公共艺术的概念在西方有其特定的社会、历史、文化的背景，随着经济增长，人们越来越多地关注公共空间的人文与艺术性。公共艺术是开放的、互动性的，而不只是呈现单向性。公共艺术的各个环节必需考虑到使用者即公众认知特征和心理、行为方式。本课程探讨在公共空间中的公共艺术与公众认知及行为之间的互动关系。对应于人的感官、认知、情感需求和行为需求提出公共艺术所应具备的各种属性，提出可行的设计方法和技术为设计提供理论和技术上的支持。结合公众需求调研结果和现有城市景观规划法规，通过物质空间、精神文化、定位与运作等多方面研究提出公共艺术规划的新理念及公共艺术规划原则。在公共艺术规划方面，进行物质空间、精神文化、定位与运作等多维度分析讲解。在公共艺术设计方面，将当今设计领域已导入的互动设计、感性设计等概念应用在以空间为媒介的公共艺术设计中。

Public ArtThis class introduces the fundamentals of public art through hands on studio practice, discussions and readings. You will learn about contemporary public art issues and develop the skills involved in creating public art projects and proposals. In class you will design and execute public art projects and learn how to present large-scale project proposals including scale model design, scale drawings, and written proposals, printed project brochures, budgets, and timelines. This class explores the breadth of public art practice, ranging from monuments and memorials; to community based projects, to artworks in the landscape, site specific, and even on-line works.