Author(s)

Jie Wu

Nantong University, Nantong, China.

With the integration of global economy, the urbanization process in our country develops rapidly. It appears particularly important to build city image. As manifestation of city characteristics, it reflects spiritual outlook of a city. More importantly, it is the requirement for unremitting self improvement in urbanization development. Public art embodies spirit and life style of a city. As a product of modern urban form, it has close relationship with the shaping of city image. This article researches on relevance between public art construction and city image shaping, according to general situation of public art construction in Nantong city, and discusses the influence of them. The aim of this article is to promote the shaping of city image more effectively.

Public Art, City Image, Public Space, Relevance

Wu, J. (2016) Research on the Influence of Public Art on City Image. Journal of Building Construction and Planning Research, 4, 219-224. doi: 10.4236/jbcpr.2016.44014.