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DESCRIPTION:The idea of the open city as a place of social integration\, cu
 ltural diversity and collective identity is perceived as an irreversible
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\nachievement of modernity\, and fuels our visions for a sustainable urban
  future. Nevertheless\, we are witnessing increasing fragmentation and secl
 usion\, which threatens the existence of the open city. Suburban compounds\
 , gated communities\, university campuses\, covered shopping malls\, urban 
 entertainment areas\, airport security zones\, holiday resorts\, all tend t
 o develop into privatized and controlled zones\, which are connected with t
 he city at large by a limited number of corridors and access points. Public
  space - traditionally understood as the ultimate space of social encounter
  and equality - is being eroded by commerce\, changing lifestyles and funct
 ionality. This lecture will address whether these conditions are destroying
  the sensible tissue of the open city\, which are intended to encourage soc
 ial interaction and balance. Are cities degenerating into secluded islands 
 that denying a balanced urban totality? And how might the open city react t
 o these developments?
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\nProfessor Christaanse is Professor of Architectu
 re and Urban Design at the ETH Zurich and the founder of KCAP\, which has o
 ffices in Rotterdam\, Zurich and London. He is a member of the Mayor's Desi
 gn for London Advisory Group and was recently appointed curator of the Inte
 rnational Architecture Biennale in Rotterdam in 2009\, also to be entitled 
 "[limited access] or the open city?".
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SUMMARY:[limited access] or the open city?
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CREATED:20071116T133619
DTSTAMP:20080907T192745
LOCATION:London School of Economics Hong Kong Theatre Clement House
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