Junkspace
In class, we talked about the fact that Koolhaas in his writings, observed and did not necessarily criticize urban phenomenons he was witnessing. However it seemed to me that "junkspace" was a criticizm of the spaces that emerged from modernization. As someone who positions modern architecture and urbanism as a movement that should "go with the flow" and positions himself as "lead surfer on the post-1989 wave of modernization" it seemed to be a attack on the development of architecture in a capitalist society. I can't help but wonder how he would rethink these spaces had they not emerged yet or how he would design them to not be considered "junk space" and incorporate the essence of old markets into them.
Along with your question, like we discussed in class, I wonder what his approach and reflection on his own "congested" spaces are regarding his seeming attack on junkspace? There is clearly a purpose, but what could we gain from now reflecting on his work in regard to junkspace?
ReplyDeleteI felt that he left a lot to critique, but little direction on where he thinks architecture should go. The reading was a lot to get through and at times I wondered if he was critiquing his own work.
ReplyDeleteI also wonder if he was critiquing his own work or the development of other works and what came of those. I think that it is possible he was critiquing both, which seems to make sense for me because of the fact that he talks of spaces that contradict his very own designs.
ReplyDeleteIs there a way of embracing this emergence of space and treat it to have the ability to apply it to our needs today? The fact that he acknowledges it, and in a way leads the way to criticize his own work, makes it seem that it is inevitable.
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