EURALILLE PROJECT: ISSUES OF PLACE, FORM AND SPACE IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBALIZATION

 
 
 
 

EURALILLE PROJECT: ISSUES OF PLACE, FORM AND SPACE IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBALIZATION

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Title: EURALILLE PROJECT: ISSUES OF PLACE, FORM AND SPACE IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBALIZATION
Author: SABANAYAGAM, SENTHIL
Description: Issues of identity, context and place are central to the discussions on urbanism and urban design projects. In its role as the physical reflection of contemporary culture, the city form is closely linked to these issues. Consequently the approach to these issues forms the core area of theory, criticism and practice of urban design. The recent growth of globalization as a cultural, economic and social phenomenon has significantly affected these issues and triggered a revaluation of their role and significance in the design of cities. This study is an analysis of changing perspectives on issues of place and context in relation to the newly emerging global condition with reference to the design of cities. It is an attempt to understand the recent trends in the architectural expression of forms and spaces that can be linked to the influences of globalization. The particular case of the design for the new city center for Lille, a city in northern France is taken as the primary case study subject for its active relationship with the issues of place and context and the close ties of its programming with events of globalization. Analysis of this project is divided topically into the study of its way of contending with the issue of place, form and space. The framework for studying the project is derived from the writings by Marc Auge on non-places, Edward Relph's 'Place and Placelessness' and Hans Ibelings ideas on the architecture for globalization. The study also considers the ideas of Rem Koolhaas, the master architect for the Euralille project and certain recent architectural works that seem to have similarities in their radical approach to place and treatment of form and space. The overall aim of the thesis is to develop an understanding of contemporary issues in architecture and urbanism that are under the influence of the forces of globalization.
Permanent Link: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin983795574
http://hdl.handle.net/2374.OX/10211
Date: 2001

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