Concerning Michel De Certeau’s “Walking in the City”, he emphasized “urban life increasingly permits the re-emergence of the element that the urbanistic project excluded”, and individuals’ experience of every day in an urban environment is essential. By mentioning his detailed walking experience in the city, I understand that walking in the city is “more important” than viewing it. As each individual have their own style – which understanding and interpretation of the city is different, so we create our own meaning to the city. Moreover, the article brings us to de Certeau’s distinction between strategies and tactics. Now, I start to questioning “are we acting strategically or tactically?” Two words seem to have some contradictory sense, however, I believed that strategy and tactics always have to be in-line with one another, we “think strategically, work tactically”, they work together as a means to the end.
Kar Yi Priscilla, Chick
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A thoughtful reflection on Certeau’s notion on the spatial, urban environment. Particularly strong is your concluding prompt to “think strategically, work tactically.” Well done!