Urban Space Pattern |
|
Competition "Freiraum 02" Winning entry in the category Austrian Architects, Vienna 2004 Super-Flat Architecture Max on top: Wettbewerb Geoposition a) +48° 12' 15.21", +16° 21' 25.13" Geoposition b) +48° 12' 28.07", +16° 21' 50.83" Poster 2004 |
"Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Built Bikini"
|
Public space is not a specific site, nor an (internet) address. It is a place in peoples consciousness, something we talk about. The public (domain) equals communication, and today mass media provides its space. Public architecture is a mediated construct. Pursuing 'STAR-search' [idol / talent] or doing some Christmas shopping relates us emotionally for a certain period of time to something greater. We immerse into prefabricated experiences and perceive, or rather, "consume" the surrounding physical space accordingly. Actually public space is no longer conceivable without consumer behaviour. Cine-plexes, shopping cities, google.com and ebay.com are important sites of our leisure society. It is there, where we (re)present our essential values – above all: free choice among a vast range of commodities. Accordingly advertising constitutes the prevailing means for design. Buildings work pretty much like products in a shelf. It’s all about wrapping! […] |
Site Map | enable JavaScript |