakpx.com/en/hd-wallpaper-desktop-kwicc  https://whyathens.com/ancient-agora/  https://www.aiany.org/architecture/featured-projects/view/ a-contemporary-agora /  https://heald.nga.gov/mediawiki/index.php/Piazza#:~:text= Piazza%20is%20one%20of%20several,to%20part%20of%2