Public spaces are the shared heart of any city, a communal living room where life happens in its most authentic form. Parks, plazas, and transit hubs are more than just functional throughways; people pause, connect, and find small moments of calm amid urban chaos. Designing these spaces with care and creativity helps improve the everyday experience and gives people who live in metropolises a sense of belonging. When designers rethink these shared spaces with thoughtful elements, and when cities invest in that vision, they’re enhancing infrastructure and improving quality of life.
Theory, a transit site furnishing collection by Landscape Forms, designed in collaboration with Scott Klinker, reflects this mindset. Winner of the SIT Furniture Design Award in the Public Park & Public Area Furniture category, Theory takes the concept of transit spaces beyond the utilitarian. It’s not just a shelter or a bench—it’s an invitation to linger, interact, and reinterpret the environment. The collection includes a shelter, two seating systems, and a modular cube element, blending functional design with artistic expression. Just like a theory bridges the rational and the abstract, Theory inspires both practicality and playfulness, offering a new lens through which to experience public space.
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Public spaces should feel like they belong to everyone and be shared spaces where design truly adds to form and function. Theory is part of that vision, turning transit areas into thoughtful, engaging environments that invite people to stay a little longer and experience the city in a new way.
