What Time Is This Place Analysis
What time is this place-
This book talks about the idea of life with respect to change and time. It also talks about the embodiment of evidence of time in the physical world around us and its relationship between the external signals and our internal experiences which may or may not be life enhancing once. The author also argues that for individual wellbeing the quality of personal image of time is important, and it helps to manage the changes in external physical environment and a good image of time will always enlarge and focus the present while still making relevant connections to the past and future.
The first chapter- Transforming cities, talks about the city or environment changes with time, and people in order to make sense of this …show more content…
The second example is of Bath: The preserved City where the medieval city was built as a health Resort for the aristocratic English upper class. Now around 40% of the floor space in the city core lies vacant and it finds itself in a perpetual state of conflict to become a living City which is complex and with its all ills and wills or a historic touristy city- Sanitised and devoid of life- fit for a museum. The third example is of Stroke-of-Trent: An industrial wasteland. The city is dotted with heaps of non-biodegradable industrial waste since the industrial revolution forming a unique landscape. This landscape reminds people of the misery and injustices of the industrial revolution but on the other hand the harsh landscape is also normalized in the memory of citizen and forms unique identity of the city. Fourth example is of Ciudad Guayana: A new city- in the Venezuelan frontier which was founded as an industrial City where growth was based on oil and steel and breaking up of feudal society provided it with the necessary migration of work force from the rural areas for a better future. The resultant unban form was designed and made by the short sighted ambitious citizens in …show more content…
The need for their conservation begins with the romantic tradition of enthusiasm for ruins which also create a sense of stability and anchor for people to the place and its past. The writer puts the argument that 'everything, every-event and every-person is historic' and the idea of preserving all of it is life-denying in itself. Depending upon the formation of personal connection between the environment and individual/ collective self, the aim and the manner of conservation changes. There should be plural attitude towards the environmental remains for where it is scientific study, recording and archiving are permitted, where education- play acting and communication, where enhancement of self-value and sense of Flow of time- creation of temporal collage, creative demolition and addition & where personal connection -there selective and impermanent making & retaining of imprints on the environment should be the way
This book talks about the idea of life with respect to change and time. It also talks about the embodiment of evidence of time in the physical world around us and its relationship between the external signals and our internal experiences which may or may not be life enhancing once. The author also argues that for individual wellbeing the quality of personal image of time is important, and it helps to manage the changes in external physical environment and a good image of time will always enlarge and focus the present while still making relevant connections to the past and future.
The first chapter- Transforming cities, talks about the city or environment changes with time, and people in order to make sense of this …show more content…
The second example is of Bath: The preserved City where the medieval city was built as a health Resort for the aristocratic English upper class. Now around 40% of the floor space in the city core lies vacant and it finds itself in a perpetual state of conflict to become a living City which is complex and with its all ills and wills or a historic touristy city- Sanitised and devoid of life- fit for a museum. The third example is of Stroke-of-Trent: An industrial wasteland. The city is dotted with heaps of non-biodegradable industrial waste since the industrial revolution forming a unique landscape. This landscape reminds people of the misery and injustices of the industrial revolution but on the other hand the harsh landscape is also normalized in the memory of citizen and forms unique identity of the city. Fourth example is of Ciudad Guayana: A new city- in the Venezuelan frontier which was founded as an industrial City where growth was based on oil and steel and breaking up of feudal society provided it with the necessary migration of work force from the rural areas for a better future. The resultant unban form was designed and made by the short sighted ambitious citizens in …show more content…
The need for their conservation begins with the romantic tradition of enthusiasm for ruins which also create a sense of stability and anchor for people to the place and its past. The writer puts the argument that 'everything, every-event and every-person is historic' and the idea of preserving all of it is life-denying in itself. Depending upon the formation of personal connection between the environment and individual/ collective self, the aim and the manner of conservation changes. There should be plural attitude towards the environmental remains for where it is scientific study, recording and archiving are permitted, where education- play acting and communication, where enhancement of self-value and sense of Flow of time- creation of temporal collage, creative demolition and addition & where personal connection -there selective and impermanent making & retaining of imprints on the environment should be the way