An Ethology of Urban Fabric(s)

Jonas Fritsch, Bodil Marie Stavning Thomsen

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    Abstract

    With this piece, we wish to open up a patch- work of relational thinking of the ethology of urban fabric(s) from a post-digital perspective. The semantic of the urban fabric normally denotes the “physical aspect of urbanism, emphasizing building types, thoroughfares, open space, frontages, and streetscapes but excluding (the) environmental, functional, economic and sociocultural [...]” (Wikipedia), from an ideal top-down perspective (see e.g. Bricoleur Urbanism). Here, however, we would like to explore a non-metaphorical understanding of urban fabric(s), shifting the attention from a bird’s eye perspective to the actual, textural manifestations of a variety of urban fabric(s) to be studied in their real, processual, ecological and ethological complexity within urban life. We effectuate this move by bringing into resonance a range of intersecting fields that all deal with urban fabric(s) in complementary ways (interaction design and urban design activism, fashion, cultural theory, philosophy, urban computing).
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalA Peer-Reviewed Journal About
    Volume3
    Issue number1
    Number of pages6
    ISSN2245-7755
    Publication statusPublished - 2014
    EventTransmediale 2014: Afterglow - Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany
    Duration: 29 Jan 20142 Feb 2014

    Conference

    ConferenceTransmediale 2014: Afterglow
    LocationHaus der Kulturen der Welt
    Country/TerritoryGermany
    CityBerlin
    Period29/01/201402/02/2014

    Keywords

    • Urban Fabric
    • Post-Digital Perspective
    • Relational Thinking
    • Ecological Complexity
    • Urban Computing

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