Open space may refer to:
In architecture, urban planning and conservation ethics:
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Open plan, a generic term used in interior design for any floor plan, especially in workspaces, which makes use of large, open spaces and minimizes the use of small, enclosed rooms
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Landscape
A landscape is the visible features of an area of land, its landforms, and how they integrate with natural or man-made features, often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal.''New Oxford American Dictionary''. A landscape includes the ...
, areas of land without human-built structures
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Open space reserve, areas of protected or conserved land on which development is indefinitely set aside
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Urban open space, urban areas of protected or conserved land on which development is indefinitely set aside
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Greenway (landscape), a linear chain of open space reserves or a recreational corridor through the same
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Public space, areas left open for the use of the public, such as a piazza, plaza, park, and courtyard
In business:
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Open Space Technology
Open Space Technology (OST) is a method for organizing and running a meeting or multi-day conference, where participants have been invited in order to focus on a specific, important task or purpose.
In contrast with pre-planned conferences where ...
, a procedure for conducting a business conference
In other uses:
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Open Space (band)
Open Space is a pop rock and indie rock band from Minsk, Belarus. Formed in 2006 with an English repertoire and a few Belarusian songs, they later adapted mostly Russian lyrics. The band has released two full albums and several EPs and singles, ...
, an indie rock band from Minsk, Belarus
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Open Space (Italy) Open Space (''Spazio Aperto'') was an association connected to The People of Freedom (PdL), a political party in Italy.
Led by Andrea Augello and Silvano Moffa, it was one of the factions of the so-called ''arcipelago finiano'', that is to say the ...
, a faction within the Italian political party The People of Freedom
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''Open Space'' (magazine), magazine of the Open Spaces Society in the UK
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''Open Space'' (TV programme), a BBC TV programme produced by their Community Programme Unit
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Open Space (publications)
Open Space was begun in 1988 in a collaborative effort by Benjamin Boretz, J.K. Randall, and Elaine Barkin. Inspired by the publications of Kenneth Gaburo's Lingua Press whose graphical presentation was far from the typically institutional look ...
, a music publishing collective
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Open Space Theatre, a defunct London theatre run by Charles Marowitz
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Open Space Technology
Open Space Technology (OST) is a method for organizing and running a meeting or multi-day conference, where participants have been invited in order to focus on a specific, important task or purpose.
In contrast with pre-planned conferences where ...
, a method for organizing a participant-driven conference
See also
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Outer space
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Floor area ratio
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