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Politics and urban artifacts in cities: what are they and how are they interconected?

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Abbasi S., Martyniuk-Pęczek J.

Przestrzeń, Ekonomia, Społeczeństwo

2020

issue 18/II

9-25

This research, analyses the effect of politics on a city and its image, via their control over the formation or changes on urban artifacts. It analyses the concepts introduced in Aldo Rossi’s architectural monograph, The Architecture of the City, in the chapter titled ‘Politics as Choice’, and his idea that a city’s image is a reflection of its political institutions and the choices people in authority make. Monuments and architecture of various cities world over are taken into consideration, and in the authors opinion it becomes evident that over the ages, irrespective of the location, architecture and urban planning are used as tools in achieving or furthering political goals and agendas. These choices made by people in authoritative positions can have long lasting effects on the shape, identity or image of the city. Qualitative analysis based on review of existing literature and urban plans has been done, along with semi-directed interview with experts in the urban history of Rome, Bilbao and Sydney. This approach was adopted as the study analyses concepts which are more analytical and a qualitative methodology is more appropriate for use. Lastly, this study is preliminary research in better understanding the urban artifacts of the 20th century and researches one of the factors that influence their formation, that is politics. Other aspects of socio-economic, historical and cultural factors will be researched in future studies.

Can architecture be 11-dimensional? The nature of space in the architecture of the digital world era

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Ahmadi M., Martyniuk-Pęczek J.

Przestrzeń, Ekonomia, Społeczeństwo

2020

issue 18/II

27-48

This research aims to explore the development of architectural theories about ‘ar- chitectural dimensions’ and look at architecture as a multidimensional space. It is important to understand that with today's development of virtual reality technolo- gy and through the combination of theories of physics and architecture, a new possibility of creating space has emerged. The arguments are made through inductive reasoning and grounded theory approach. According to the M-theory (one of the contemporaneous leading physics theories), physics suggests a world with 11 dimensions. A question could be asked in this way that should architecture be perceived whether as subjective or objective? Therefore, the theoretical arguments have been focused on three parameters of ‘Subjectivity’, ‘Time’, and ‘Reality’. These parameters are the joint integration of the theories in architecture and quantum physics about dimensions. This representation is justified by the demonstration of identical theoretical attributes that are manifested both in the continuum of ‘quantum architecture’ and ‘quantum realm’. On this basis, the dimensions counted for the status quo of architecture would be 1. ‘Physical and Virtual Creatress of Space’ (Physical/Virtual depth, edge, and ceiling height) or a space of mixed reality (real world merged with virtual reality); 2. ‘Active Architecture’ (corpora- tion of Relative and External time in the creation of Physical/Virtual Dynamism); and 3. ‘Smart Engagement of Experiential Dimensions’ (interactive mental, sensorial, and corporeal engagements based on local and non-local realities). These three factors account for ‘Reality’, ‘Time’, and ‘Subjectivity’, respectively. In the end, ‘Eleven-Dimensional Architecture’ would be introduced. Examples of this kind of architecture could be found in smart architecture with mixed reality settings.

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2 Przestrzeń, Ekonomia, Społeczeństwo

2 Martyniuk-Pęczek J.

1 Abbasi S.

1 Ahmadi M.

2 2021

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Politics and urban artifacts in cities: what are they and how are they interconected?

Can architecture be 11-dimensional? The nature of space in the architecture of the digital world era