scholarly journals The Next Generative Infrastructure for Detroit

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Constance Bodurow
Keyword(s):  
Urban Form ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Empty Space ◽  
Infrastructure Networks ◽  
Political Boundaries ◽  
Civic Dialogue ◽  
The Media ◽  
Urbanized Region ◽  
The City

Detroit has a wealth of empty space, though little intelligence or understanding of it. There is a global, morbid fascination with Detroit’s emptiness. The media and design disciplines have mythologized it in imagery, and obsessively mapped and quantified it. Vacancy perpetuates entrenched social, economic and environmental disparities and inequities. Yet, in the midst of formal ‘right sizing’ and informal urban agricultural initiatives, a constructive civic dialogue about the role of vacancy in the future of the city has yet to begin. Our transdisciplinary design research lab wishes to prompt the dialogue. A new urban geography and ecosystem are required. Vacancy is a new infrastructure for the city. Vacancy, as it manifests, in land, buildings and infrastructure, is generative. We recommend productive, temporal uses for vacancy, to generate the next urban form of the city. In the same manner that grid and infrastructure become generators of urban form and use, vacancy can guide future urban form in Detroit.We define infrastructure networks as the systemic and complex overlay required to support a city and its associated urbanized region. Connections occur largely through blue|green|gray+white infrastructure networks that span geographic, ecological and political boundaries. Vacancy emerges as the ubiquitous infrastructure in each of these typologies.This paper describes aspects of our current project to create sustainable community and the central role which vacancy plays in achieving that goal. In one neighborhood of Detroit, we propose interventions for energy, density, and nature, envisioning an alternative, equitable, and sustainable ecosystem for the city.

The Role of Local Governments in City Branding

2017 ◽  
pp. 251-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emel Gonenc Guler
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Cultural Variation ◽  
City Branding ◽  
Destination Branding ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
Civic Dialogue ◽  
The City

Local governments provide a range of local services, preserve the life and liberty of residents, creating space for democratic participation and civic dialogue, supporting market-led and environmentally sustainable local development. City branding supplies the principles for the city developing policy to sustain the local development. In other words, city branding means being powerful to face the increasing wild competition for resources, investment and tourism facilities, both for addressing crucial social issues and cultural variation. The main objective of this study is to highlight the role of local governments and to emphasize the various destinations “bodies” used in the branding process in different administration systems. Although there are many different destination branding strategies over the world, the city branding success cannot be performed without the strong participation of the local governments.

The Role of Local Governments in City Branding

2017 ◽  
pp. 784-803
Author(s):  
Emel Gonenc Guler
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Cultural Variation ◽  
City Branding ◽  
Destination Branding ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
Civic Dialogue ◽  
The City

Local governments provide a range of local services, preserve the life and liberty of residents, creating space for democratic participation and civic dialogue, supporting market-led and environmentally sustainable local development. City branding supplies the principles for the city developing policy to sustain the local development. In other words, city branding means being powerful to face the increasing wild competition for resources, investment and tourism facilities, both for addressing crucial social issues and cultural variation. The main objective of this study is to highlight the role of local governments and to emphasize the various destinations “bodies” used in the branding process in different administration systems. Although there are many different destination branding strategies over the world, the city branding success cannot be performed without the strong participation of the local governments.

The Politics of Fear, Mobility, and Media Discourses

Transfers ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Stjernborg ◽  
Mekonnen Tesfahuney ◽  
Anders Wretstrand
Keyword(s):  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
The Other ◽  
Mental Maps ◽  
Daily Newspaper ◽  
The Media ◽  
Politics Of Fear ◽  
Media Discourses ◽  
The City

This study focuses on Seved, a segregated and socioeconomically “poor” neighborhood in the city of Malmö in Sweden. It has attracted wide media coverage, a possible consequence of which is its increased stigmatization. The wide disparity between perceived or imagined fear and the actual incidence of, or exposure to, violence attests to the important role of the media in shaping mental maps and place images. Critical discourse analysis of daily newspaper articles shows that Seved is predominantly construed as unruly and a place of lawlessness. Mobility comprises an important aspect of the stigmatization of places, the politics of fear, and discourses of the “other.” In turn, place stigmatization, discourses of the other, and the politics of fear directly and indirectly affect mobility strategies of individuals and groups.

