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Title: When contextualism is achieved in urban design, it is usually appreciated successful unless somehow


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  • When contextualism is achieved in urban design,
    it is usually appreciated (successful) unless
    somehow inappropriate or regarded by the users as
    a patronizing gesture.
  • In most cases, however, contextualism is not
    achieved, because of economic and political
    constraints, the invention of histories, short
    comings of urban designers (who may only be
    paying lip service to contextualism while
    pursuing more personal goals) and other reasons.
  • In short, these goals usually prove elusive
    owing to urban designs ironic failure to
    acknowledge the larger contexts in which they
    build.
  • When contextualism is not achieved, the urban
    design initiative is usually not appreciated
    (unsuccessful)except in certain instances where
    people believe a place is historically,
    physically, or socially contextual (even if it is
    not) or dont care because the place succeeds for
    other reasons such as standard of living it
    offers, its prestige, and/or location.
  • -Nan Ellis Postmodern Urbanism (1996)

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  • context  (k n t kst ) n.
  • The part of a text or statement that surrounds a
    particular word or passage and determines its
    meaning.
  • 2. The circumstances in which an event occurs
    a setting.

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What is the CONTEXT?
  • Place / Location
  • Neighborhood, District ,City, Region, Nation
  • History, Culture and Identity
  • Constructed History, Frozen in Time, Current /
    Future
  • Social / Economic / Political
  • Environment / Climate
  • Topography, weather, geology, materials

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Elements and Toolsto signify, react, and
establish context
  • Scale
  • Form / geometry
  • Details / Style
  • Materials
  • Marketing
  • Program / Function
  • Regulations, Guidelines

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CelebrationFlorida
"CONSTRUCTED" CONTEXT
Borneo SporenburgAmsterdam
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CELEBRATION, Florida
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Borneo Sporenburg, Amsterdam
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High Line Meatpacking District, NYC
"Unexpected Program" Context
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URBAN BEACHES
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URBAN BEACHES
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Times Square, NYC Williamsburg, VA
A "Moment in History" Context
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"Situation" Context
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Katrina Cottages Make It Right Foundation
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" Becoming a part" of Context
Guggenheim Museum, NYC
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LA Bilbao
Minneapolis Abu Dhabi
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Context ? ? ?
RENAISSANCES, DUBAI
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  • In post modern world, do we still need context?
  • How to determine what projects are successful
  • for both their aesthetics and their role in
    democratizing and urbanizing the City?
  • How do contexts influence "places" and how
    "places" contribute to contexts?
  • How do we value different understandings of
    contex?

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