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* He made a paper last year, when he submitted it they said the reference list too long, also now this year outdated - testament to the area's popularity
 
* He made a paper last year, when he submitted it they said the reference list too long, also now this year outdated - testament to the area's popularity
 
* Ruins are everywhere - decentering it by suggesting ruins is everywhere
 
* Ruins are everywhere - decentering it by suggesting ruins is everywhere
* '''Illusion of fixity of place''' - even though we think of them to be the same, even if they were constructed centuries ago. What is the state of flux keeping it seemingly ephermeral and permanent at the same time? - Maintenance: a repetative maintenance that maintains the shape of our urban world.
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* '''Illusion of fixity of place''' - even though we think of them to be the same, even if they were constructed centuries ago. What is the state of flux keeping it seemingly ephemeral and permanent at the same time? - Maintenance: a repetative maintenance that maintains the shape of our urban world.
 
* "while you are there it is actually falling down around you (but hopefully very slowly)"
 
* "while you are there it is actually falling down around you (but hopefully very slowly)"
 
* '''Durability and consistency''' - eg the last supper is constantly restored as a painting. We know it to be da vinci's work. but probably no speck of paint is actually original anymore! (but this is not about authenticity)
 
* '''Durability and consistency''' - eg the last supper is constantly restored as a painting. We know it to be da vinci's work. but probably no speck of paint is actually original anymore! (but this is not about authenticity)
* Alan Weisman's The World Without Us
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* Alan Weisman's The World Without Us - what would happen to the urban environment if we weren't there - ruination would immediately start with the stoppage of maintenance!
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* How buildings are all liable to become Ruins. They fall apart unevenly, due to the quality of various materials they are composed of.
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* Building is a process. structure to house systems. buildings as hybrid things. different physicality of different material. Building as emergent mosaic. Different temporalities of a building.
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* Ruination is only being held at bay!
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* What shapes the process of ruination?

Revision as of 09:18, 14 May 2014

Tim Edensor - RUINS ARE EVERYWHERE

  • Writer of 'industrial ruins'
  • He made a paper last year, when he submitted it they said the reference list too long, also now this year outdated - testament to the area's popularity
  • Ruins are everywhere - decentering it by suggesting ruins is everywhere
  • Illusion of fixity of place - even though we think of them to be the same, even if they were constructed centuries ago. What is the state of flux keeping it seemingly ephemeral and permanent at the same time? - Maintenance: a repetative maintenance that maintains the shape of our urban world.
  • "while you are there it is actually falling down around you (but hopefully very slowly)"
  • Durability and consistency - eg the last supper is constantly restored as a painting. We know it to be da vinci's work. but probably no speck of paint is actually original anymore! (but this is not about authenticity)
  • Alan Weisman's The World Without Us - what would happen to the urban environment if we weren't there - ruination would immediately start with the stoppage of maintenance!
  • How buildings are all liable to become Ruins. They fall apart unevenly, due to the quality of various materials they are composed of.
  • Building is a process. structure to house systems. buildings as hybrid things. different physicality of different material. Building as emergent mosaic. Different temporalities of a building.
  • Ruination is only being held at bay!
  • What shapes the process of ruination?