scholarly journals The image of contemporary architecture of Wrocław depicted in recent tourist commercial and Internet media

2021 ◽  
Vol 63 (9) ◽  
pp. 28-48
Author(s):  
Natalia Bursiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Modern Architecture ◽  
Architectural Heritage ◽  
Internet Media ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Media ◽  
Contemporary Architecture ◽  
Historic City ◽  
The City ◽  
General Opinion

The aim of the paper is to present the tourist and image potential of contemporary public architecture. Wrocław was chosen as the research subject, as it is a historical center with an extremely rich architectural heritage, which has enjoyed great interest among visitors for centuries. With the announcement of Wrocław as the European Capital of Culture 2016, and then the European Best Destination in 2018, its attractiveness increased significantly, which was reflected not only in the number of visitors, but also in the advertising materials themselves. Both before and after arrival, millions of tourists encounter a multitude of various advertising forms, both virtual and printed, which determine the direction of sightseeing and shape a specific image and perception of the city. In general opinion, Wrocław is considered a historic city, the most interesting places of which are concentrated around the Old Town and Ostrów Tumski. The Centennial Hall, built at the beginning of the 20th century, stands out from the „newer heritage”. The idea of the study, however, was to answer the question whether contemporary architecture is used in any way in the current tourist advertisement of the city. Another goal was to identify and list the most frequently appearing objects from the adopted group, and to analyze the manner of their presentation. Based on the collected materials, efforts were made to assess the role of the media in creating a tourist product in terms of promoting local architecture in recent years. At the same time, an attempt was made to evaluate the role of architecture in creating the city’s progressive brand. In the research, the author used the method of analyzing the existing statistical data, iconographic research and the method of analyzing the content of advertising materials, as well as scientific studies on cultural heritage and tourism in the city. The final part of the paper shows that modern architecture can be a significant element increasing the tourist attractiveness of the city.

The Role of the Media Facade Art in the Development of the City

2013 ◽  
Vol 712-715 ◽  
pp. 811-814
Author(s):  
Li Gu ◽  
Fang Gu
Keyword(s):  
Rapid Development ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
City Development ◽  
Visual Effect ◽  
Popular Art ◽  
Art Form ◽  
The Media ◽  
The City

With the progress of science and technology, rapid development of city economy, city media facade become increasingly popular art form, its strong visual effect has great influence on city development.

scholarly journals EPHEMERAL ARCHITECTURE - A PROPOSAL FOR INTERVENTIONS IN PUBLIC SPACE

2020 ◽  
pp. 163
Author(s):  
Sanja Janković ◽  
Danica Stanković
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Social Contact ◽  
Empty Space ◽  
Physical Structure ◽  
Constant Sign ◽  
The Public ◽  
City Space ◽  
The City

Most certainly, architectural objectives are the basis of the physical structure of a city, yet they are distinct morphological and typological units, they are free spaces with exceptional values and characteristics. Buildings that form the spaces of cities often change, build and disintegrate, but the permanent motive of the city space remains - an empty, unfinished part, as a constant sign of history. On the hierarchical scale of the urban environment, important elements are ephemeral structures, permanent or temporary. A possibility for empty space to be revived is the installation of artistic or ephemeral utilitarian structures. This paper presents the role of such micro-urban interventions that enrich the public space and contribute to its revitalization. Ephemeral architecture is especially suitable as a space for the presentation of artistic ideas and for incorporating new technological contents. The aim of the paper is to highlight a view about the importance of ephemeral structures by analyzing and studying the case studies. Special emphasis is placed on examples of completed projects of the pavilions of unique forms and the use of ship containers as a space for introducing artistic ideas. The main contribution of this paper should be a proposal of using ephemeral structures in urban space revival by promoting art and establishing a social contact.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF SMEs COMPETITIVENESS THROUGH THE INNOVATION STRATEGY AND PRODUCT SALE INFORMATION SYSTEM IN THE TRUNAN VILLAGE, MAGELANG CITY

