Public gathering spaces offer the most unique places for formation. ‘Entr’acte’ exemplifies public space being about the spectator masses. Its interesting to look at how space functions as a public gathering space. Typically, there are large spaces designed for gathering, however, a space can become a public space by the amount of people active within that space.

Public space to me is probably some of my favorites within design. A large gathering area should be designed for small to large human interaction. We can look at instances of formation or larger formations. Smart mobs begin to illustrate how theses formations occur. Through technology of communication and computing, a mob can be created through a new method of formation. This is only relevant though to people interesting in creating a mob. I think the creation of mobs offer a unique input on how to fill a public space, but I feel there is a disconnect of relationships within a mob. There might be a driving factor to how a mob forms, but it only forms from strangers meeting strangers. Crowds have a diverse background and that background has multiple motives to form a mob. Integrating technology helps form a more cohesive mob, but at the end of the day you still are a stranger within a collective of people