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– Negar Ahmadpoor"/>
Applied neuroscience in the research of place
– Negar Ahmadpoor
There is a continuous dialogue between the physical environment and the brain’s functions. The human constructs the physical environment and subseq…
– Philip Boos"/>
Spatial manifestation of mobility tactics
– Philip Boos
In 2017 we observe how access to walkable public spaces in urban areas is increasingly being restricted. One reason for this may be that motorized vehicles are usually granted…
– Rafik Patel"/>
Conflict, speech, and truth within the urban space of Tahrir square
– Rafik Patel
The Arab Spring began in December 2010, the catalyst being the self-immolation attempt of Tunisian citizen Mohamed Bouaziz (Lopez de Souza & Lipiet…
– Carolin Genz and Diana Lucas-Drogan"/>
Decoding mapping as practice: an interdisciplinary approach in architecture and urban anthropology
– Carolin Genz and Diana Lucas-Drogan
The main systematic research technique of urban anthropology is ethnography and its holistic approach to understand people within their social, spatial and…
– Patricia Capanema Alvares Fernandes"/>
Landscape as a mediator between mining and urbanisation: the case of Minas Gerais and Nova Lima, Brazil
– Patricia Capanema Alvares Fernandes
In Minas Gerais, centuries of resource extraction have resulted in a palimpsest landscape imbricated by layers of human settlements, mining and agr…
– Mohamad Abotera and Safa Ashoub"/>
Billboard Space in Egypt: reproducing nature and dominating spaces of representation
– Mohamad Abotera and Safa Ashoub
In the last couple of decades, billboards have dominated Cairo’s skylines with a substantial and noticeable increase after 2011. This has come with…
– Michael Jasper"/>
Diagonal Futures: remarks on a contribution to utopian thought by John Hejduk
– Michael Jasper
This paper comments on John Hejduk’s introduction of a diagonal method to city design. It does this by analysing a previously unpublished manuscript…
– Alan Marshall and Nanthawan Kaenkaew"/>
Frankencities: urban horrorscapes of our near future
– Alan Marshall and Nanthawan Kaenkaew
Happy 200th birthday to Frankenstein; thrown onto paper after a night of anguished thoughts by Mary Shelley in 1816 and first published in 1818. Sh…
– Petros Dermatas"/>
Hypercities: visual context in the postnocturnal city
– Petros Dermatas
The following research paper intends to examine the diffusion and reception of electric light within the context post-nocturnal city. Primarily focusing on…
– Karine Dupre and Ruwan Fernando"/>
A Community Project: the students have their say, what can we learn?
– Karine Dupre and Ruwan Fernando
The Gold Coast of Australia is noted for its real estate development around artificial canals connected to the Pacific Ocean. The coastline has bee…
– Karin Grundström"/>
Urban Gating: a Swedish take on the Gated Community
– Karin Grundström
Gates and fences cut through and divide cities. In Paris, a fence is to be constructed around the Eiffel tower and in New York artist Ai Weiwei wil…
Spaces of care and spaces of insecurity: homelessness and precarity at a north London night shelter and beyond
– Ruth Ellenby
“I’m feeling like a bit of a regular now – the briefing – great news that Rodney (1) has been given accommodation by the council! – sad not to see …
– Carlo Pisano and Giaime Meloni"/>
In search of the free-zone: a way to explore
– Carlo Pisano and Giaime Meloni
For a while now, the notions of use and appropriation, in spatial theory and practice, have been getting plenty of attention. Although this does no…
– Isabella Rossen"/>
Olympic gentrification? Hackney Wick, London: from petrol refining to showcasing arts
– Isabella Rossen
The past few years, Hackney Wick has transformed from a peripheral derelict industrial area into a new creative urban centre. Located on the fringe…
– Anna Attademo"/>
The meaning of limits in a limitless city
– Anna Attademo
Contemporary cities grow in space and time, every day struggling competitively against others, crossing spatial and conceptual limits: in the conte…
– Simone Ludovico and Lucia Zanettichini"/>
Rhythms and faces of an accidental place
– Simone Ludovico and Lucia Zanettichini
This article discusses the techniques used for the production of the video “Rhythms and faces of an accidental place”, which is developed as a tool…