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Titre
Towards a rhetoric of architecture: A framework for understanding cities
Sujet
language rhetoric and composition, architecture, urban and regional planning, American Dream myth, Ground Zero, National Mall, new urbanism, seaside, spatial rhetoric
Description
In order to articulate meaning in cities and architecture, I propose a framework of enacted architecture that considers the built environment in everyday spatial practices. Building on Henri Lefebvre's work, we know architecture in terms of conceptual space, perceived space, and lived-in space, which supplies multiple levels of meaning. As we use a city, we enact spatial narratives, myths, and metaphors that weave our lives and experiences into a place. Through spatial practices, we gain a sense of identity, a sense of power, and a sense of publicness, which are analyzed in three extended examples: the new town of Seaside, Florida, the redevelopment of the World Trade Center site at Ground Zero, and the National Mall in Washington D.C., respectively. While a city reflects society as a deeply cultivated symbol system, we are constituted by and reciprocally shape the city and architecture.
Créateur
Frewen Wuellner, Cynthia
Éditeur
University of Kansas
Date
2008
Contributeur
Parson, Donn. Advisor
Langue
en
Type
Dissertation
Identifiant
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/4428
http://lallier.msh-vdl.fr/theses/items/show/1068
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