Wk 2 Reflection

This is the overall diagram to sum up our wk 2's discussion. I believe some categories can be integrated with other themes; where as certain categories have to stand alone in that theme. The question is where do we draw the boundary of crossing over or not??

Flexible:

Space can be flexible, but yet we do not want a "multi-purpose space". How can be design a public space where children can play, people can interact with each other, a place to build up their memories, a place that is secure, safe and lively?

Examplar: Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Headquarters designed by Norman Foster

Mobile:

Moveable Architecture. Our group discussed the way it moves around. Should it be spreading out from the centre? Rotating around? And what is the purpose of moving around?

Distributed:
We discussed the way of distributing our daily lifes, whether the city, home and work place be integrated to each other or they should be seperated. We also discussed distributing services, whether services can be distributed in one single line. In that way people are ensured to reach all the services, but the cons is that people cannot "skip" that services if they don't need that services. Or could services be distributed around where you live?

Virtual:
What is 'Virtual'?
 - Non physical state
 - Unreal
 - Abstract
 - Diagramatic
 - Imaginative World
 - Transparent / Openness

People are able to communicate without being there (eg. twitter, blog, TV, Inernet, Mobile). People are able to enjoy the services without paying money (eg. media, park, education, exhibition), the place will be able to attract more artist to gather there, and the city will develop the sense of cultural identity.
The questions are where do the artists come from and do we need artists in the city?


After discussing with one of the tutors, he stretched us the idea of intergrating the themes.
Virtual --> Communicate without being there --> TV --> Can TV be flexible? It can be a media for us to communicate. Can 'TV' be in our pocket, and be carried around anywhere and everywhere at anytime? Would that change the way people have their meeting in the future? Since TV is getting cheaper and cheaper, can all the walls in the future parliament be designed with TV panels?