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soft edges: a standalone construct

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Urban design

ground-floor building edges with openness, detail and activity that invite pedestrians to linger, as opposed to blank hard edges.

In urban design, soft edges refers to ground-floor building edges with openness, detail and activity that invite pedestrians to linger, as opposed to blank hard edges. This meaning comes from Gehl (2006) in URBAN DESIGN International.[1]

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  1. Gehl, J., Kaefer, L. J., & Reigstad, S. (2006). Close encounters with buildings. URBAN DESIGN International, 11(1), 29-47. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.udi.9000162

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