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (02) ◽  
pp. 131
Author(s):  
Panji Kusuma Prasetyanto ◽  
Jalu Aji Prakoso ◽  
Rian Destiningsih
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Product Innovation ◽  
Innovation Strategy ◽  
Product Sale ◽  
Information Patterns ◽  
The Media ◽  
System Information ◽  
The City

<p><em>The role of SMEs in development can be obtained through contributions made by SMEs to GRDP. The Trunan Village located in South Magelang Regency is an area that has the largest SME-producing products in the City of Magelang. The problem caused by SMEs in the Trunan Village, Magelang City, is the lack of product innovation in their production goods. Special tofu producer SMEs in Trunan Village, Magelang City lack understanding of the importance of their production. Another problem suspended by MSMEs in Trunan Village, especially tofu producers in developing their business is the information system of selling tofu products. The problem that has been determined will be determined by the specified target. This study aims to determine the importance of applying the innovation of tofu products and tofu sales information systems in business activities. The results showed that there are 3 important things that must be owned by an entrepreneur to be able to innovate, among others: the desire to improve products, services, and entrepreneurial actions. The information system will build a compilation of information patterns that are developed. Business operators must agree on who sends information and receives information. This activity occurs in the exchange of messages in the media information system. Information that is interrelated will cause feedback from the sender and response from the recipient of the message.</em></p>

scholarly journals RUMAH KEBERSAMAAN ANTARA HEWAN DAN MANUSIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Benedikta Jennifer Christanto ◽  
Franky Liauw
Keyword(s):  
Architectural Design ◽  
Literary Studies ◽  
Architectural Space ◽  
City Community ◽  
Agrarian Communities ◽  
The Media ◽  
Building Walls ◽  
The City

People are social beings who need each other. People as social beings cannot live alone and need other living beings to survive. The city is characterized as a place where people live and work and are the center of the economy. Heterogeneous cities and majority of non-agrarian communities cause the community to be individualist. People begin to forget about the true socialization meaning and start building walls with each other. This research aims to reduce the level of individualism in the city community through the role of architectural space as well as pet media for dogs, cats and rabbits. The methods of this study include: first, conducting literary studies, surveying and observing the location and environment surrounding the site and region; The second learns the needs of the surrounding community and the reason society becomes individualist; All three programs that suit the needs of the community with the activity collection so that the objective of the project will be achieved. Through observation, experimentation and based on precedent, it is hoped that we can obtain the criteria of architectural design to suit the needs of the surrounding community, with the main objective of unifying and interpreting the surrounding community so that Fading the sense of individualism by interacting well with the media of the same pet or hobby or craze. AbstrakManusia merupakan mahkhluk sosial yang saling membutuhkan satu sama lainnya. Manusia sebagai mahkhluk sosial tidak dapat hidup sendiri dan membutuhkan mahkhluk hidup lainnya untuk bertahan hidup. Kota ditandai sebagai  tempat dimana masyarakat tinggal dan bekerja serta merupakan pusat perekonomian. Masyarakat kota yang heterogen dan mayoritas penduduknya bekerja non-agraris menyebabkan masyarakat bersifat individualis. Masyarakat mulai melupakan arti sosialisasi yang sesungguhnya dan mulai membangun dinding antara satu dengan yang lainnya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengurangi tingkat individualis dalam masyarakat kota melalui peran ruang arsitektur serta media hewan peliharaan baik anjing, kucing maupun kelinci. Metode dari penelitian ini, antara lain: pertama, melakukan studi literatur, survei dan melakukan observasi terhadap lokasi dan lingkungan sekitar tapak dan kawasan. Kedua mempelajari kebutuhan dari masyarakat sekitar dan alasan masyarakat menjadi individualis. Ketiga menyusun program yang sesuai dengan kebutuhan masyarakat dengan pendataan aktivitas sehingga diharapkan tujuan dari proyek akan tercapai. Melalui observasi, eksperimen serta berlandaskan dari preseden, diharapkan dapat memperoleh kriteria rancangan arsitektur yang sesuai dengan kebutuhan masyarakat sekitar, dengan tujuan utama untuk menyatukan dan menyetarakan masyarakat sekitar sehingga memudarkan rasa individualis dengan cara berinteraksi baik dengan media berupa hewan peliharaan maupun hobi atau kegemaran yang sama.

