November 2012
15 posts
June 2012
14 posts
May 2012
6 posts
What is urbanism?? Urbanism is the asumption that buildings should be excluded from nature. Cities are urban centres, and they are usually away from nature. Is that the point of urbanism? To separate natural life from human life. Is that why a city is not a tree? Do undeveloped countried need to urbanise to develop? Why can’t self organised cities develop themselves.
Invisible Cities
Invisible cities is a book the poetically describes, Imagined cities. Italo Calvino’s description through metaphors similes and so fourth makes Marco Polo supposed journey around the world seem very believable. From the short paragraphs that i read from the invisible cities, i tried to relate to the poems that he did for the “Cities and memories”. The atmosphere that Calvino...
Work
It is a myth that to produce the best work possible work your mind and body should be placed in the best possible environment. The modern day office cubicle and call centers are spaces that are very confined with limited spaces and limited use. This is type of cubicle will then be multiplied for many more workers, making this environment very officiant. The type of jobs that are being done in...
Junkspace?
JunkSpace
From what I could just about grasp from “junkspace”, it seems that Rem Koolhass refers to junkspace as “building buildings, for building sake”, or Art For Art Sake. A building with not much soul or purpose.
Well…I don’t completely disagree, but I don’t completely agree.
For example, Koolhaas would probably have a statement like, “Hotels in Dubai, are not built because they are needed,...
Imagine...
Utopia
A city as a vector of ones imagination. Nelson Mandela, former South African Presidant onc had a vision that the republic of South Africa would beat Apartheid, gain equality, have a democratic society, more opportunities and have a perfect social environment, or a “Utopia”. South African then finally received its independence in 1993. I came from South Africa to the UK in 2004, when it was...
April 2012
18 posts
Remember
Robben Island is an island west of the coast of Bloubergstrand, Cape Town, South Africa and means “Seal Island” Apartheid was a racial system that was enforced apon Black South Africans whereby the white inhabitants were deemed to be of a higher status.
From the 17th to the 20th centuries, Robben Island served as a place of banishment, isolation and imprisonment of inhabitants in South Africa who...
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Leisure Time & Play Time
Play
Playstation 3, Nintendo, Gameboy and Xbox are some of the many consoles that have become part of the culture of the 21st century child. We live in an era where a good number of families have a console in the house of some sort. Most Consoles cost a lot of money, especially when first released but depreciate over time.
Alton Towers is the most visited theme park in the UK with around 2.7...
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Shopping Centers - Bullring (Gruen Transfer)
The Bullring a is one of the biggest attraction in Birmingham. It also played a significant part historically, in the major growth and development of Birmingham as its where markets were first held. It is located in very convieniant area as New street Station, Moore street Staion and Digbeth Coach station are all nearby. The gruen transfer ins the moment when a consumer enters a Shopping Mall, and...
