Using London's Piccadilly Circus as a precedent case study, I began to speculate how the use of imagery could alter the form of Public Square. Unlike Times Square in New York, the use of video screens and electronic signage in Piccadilly Circus is highly limited. In addition, Piccadilly Circus houses several monuments from London's history. I analyzed these monuments and the intense graphical imagery, focusing on how they relate to the pedestrianized spaces. From this analysis of visual imagery, I deduced several tactics for how this system could be applied to Public Square. Starting with three monuments that I defined (namely the Soldier's and Saliors Memorial, Terminal Tower, and the Old Stone Church) I was able to determine where areas of intense visual imagery would be located and, consequently, the public spaces that would result.
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