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| constructivist architecture | |
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Central to the idea of the social condenser is the premise that architecture has the ability to influence Social Behavior . The intention of the social condensor was to influence the design of Public Space s, with a goal of breaking down perceived Social Heirarchies in an effort to create Socially Equitable Space s. Approaches in creating the built form of a "social condenser" include the intentional overlapping and intersection of Program es within a space through circulation. In this example, shared circulation Nodes create collision zones of varied constituencies. The premise is that these areas of collision create the environment where there is potential to allow for otherwise disperse social communities to interact. From the OMA book ''Content'' a social condenser is described as; "Programatic layering upon vacant terrain to encourage dynamic coexistence of activities and to generate through their interference, unprecedented events." REFERENCES McGetrick, Brendan; Koolhaas, Rem, Ed. (2004). "Content", pp. 73. Taschen, 2004. ISBN 3-8228-3070-4. |
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