@article{e10dcd80-1bdf-4895-a880-418e6b4de9b0,
author = {Wacław Seruga},
title = {Greenery and water in contemporary architectural and urban complexes},
journal = {Housing Environment},
volume = {2018},
number = {22/2018},
year = {2018},
issn = {1731-2442},
pages = {174-237},keywords = {greenery; water; contemporary architectural and urban complexes; architectural form; green and water-based urban public spaces; green and water-based urban social spaces},
abstract = {The article has been devoted to the role of greenery and water in the shaping of contemporary urban spaces. The presented designs of green and water-based contemporary architectural and urban complexes contain feature mutual relations and links between the users of a space and the place in which they reside. Greenery and water play a significant role in the shaping of the architecture and composition of urban spaces. They create a warm atmosphere for initiating human contact and have a significant influence on the perception of the space of the place that they shape.

	Greenery and water possess extraordinary qualities in architectural water-based and green designs of urban spaces associated with their visual side and the expression of architectural forms reflected in water, and especially the beauty of the surroundings of man’s place of residence. They constitute leading elements of nature in the shaping of a healthy, friendly and sustainable housing environment.},
doi = {10.4467/25438700SM.18.029.8710},
url = {https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/srodowisko-mieszkaniowe/article/greenery-and-water-in-contemporary-architectural-and-urban-complexes}
}