- A stone-garden fountain where children are invited to play...a striking landscape created by the "flying floors" of an airport...in the midst of the most crowded, most intense cities and buildings, open spaces provide visual and emotional relief. Twenty exciting examples of the best in urban design, each thoroughly illustrated and documented, make "Urban Spaces: Plazas and Squares "an invaluable resource for architects, urban planners, and students seeking out the latest trends in public space design.