“ Reading ” Urban Space an Evolving Lexicon
pETER Purg , School of Arts ( Akademija umetnosti ) University of Nova Gorica Inspired by Szabolcs KissPal ’ s input lecture on October 17 , 2017 at the MTL course , Budapest
Urban space can be “ read ” ( sensed and understood , or interpreted ) in several different layers or perspectives :
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PHYSICAL ( streets , pavements , walls , fences , doors , windows …) ARCHITECTURAL ( usability , designed , narrated …) !! “ wish-paths ” HISTORICAL ( development , decay , lessons-learned …) PSYCHOLOGICAL ( known / unknown , familiar / unfamiliar , pleasant-uncanny …) SOCIAL ( wealth , status , segregation , migration …) !! gentrification POLITICAL ( power , access , influence , decision-making , policy-making …) LEGAL ( ownership , copyright , the right ( not ) to ?? …) ECOLOGICAL ( pollution , cohabitation of different systems , cybernetics …) SEMIOTIC ( street signs , hidden signage , street naming …) AESTHETIC ( beauty , ugliness …) ?? personal bias !!
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