Problem:: Building and the Mono-Identity...thoughts on urban decay. Both buildings and urban planning are designed for a singular, specific purpose. Buildings' identities typically live long passed their initial engendered function. Thisphenomenon leads to "urban decay" wherein buildings, sites, and urban spaces die leaving behind their decomposing carcasses. The remaining carcass is a void in the cityscape-- a relic awaiting demolition. Decay, demolition, and development promulgate the issue of urbansustainability. How might one begin to address the issue of building/development mono-identity plaguing the traditional city to posit a "new" unstoppable (juggernaut) stereo-identity for the development/creation/birth of the non-city?
Solution:: A shape shifting melange of program, facade, and urban space? Stay tuned...
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