okay,
i'm working on a essay/theoretical discourse that is questioning the way in which ubiquitous consumer technologies are interacting with and re-defining the urban environment. i've been trying to come up with some great singular moments that deal with this. these are preferably real urban spaces that have integrated technology in a way that begins to blur the relationship between the domestic and urban (or public and private)...kinda like the inverse of the case study house logic that intended to invite the landscape and city into the house...any great examples?
Not really "technology", but I'm amazed at the sudden popularity of rocking chairs in airports.
Definitely a blurring of public/domestic space, especially during a long layover. Add a laptop and a wireless internet connection and you might as well be at home.
I hear of the occassional meeting where people will switch headphone jacks for a minute or two, but for the most part, I find they create a greater sense of seperation [privatization] as more and more people walk about their daily routine according to their own theme music. Whether consciously or unconsciously, we're insulating ourselves from the world around us in many ways.
shit. one thing leading to another. i must leave before domestic issues take over my life. and i am kicked out from this urban theory thread.
i must confess though, i sure would like to be in that (a) domestic- (b)urban- (c) red room, before they change the zoning..
great,
thanks everyone. especially the bryant park example begins to strike a chord...all of them are great. the homeless one was very unexpected but a fascinating topic...is it just the low-tech version?
now i just need to come up with something good in europe or other than the US.
When the weather's nice here in Delft (nl), students often put their furniture on one or more parkingspaces alongside one of the canals and have a bbq. I don't have a picture, but it looks amazing...like the city has outdoor livingrooms.
domestic landscape influencing urban landscape
okay,
i'm working on a essay/theoretical discourse that is questioning the way in which ubiquitous consumer technologies are interacting with and re-defining the urban environment. i've been trying to come up with some great singular moments that deal with this. these are preferably real urban spaces that have integrated technology in a way that begins to blur the relationship between the domestic and urban (or public and private)...kinda like the inverse of the case study house logic that intended to invite the landscape and city into the house...any great examples?
i would seriously look into homeless camps, under extreme need and necessities.
Not really "technology", but I'm amazed at the sudden popularity of rocking chairs in airports.
Definitely a blurring of public/domestic space, especially during a long layover. Add a laptop and a wireless internet connection and you might as well be at home.
don't leave home without it
Bryant Park in NYC.
Free wireless + sun + lawn + movable chairs = gigantic back yard in the middle of Manhattan.
iPods.
I hear of the occassional meeting where people will switch headphone jacks for a minute or two, but for the most part, I find they create a greater sense of seperation [privatization] as more and more people walk about their daily routine according to their own theme music. Whether consciously or unconsciously, we're insulating ourselves from the world around us in many ways.
which one of these guys pimpin' domestic architecture in the city?
A. the guy with land based bell atlantic
B. the guy with nokia
C. the Girls.
or
D. the platform shoes
shit. one thing leading to another. i must leave before domestic issues take over my life. and i am kicked out from this urban theory thread.
i must confess though, i sure would like to be in that (a) domestic- (b)urban- (c) red room, before they change the zoning..
great,
thanks everyone. especially the bryant park example begins to strike a chord...all of them are great. the homeless one was very unexpected but a fascinating topic...is it just the low-tech version?
now i just need to come up with something good in europe or other than the US.
When the weather's nice here in Delft (nl), students often put their furniture on one or more parkingspaces alongside one of the canals and have a bbq. I don't have a picture, but it looks amazing...like the city has outdoor livingrooms.
Pants, shirts and my glass.
Now I could resident anywhere with my brain and my hand.
Pants, shirts and my glass.
Now I could resident anywhere with my brain and my hand.
Pants, shirts and my glass.
Now I could resident anywhere with my brain and my hand.
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