structure
chapter 2: short term, open and inclusive, illegal Tactical urbanism - when for acting directly and in a spotaneous way bypassing the law is the only way
The city and the public realm – Introducing guerrilla gardening to the city scope
chapter 3: Short term, co-ordinated, legal Tactical urbanism
The social role of architects – Tactical urbanism at a legally structured level. Assemble
intro
art scene and participatory/interactive/provocative projects ex with jeremy deller who reimagin possibilities of public space through his work. and theaster gates who expand his potter practice from a wheel to a house, a neighbourhood and a city by learning regulations and zooning and trying things out with what he had in front of him (Gates, T. (2015). How to revive a neighborhood: with imagination, beauty and art. [video] Available at: https://www.ted.com/playlists/326/how_to_revive_a_city). repurposing derelict houses and bigger buildings into culture and community centre hosts. sanctum performance venue bristol. collaborative and participatory practice.
NOT ANALYSED IN THIS WRITING
Long term, co-ordinated, progressive
Tactical urbanism on the long term – city councils adopting Tactical urbanism principles to build the future of cities
Bernard Rudofsky, architecture without architects
margaret crawford everyday urbanism; can architect be held responsible
structure of the writing and why?
definition tactical urbanism; short term, low cost and direct interventions. London as city where TU evolve. 2 scale can be noticed and defined by their connection to the regulation and temporality. about ownership both moral of physical and claim
chapter 1: the urban realm and city scope
urban studies
brief history of urban studies discipline development with when and in which context did they started (urban future lessons on what a city is
urbanisation and urban life, study departure point
jane jacobs; The Death and Life of Great American Cities (1961); Dark Age Ahead (2004)
henri lefebvre; Le Droit à la ville, I, 1968
contemporary authors writing about the city; parallel between 60's revolutionary (social and political) context and now in economic, politic and social crisis times
privatisation of public land and space; development privately owned public space;
david harvey; (2006) Spaces of Global Capitalism: Towards a Theory of Uneven Geographical Development ; (2012) Rebel Cities: From the Right to the City to the Urban Revolution
new definition and regulation of PS with new rights and access
alternative to the current situation at various scale; economic (local money and promotion of local economy over importations), energy (reaction to climate change and reduction natural resources as well as other environmental imbalances mainly generated by human activity; research and use of renewable energies or considerate consumption, production and control over waste),
alternative in design and architecture; tactical urbanism
brief setting up of what a city is and role in contemporary society + future evolutions
pop rise + environmental impact of cities on the planet, cities being hubs of societies where powers, politics, culture, economy, trade and productions are centered; urban activity being now superior to agricultural activity due to a change in economic activity sectors from primary source of economical growth with agriculture to an industry of services from the tertiary sector
sharon zukin; (2010) Naked City: The Death and Life of Authentic Urban Places
anna minton; Ground Control: (2009) Fear and Happiness in the Twenty-First Century City
michel de certeau; (1990 1er ed.) L'Invention du quotidien, 1. : Arts de faire et 2. : Habiter, cuisiner
21st century the one of urbanization with now more than half of the world's population living in urban areas. the quality of urban living and future of civilization is closely linked to urban planning and design this is why i found important to focus on the shaping of urbanism both theoretically and practically
deindustrialisation 1974
saskia sassen and the incomplete city enabling tactical urbanism to find its place
guerrilla gardening
architect/designers and their social responsibility; papanek :
collective praticising tactical/alternative/co-designed/community centred and humane design. ex of assemble
power of experimenting, going local, small low cost to see what can work and what doesn't before investing time and money on a longer term intervention. example of intervention/temporary design working in some cities (park(ing) day in SF but not in ... city.the importance of a unique context, local history and histories and more importantly the singularity of the group of people living in this place with various need, wants and attachment/bond with the built environment.
the goal is not to open doors to anarchy and do 'what you want' because it would be naive to think that all intentions are positively thought and all results are good to see. This openness and freedom is a controversial point in the debate. Bristol council and its supportive street art culture is now considering structuring regulation to separate tagging judged gradating and graffiti considered as artistic and community assets. (BBC News, 2015)
“You can tell what’s informing a society by what the tallest building is. When you approach a medieval town, the cathedral is the tallest thing in the place. When you approach an eighteenth-century town, it is the political palace that’s the tallest thing in the place. And when you approach a modern city, the tallest places are the office buildings, the centers of economic life”. Joseph Campbell, The Power of Myth (1988)
city at the centre of the thinking around this writing; changes and city concern; privatization; P.S and uses; TU as an alternative and a way to act and shows motivation and wants for P.S in a context narrowly shape P.S access, function and look
demonstrations around the world- cities and public spaces as occupied places to reclaim legitimacy and democratic power to their representatives as well as demonstrating a real want for radical change