A mediator is a medium that operates in a “space of transformation”1 by interposing itself between two poles. What does the denial of mediation signify in an architectural framework? This is the question that this paper will address by exploring the meaning of protest, an action that provides the capacity for denying media- tion. Protest goes straight to the target. It thrives on the claim that it is anti-hierarchical.
The Urban Backdoor: Replacing the Meaning of Mediator in Architectural Public Space / Andreotti, Chiara; Gesuelli, Fabrizio. - In: INTERVENTIONS/ADAPTIVE REUSE. - ISSN 2154-8498. - STAMPA. - 05:(2014), pp. 10-15.
The Urban Backdoor: Replacing the Meaning of Mediator in Architectural Public Space
ANDREOTTI, CHIARA;
2014
Abstract
A mediator is a medium that operates in a “space of transformation”1 by interposing itself between two poles. What does the denial of mediation signify in an architectural framework? This is the question that this paper will address by exploring the meaning of protest, an action that provides the capacity for denying media- tion. Protest goes straight to the target. It thrives on the claim that it is anti-hierarchical.File allegati a questo prodotto
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