InspiredbyFrançoiseChoay’sanalysisofinfrastructuralprosthesis,ourstudyperceivesthecityasadynamicorganisminwhichtechnologyactsasanessentialcomponent,generatingan‘alien’spaceora‘non-place’.Thisperspectiveredefinesthetraditionalurbanroleandtimeasan‘extendedpresent’.TheanalysisdrawsonErnestoNathanRogersandDipeshChakrabarty’sworks,exploringtheconnectionbetweentime,space,andapossible‘futurewithoutus’andcallingforaAQ1criticalreflectiononpasturbanpractices.Technologyemergesasanagentofsocialtransformation,highlightingtheevolutionofethicsovertimeandtheimportanceofmaintainingalinkbetweenthepastandthefuture.Theinvestigationfocuseson‘situatedknowledge’,akeytounderstandingbody-environmentinteraction,implyingananalysisofmaterialandimmaterialinteractionsinurbanevolution.Theneedtodevelopconceptsrelatedtothescaleandmultifunctionalityofurbaninfrastructuresisemphasised,aswellastheimportanceofpreservingthesensoryandculturalaspectsoftheurbanenvironmentduringgreenanddigitaltransitions(TwinTransition). Theconclusionemphasisestheneedforachangeintherelationshipbetweentechnology,nature,andsocietyforasuccessfulecologicalandsocialtransition,proposingaproactiveviewoftechnologyasatooltopreserve,adaptandtransform,embracingtheideaofasustainablemetropolitanfuture.
Technology, Historical Foundations, and Sustainability in the Urban Evolution of Tomorrow’s Metropolis
Contin, A;d'Alfonso, E
2025-01-01
Abstract
InspiredbyFrançoiseChoay’sanalysisofinfrastructuralprosthesis,ourstudyperceivesthecityasadynamicorganisminwhichtechnologyactsasanessentialcomponent,generatingan‘alien’spaceora‘non-place’.Thisperspectiveredefinesthetraditionalurbanroleandtimeasan‘extendedpresent’.TheanalysisdrawsonErnestoNathanRogersandDipeshChakrabarty’sworks,exploringtheconnectionbetweentime,space,andapossible‘futurewithoutus’andcallingforaAQ1criticalreflectiononpasturbanpractices.Technologyemergesasanagentofsocialtransformation,highlightingtheevolutionofethicsovertimeandtheimportanceofmaintainingalinkbetweenthepastandthefuture.Theinvestigationfocuseson‘situatedknowledge’,akeytounderstandingbody-environmentinteraction,implyingananalysisofmaterialandimmaterialinteractionsinurbanevolution.Theneedtodevelopconceptsrelatedtothescaleandmultifunctionalityofurbaninfrastructuresisemphasised,aswellastheimportanceofpreservingthesensoryandculturalaspectsoftheurbanenvironmentduringgreenanddigitaltransitions(TwinTransition). Theconclusionemphasisestheneedforachangeintherelationshipbetweentechnology,nature,andsocietyforasuccessfulecologicalandsocialtransition,proposingaproactiveviewoftechnologyasatooltopreserve,adaptandtransform,embracingtheideaofasustainablemetropolitanfuture.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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