Big Wheels Keep On Turning
Big Wheels Keep On Turning
Rem Koolhaas’s “Culture of Congestion” provides insight of
the into making a dense metropolis. He references different New York City
architecture icons that played a key role in the developed for how a densely
packed city could maintain and function for its citizens.
Coney Island became a visual description on how the
residents of New York found a relief within the packed environments of the
city. The article cited that, there had to be different moving parts to keep
residents thriving in the dense city. Coney Island became a destination for the
residents to escape the city. From working
class to high class, all walks of life would ascend on the attraction. One of the highlights of the
island was the night life that could be experienced. The lights would allow for
visitors to experience the attractions and beach at all times during the day.
It is with little doubt that, the night life of Coney Island
sparked the desire for cities to have a vivid and active night life as well.
Experiencing a location's architecture at different times of the
day created new experiences for visitors and outlets for the residents to experience.
Your post reminded me of an article I read for studio about the "5 goals for a successful urban project," or something like that. One of the points they made was that an urban project should extend the time the area can be used: seasonally, or day to night. So is the idea that urban architecture should strive to allow an area to be used more frequently a theme that came from projects such as Coney Island?
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