Comments on: Living City http://www.interactivearchitecture.org/living-city.html Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:44:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Luke http://www.interactivearchitecture.org/living-city.html#comment-114586 Luke Thu, 14 Feb 2008 02:55:29 +0000 http://www.interactivearchitecture.org/living-city.html#comment-114586 A fascinating project indeed, but I have to object to their second point. Air will be public space? Building facades public space? Neither their website nor their video extrapolates this point, which - taken at face value - is the ridiculous masquerading as a sweeping statement on the future. The former is totally public, indeed the one resource which is free and lacking in boundaries (as So Cal states bickering over air quality infecting their territory can attest to). The latter again doesn't make sense without any explanation. Even extending the definition of 'facade' to include corporate lobbies, foyers, courtyards, and entranceways, this is a miniscule amount of space. Most of this is also far from public, remaining on private land and so restricting behaviour, freedoms, and lingering to what the owner deems 'appropriate'. Protesters at local malls typically last about 5 minutes before their 'public' space suddenly becomes very exclusive. A fascinating project indeed, but I have to object to their second point. Air will be public space? Building facades public space? Neither their website nor their video extrapolates this point, which - taken at face value - is the ridiculous masquerading as a sweeping statement on the future. The former is totally public, indeed the one resource which is free and lacking in boundaries (as So Cal states bickering over air quality infecting their territory can attest to). The latter again doesn’t make sense without any explanation. Even extending the definition of ‘facade’ to include corporate lobbies, foyers, courtyards, and entranceways, this is a miniscule amount of space. Most of this is also far from public, remaining on private land and so restricting behaviour, freedoms, and lingering to what the owner deems ‘appropriate’. Protesters at local malls typically last about 5 minutes before their ‘public’ space suddenly becomes very exclusive.

]]> By: Ruairi http://www.interactivearchitecture.org/living-city.html#comment-106515 Ruairi Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:20:21 +0000 http://www.interactivearchitecture.org/living-city.html#comment-106515 hey Justin, all is well, its good to be back writing more regularily. hey Justin, all is well, its good to be back writing more regularily.

]]> By: Justin http://www.interactivearchitecture.org/living-city.html#comment-104992 Justin Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:36:05 +0000 http://www.interactivearchitecture.org/living-city.html#comment-104992 About Time we get a update! How are you, long time no hear. I love this project, hope you well. Justin About Time we get a update! How are you, long time no hear.

I love this project, hope you well.

Justin

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