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identity

urbanism

future form

group presentation

urban design seminar11.333

4 May 2005

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source: national geographicun habitat

absolute population in cities > 1,000,000:

12.8% 1975

17.7% 2000

21.7% 2015

500,000,000+ migrants over next decade

100,000,000+ migrants over next decade into mega-cities of > 10,000,000

newcomers to cities bring theirmyriad cultures/semiotics with them

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source: united nations, ccbres, government of singapore

cities with acute ethnic/political divisions

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sites of continuing socio-demographic change

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global media and communications networks

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migrants engage in dialogues with ethnically/culturally/religiously like minded people globally

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people are place-based

programs are no longer

new sources of identity?

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successful production of hybridity by cultural groups

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wonderful urban places at the interstices of great civilizations

^ vancouver

^ sarajevo

^ cordoba

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but success is an increasing challenge for newcomers/minorities:

resource-constrained cities

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linguistic/cultural differences

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political & financial constraints

->poor conditions

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no control over the form & program of of urban spaces

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a media-intermediated historical memory

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substance/ meaning to issues of identity

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purely virtual/symbolic sources of expression/ grievance

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so space becomes contended

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unrequited grievance is oftenexpressed throughthe use of space

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driving an impetus for political change in other, non-place-baseddimensions?

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or destructive revolt and/or repressive response?

the city of tomorrowbecome nightmare

are there better approaches to designing the ethnically/culturally/ religiously hybrid city?

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given:

magnitude of changes

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severity of consequences?

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how will/should identity be expressed in the form of cities?

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adaptive modification to cultural norms

work of marjeticapotrc, artist in residence, MIT

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housing/retail space modified to suit cultural agendas

work of james rojas

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use of signage to define identity-specified space

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murals, when elevated to the level of design, can be used to reshape urban space

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highly efficient organic slum forms

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The Mummers Parade, Philadelphia, PA

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new public spaces may be embedded into urban fabrics to create access to/ linkages with/ accentuate locations and landmarks of cultural merit

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honoring religious principles of design

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construction of spaces programmed specifically for use by hispanicresidents

latino new urbanism

teddy cruzmichael mendesjames rojasmartinez+cutrietc

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public spaces designed for culture-specific programs:

italian-portuguese neighborhood in san diegoheavily mormon neighborhood near temple square in salt lake city

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san ysidro, san diegoliving rooms by the border/casa familiarestudio teddy cruz

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reacting to fears of the other in the multi-ethnic city:

walled housing

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reacting to fears of the other in the multi-ethnic city:

walled housing, netherlands

housing for white middle class dutch, administered according to polder democracy principles, away from the immigrant problem

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conyers farm, greenwich CT

troia, portugal

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common market space

queens, new yorkroosevelt avenue

minor interventions can be used to bridge culturally-specific neighborhood spaces

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penetrating the international border

winning entries, international competition, el paso-juarez, arquineconcurso frontera

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creating a cross cultural communitycity heights, san diego

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using open space to bridge cultural gaps

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schematic of future responses to the diverse city