{"id":823,"date":"2016-09-23T23:46:45","date_gmt":"2016-09-23T15:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesis.arch.hku.hk\/2016\/?p=823"},"modified":"2016-10-23T18:51:29","modified_gmt":"2016-10-23T10:51:29","slug":"parallel-narratives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thesis.arch.hku.hk\/2016\/parallel-narratives\/","title":{"rendered":"Publicly curated architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"

Revised thesis abstract (2016-10-23)<\/p>\n

Publicly curated architecture\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The thesis is about how architecture, as a symbol and as a space, can become a platform for individual expression. Under oppressive governance, subtler pursuits of identity, freedom and democracy are emerging, through street arts such as graffiti, installations, and via social media posts. People desire to be expressive and be seen, at the same time wanting to be anonymous and hidden among a\u00a0collective.<\/span><\/p>\n

The thesis will study how postmodern architecture convey meanings through the semiotics of form, spatial organization and material. It will also look into the spatial implications of street arts and the transformations they bring to their contexts.<\/span><\/p>\n

The project is to create a gallery for the people, as a materialization and exhibition of their individual expressions and perceptions of the city. It shall be a non-hierarchical, customizable and dynamic space curated collectively by the public. Ultimately the architecture aims to serve as a symbol and visualization of the bottom-up forces of society.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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“Space Invader” in Hong Kong.
\nImage source: “http:\/\/darkroom.baltimoresun.com\/2014\/03\/hounds-in-birmingham-a-restored-pac-man-mural-protests-in-lisbon-march-7\/#16”, accessed Oct\u00a023, 2016.<\/h5>\n

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Inside Out Project, JR, Israel and Palestine.
\nImage source: TED blog “http:\/\/blog.ted.com\/photos-inside-out-project-in-israel-and-palestine\/”, accessed Oct 23, 2016.<\/h5>\n

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Thesis abstract (2016-09-23)<\/p>\n

Parallel\u00a0<\/strong>Narratives
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\u201cElsewhere is a negative mirror. The traveler recognizes the little that is his, discovering the much he has not had and will never have.\u201d<\/em>
\n– Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities<\/i>, (London: Vintage, 1997), 29.<\/h4>\n
\"diomira\"Diomira. Image \u00a9 Karina Puente Frantzen, a Lima-based architect.
\n(Source: http:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/781043\/italo-calvinos-invisible-cities-illustrated )
\nillustration of Diomira, an imaginary city from the book Invisible Cities.
\nThe image reflects multiple impressions of the city. <\/em><\/h5>\n
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When we travel to a foreign city, our eyes see differently when compared to dwellers of that place. A city is full of representations and signs which continuously project outwards.\u00a0A person perceives those signs based on his memories and experiences. Simultaneously, the representations of a city are constructed upon on the thoughts, desires and fears of the people in it. A city is thus always subjective. A city exists in the form of parallel narratives.<\/p>\n

The thesis would be an investigation of the dynamic semiotics of the urban environment, and how they contribute to the interpretations and experiences of a city. What constructs a city\u2019s identity? What is home and what is foreign?\u00a0What makes us\u00a0feel we belong to a place? Or are we all travellers, who are constantly discovering unknown territories?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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