Study of Metropolitan Kiosks in Terms of Architecture and Environment

摘要

Kiosks are indispensable architectural metropolitan structures in the miniature scale. They are normally in units, however, although little in number, they may exist as groups of units. Especially in metropolitan urban areas, kiosks are needed to meet urgent needs of people on route, while traveling or at the point of destination. The range of products sold at kiosks may include newspapers, magazines, snacks, and drinks, etc. that are necessary daily items, however there are also kiosks that sell different products depending on the country. These may differ or may be monothematic vendors like florists, bread vendors, citrus fruit or water melon kiosks, ATM cabins, etc. People do shopping from kiosks during the time are in busy areas of the cities that mainly include squares, main streets for strolling and shopping, parks densely populated by the inhabitants, recreation centers, sports areas like stadiums, etc.