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[Reading response2] Li Xiaoping 3036066464

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Michel de Certeau’s book, “Walking in the City ” really intrigued me with its take, on life observed from the top of the World Trade Center. It vividly portrays the contrast between the citys planned structure and its lived reality. De Certeau suggests that when viewed from heights the city transforms into a “text” awaiting interpretation losing its liveliness and turning into static symbols. What stood out to me in De Certeau writing was his depiction of the shapers of the city—not the planners or architects but everyday pedestrians. These individuals carve out their paths and narratives continuously reshaping and

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[Reading Response2] Katarzyna Ancuta: ‘Communal After-Living: Asian Ghosts and the City’

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This reading is mainly looking into three themes: co-living for the ghosts and living,  loneliness and isolation, and the ghosts as a representation of failed economic dreams.    What captivates me the most, is the relationship between the city, public housing and ghosts. Public housing often appears in blocks of concrete filled with small windows, catering to low-to-medium income level citizens. There’s a quote that resonates with me, “ The loneliness of apartment ghosts mirrors the loneliness of humans.” I noticed its lack of maintenance, such as peeling walls and gloomy staircases, would always give me chills. Adult residents, burdened

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[Reading Response] The Imaginary Real World of CyberCities by M. Christine Boyer

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Cybercities, a hybrid of physical and virtual space, are discussed by the author in “The Imaginary Real World of Cybercities”. Having a glimpse of the whole world, we may marvel at the fact that technology has been evolving in a rapid way. People are exposed to this digital era, and are more and more familiar with the concept of Cybercities. In this article, the author explores how digital technologies affect people’s perception of time and space and presents the challenges and opportunities for architectural design and social issues as well as urban planning under the context of Cybercities. The article

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[Reading Response 2] ‘Communal After-Living: Asian Ghosts and the City’

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This reading proposed three themes: the living and dead cohabiting, how ghosts and the living associate with social disconnection in times of rapid urbanization and the criticization of prosperous rich developed cities. The second point intrigued me as I drew connections with previous readings regarding public housings and loneliness between individuals. The writer argues that living environment contributes to social isolation, which is reflected in productions featuring ghosts haunting tenants and expressing their dissatisfactions towards the living. In Asian horror films, the low to middle income class is focused when presenting this idea. As governments try to occupy as many

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[Reading Response 2] Walking in the City ,and Spatial Stories by De Certeau, M

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Although the book title is walking in the city, I think the idea of ​​the book is more focused on the relationship between space and humans. In the very beginning author using the top view to describe the city , he is using the pedestrian behavior to tell me that they should have some unexpected behavior acting in the city the book cite the Charlie Chaplin idea of ​​describing cane to support the idea ‘he does other things with the same thing and the goes beyond the limits that the determinants of the object set on its utilization’ I feels

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[Reading Response 2] Oh No, There Goes Tokyo by William M. Tsutsui, Cheung Wan Suet

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There is a thematic parallel between Japan’s calamitous historical past and its visual culture and artistic creation, predominantly characterised by the doom-laden fictional apocalypses. From natural disasters to the nuclear threat, to the burst of a beautiful bubble of economic prosperity, the historical vulnerability led to the perceivable pessimism and unhealable trauma expression in most aspects of its cultural output.  However, the reading expresses an interesting point of view to challenge the very established notion of the gloomy “aesthetic of destruction” with a contrasting kind of optimism and hopefulness that lay underneath the seeming surface of pessimism. For films of

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Reading response2 : In Search of the Ghostly in Context

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“Where class is discussed, it is mainly to critique the plight of middle-class people. However, Chan’s focus on socially marginalized classes has attracted some critics’ attention.” —-In Search of the Ghostly in Context This paragraph emphasizes the significance of exploring the intersection between urban space and social marginality in Hong Kong films, especially those that focus on the experiences of the socially marginalized classes. The author notices that while middle-class issues have been the primary focus of critical discourses on Hong Kong films, Chan’s films stand out for their exploration of the experiences of those who have been marginalized within

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[Reading Response] M. Christine Boyer: “The Imaginary Real World of CyberCities”

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    In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape that we live in,  significant aspects of our identity reflect upon our connections and experiences within our community-buildings. In her article “The Imaginary Real World of CyberCities,” written by M. Christine Boyer, she explores how these technologies transform our understanding of identity, raising concerns about potential losses of identity and how a place turns into placelessness. Traditionally,  our sense of belonging is deeply rooted within the environment through historical, cultural, and personal interactions. However, virtually, the perception of a place becomes abstract, diminishing its tangible authenticity.      Boyer mentions the key

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[Reading Response] Oh No, There Goes Tokyo_Zhao Meijing

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Reading response 2 Oh No, There Goes Tokyo: Recreational Apocalypse and the City in Postwar Japanese Popular Culture Zhao Meijing 3036126991 This article mainly discusses the reasons and functions of the disaster culture in Japan from post-World War II to today. Tokyo has been permanently destroyed in many artworks. It mirrored Tokyo’s historical vulnerability to catastrophe, especially the trauma of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In the post-World War II period, the Japanese regarded life as complete insecurity. The successful resistance to monsters was the escape from failure in history. However, repeating the catastrophe made audiences less concerned about the reality. On

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[Reading Response 2] The Imaginary Real World of Cyber-Cities

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I believe that both Machine Cities and CyberCities have emerged to create technologically advanced and connected urban environments. I will discuss how they affect people’s lives mainly from my perspective and personal experience. As the architectural space of the Machine City can accommodate and integrate advanced intelligent transportation technologies, I think this will improve our daily lives to a great extent. For example, I often suffer from traffic congestion, which negatively affects both my mood and efficiency. When urban space can accommodate an efficient traffic management system, our time can be saved. Also, reducing traffic congestion can reduce automobile emissions, which

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