scholarly journals Spaces of becoming - Space shapes public and public (re)shapes their own spaces

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vaishali Aggarwal ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
City Development ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
Public Media ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Right ◽  
The City

Fights over the ‘right to the city’ have emphasized the interests of the four main actors within the city development of India since the first cases of revolting social movements in Delhi. The four actors can be classified as the social movements, the public, media and the government. The case of India Gate in Delhi is illustrative not only of how the differences between the actors come into surface, but of also of how these actors change their priorities, their stance and their tools, in order to secure their position in the city. Many scholars have analysed the role of social movements and how it evolves in the process. But what about the role of government as an entity that is in between the interests of social movements, public and media? How and why do they change their stance when a movement takes place? What are their limitations? The India Gate case can give the answers to these questions, as it examines the multiple transformations of this space over time. This paper emphasizes on the idea of Space. How space shapes public and public (re)shape their own spaces. India gate. This space has been stuck between the idea of being a space or a branded space. It was assumed that media plays a prominent role in acting like a watchdog in democracies, but this paper looks at how media if used rightfully can be forced for a good in oppressive regimes and therefore, a vigilant and alert media can act as an external trigger or an emergency- wake up call for the youth of India to take the cause of freedom seriously. Rightfully as put up by Ritish (2012), an external event or issue may allow for the manifestation of a flash fandom in the form of flash activism. Since, social movement’s needs mass media attention for amplification of their claims, the media also join the movements too create the news. Lastly, the consequences of the media coverage for social movements, in terms of organisation, reaching political change and obtaining favourable public opinion is comprehended in three different case studies.

scholarly journals Уфа — культурный центр мусульман Российской империи на рубеже XIX–ХХ вв.: становление, развитие, наследие

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 1243-1255
Author(s):  
Gulnaz B. Azamatova ◽  
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Mikhail I. Rodnov ◽  
Marsil N. Farkhshatov
Keyword(s):  
Cultural History ◽  
Southern Urals ◽  
Political Life ◽  
The Southern Urals ◽  
Russian State ◽  
Archival Documents ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Media ◽  
The City

Introduction. In the Southern Urals traditionally densely inhabited by Turkic peoples, the role of Ufa for the cultural and economic development of Bashkirs and Tatars was extremely important. Goals. The article highlights key moments in the formation of administrative, intellectual and economic resources in the Southern Ural capital, the systemic combination of which has turned Ufa into a center for the Muslim peoples of Russia’s East. The conceptual insight into cultural history of the multinational city presupposes analyses of religious, economic, and sociopolitical preconditions for its emergence. Materials. Along with historiographic data, the article investigates periodicals, archival documents, including a large array of reporting papers by the Volga-Kama Commercial Bank stored at the Russian State Historical Archives. Results. The early history of Ufa was associated with the existence of a Tatar settlement in the city and the shaping of a layer of non-Russian officials and nobility. The strategic efforts aimed at eliminating the influence of Central Asian and Turkish Muslims on co-religionists in the eastern outskirts of Russia resulted in an unprecedented project to create Orenburg Muftiate in Ufa. The latter’s activities became the main prerequisite for further concentration of intellectual and social resources of Russian Muslims in the city. The economic base of Muslim parishes with a full-fledged infrastructure — mosques, madrasas and maktabs — was largely formed by wealthy Ufa-based Muslim merchants. The role of Ufa in the social and political life of Russian Muslims can be traced through the development of the media, regional and national Muslim congresses. Conclusions. The development of Ufa as a center of Russia’s Turko-Islamic society contributes to the understanding of the phenomenon of cultural regionalism and its content.

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