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Reading Response: Michel de Certeau

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In lecture 5, we talked about how films foreground the infrastructure of mobility that were engineering spaces of movement commuting travel as places where dramatic events occur. And in this article, the writer introduced a new concept to me – spatial stories. Both discussions were built upon the following terms. Space, place, map, and tour. They are the simplest words however without noticing the differences, relationships, and interaction between them, I will lose the chance to watch a movie from a new perspective. Take the comparison of ‘a space and place’ to the discussion. Normally, we think space or place

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Reading Response: Michel De Certeau

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In “The practice of everyday life,” it talks about “place and space”, and I have focused on the meaning of these two words and the connections between them. In the text, De Certeau explains that the ‘place’ is an instantaneous configuration of positions, where ‘space’ is something that is composed of intersections of mobile elements and is a practiced place. As I interpret the words place and space, I think that the word ‘space’ is a more abstract version of the word place, because when we say the word ‘space,’ we cannot exactly specify or point where that is, but

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Michel de Certeau’s concept of “space” and “place” really makes sense to me. As he mentions, a place is about the relationships of coexistence, thus it is an instantaneous configuration of positions. It implies an indication of stability. However, a space exists with vectors of direction, velocities, and time variables, thus it is composed of intersections of different mobile elements. In short, a space has nothing to do with univocity and stability and it is a practiced place. I can relate this kind of concept to my previous experiences. When I mention “place”, I cannot help but think of a

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Reading Response: Jennifer Yoos and Vincent James

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The authors introduce the radical origin idea of social utopians of multilevel urbanism, and how it failed due to economic and political reasons. Specific and detailed examples of cities in the US is given for examining the failure of ‘mallification’, which mainly result from the car-centric culture, as well as its threat to the small-scale retail spaces downtown. A system of Manhattan’s access trees, public transit hubs and enclaves is introduced, with a generally successful experience of Hong Kong, where regarding developing the city as a process and responding to changing circumstances. The master plan made by socialists seems always

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[READING RESPONSE] Jennifer Yoos and Vincent James

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Having grown up in a city with a culture centred on efficiency, urban skyways have seemed no more than an element of traffic management to me. Yoos and James (2016) show that such “multilevel urbanism” is not only a means to facilitate easy movement between different vertical interior spaces, but by separating the pedestrian from and making way for automobiles on the ground level, it is also a product of the reconciliation between fast-paced economic development and our social, leisurely needs. Speaking of leisurely needs, I find that Gruen’s notion of the multi-layered shopping mall being the commercial, cultural, and

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Reading Response: Michel de Certeau

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The part that interested me the most is his comparison between “tours” and “maps”, where he quoted an analysis done my C Linde and W. Labov, comparing the descriptions that New York residents gave their own apartments. They recognized two distinct types, which are “tours” and “maps”, which to me, these two words echo the difference between a third-person versus a first-person narrative, in other words, a perspective from a higher versus a more direct angle. His analysis gives me a new way of perceiving space, especially when studying in a major that emphasises on the design of our built

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City as a process is a concept worthwhile reflection. On the one hand, this is a more successful case than the same system implemented in other cities. On the other, it also means that Hong Kong lacks significant historic conservation agenda. The idea of an elevated pedestrian network connecting the Central and Admiralty districts in 1961 shaped Hong Kong as we know it today, defining Hong Kong as a dense and complex place. In my opinion, these kinds of complex interconnections are the things that Hong Kong need to conserve as they represent Hong Kong at its core. We see

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City as a process is quite interesting to consider. The process of a city expanding in its own way, let it be under governmental regulation, resulting in neat, organized infrastructure or under private direction, which yields a significantly more diverse and in a way, messy layout of the city. Hong Kong is one of the few cities around the world that embodies both processes. In historic regions such as the HK islands, we see traces of the free-form developments that occurred during colonial times, while more regimented development can be found in new towns such as Shatin, Tuen Mun and

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Reading Response: Michel de Certeau

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The excerpt focuses on the philosophical views on space, which are inspiring and quite different from our thoughts.   To many of us, place and space are similar in that they refer to an area, but it is not true. A place is a stable arrangement of objects. Space refers to a place with activities. For instance, there are trees, swings, and slides in a park, which is a place in objective perception. Once, we have experience in the park, then the park is a space for us because we have different perceptions of a place.   Tours and space

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This article addresses comparisons between different spatial wordings, drilling into terms and concepts to a depth that the writer is almost redefining the simplest words. It triggers me to question myself about my understanding of these words which describes spatial qualities, inspiring me to link related architectural concepts together. The writer’s concept about boundaries is where I found it particularly interesting. To thinking simple, a boundary could be just a line, using to identify different spaces and to mark a difference between them. While boundaries in maps, plans, sections and drawings seem to be something objective, the writer suggested that

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