Reading Response: Michel de Certeau

“Ever story is a travel story- a spatial practice.” If architecture is what turns a place into a space through designs and physical structures, then the people inside it is what gives the space its story and meanings. Thereupon, maps display simple directions of a city as a whole in an objective manner; while movies are like tours that bring viewers on a journey to view the details of a series of spaces. As the plot draws viewers to immerse themselves into the distinct spatial experience, the originally ordinary place is then subjected to their own perception and sensory, hence

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Reading Response: Michel de Certeau

The place and space actually transform bilaterally. The place which has a clear geographically boundary is limited and concrete, and can be determined by the dead objects. However, once mobile activities, experience or history relate to the place or dead objects, the space is formed. In another word, the dynamic narration makes a place spatial. There are different periods of history and various experiences within a space, and each of them seems to fragment the space, but actually, they facilitate the formation of special vibe, ideology and culture of a space. Thus, the personality and cognition of people in the corresponding space are influenced by the general environment; meanwhile, the activities of

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Reading Response: Michel de Certeau

After reading the chapter about spatial stories, I would like to share my opinions on one of the main issues raised by the author—Place&Space. The writer says in the text, ”a space is a practiced place.” Honestly, even I read through the whole text, I still wonder why this is the case, but not the other way round. To me, a place should not have boundary, but a space does. I guess this may be quite different from all of you may think of. Let me explain why: To me, a place contains not only practical objects, but also the

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