This group was created to celebrate outdoor cafes! Cafes offer a place to sit down and relax, a place to see and be seen, a place to meet friends, and add a sense of life and excitement to any public space! So please enjoy and discuss!
I'm new here so I haven't been enlightened. I think this type of subculture and social environ is counter intuitive to most people in the american culture. We are very individualistic and akward when having to share an intimate social scene this clo…
This group is really helpful for me. I am a planning director in suburban Chicago and am always trying to explain how we can do outdoor eating areas so much better - they tend to be after thoughts.
The photos I have added were simply items I ran ac…
Outdoor cafes were even popular in the middle of winter on a rainy day! I was interested in this one's orientation facing the street. Cafes provide activity and visual stimulation for people passing by but they're people watching you too!
November 22
I love the activity on the Outdoor Cafes Group! Come join the conversation! I could talk about them for hours...
love the variety of seating in the Copenhagen picture. It really makes for a visually dynamic space. I was in Florence, Italy in January and I was also fascinated by the amount of outdoor cafes. They ranged from large seating areas to small ones of…
We just got back from Florence Italy and we were amazed by the number of outdoor cafes. Some were so small and narrow, but they still added activity to even the smallest streets.
This group was created to celebrate outdoor cafes! Cafes offer a place to sit down and relax, a place to see and be seen, a place to meet friends, and add a sense of life and excitement to any public space! So please enjoy and discuss!
This forum is intended to applaud and advise placemaking on college and university campuses in an effort to enhance the role of these institutions as community anchors.