Friday, November 7, 2008

The 3rd place by Ellen Santasiero

1. Dr. Oldenburg means a informal public gathering place that is not home nor work he talks about the third place. Examples of third places are cafes, coffeehouses, health spas and soda fountains.

2. The most important design element of a third place is that it should make the visitor feel comfortable (homely) . The tone should be inviting, friendly, and upbeat. The space should be small. There should be a lot of comfortable seating such as sofas, and chairs. Entertainment is a bonus. People should also feel no obligation to stay, they may leave whenever they want.

3. The cavern can be a potentially successful third place. It has warm and inviting atmosphere. There are comfortable sofas all around the room. There are tea and cookies in the main room. Places to improve it is to form more events that invite students into going to the cavern. There is not enough people in the cavern to make it a successful third place.

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