The Impact of Light and Shading on Creating Interactive and Active Urban Spaces

Abstract

There are many orientations to find and enhance architectural trends and methods related to the principle of planning and designing light and shading in urban spaces, particularly after the advancements that have happened to the dimension and components of the urban space. The research aims to reach a vision of the aspects and indicators through which light and shading play an active role in finding valuable interactive urban spaces, and enhancing the relationship between the user and the surrounding environment to achieve the opportunity to create visually enjoyable and visually meaningful experiments, through improving the functional, environmental, social, and aesthetic aspects. The research problem: "lack of knowledge about the role and effect of light and shading on creating interactive and effective urban spaces. The research concluded the main and essential terms of the theoretical background from a synthesis literature review and these terms are represented by the functional, environmental, social, and aesthetic aspects of urban spaces, their subsidiary, and parameters, finally enhancing these aspects, light, and shading can be effective in creating and finding interactive and active urban spaces.