A city, by traditional definition, doesn't contain empty spaces. The outside of a city is where the empty space lies.
Empty spaces degrade the city because it takes time to walk through an empty space just to get somewhere. And a city is meant to be walked around.
A traditional piazza or a square is fine because they occupy one city block, blocks are traditionally small, and they're surrounded by dense array of buildings: shops and apartments.
Empty spaces degrade the city because it takes time to walk through an empty space just to get somewhere. And a city is meant to be walked around.
A traditional piazza or a square is fine because they occupy one city block, blocks are traditionally small, and they're surrounded by dense array of buildings: shops and apartments.