The Situationist City by Simon Sadler

The Situationist City



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ISBN: 0262193922, 9780585028286
Page: 352
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Sadler, Simon, 1998, The Situationist City, The MIT Press I picked this book because cities are interesting to me and I'd like to learn more about theories and movements to do with living in city, urbanism, utopia and the like. Considering the search for meaningful engagement in a society that feels increasingly fragmented, certain aspects of Situationist theory are more topical than ever. The Situationists sought to dislodge the city inhabitant from their daily life, by engaging in derives, or aimless walks, that could last for any duration, so long as its sole purpose was to observe the city. It comes from a group of theorists called the Situationists, whose work I have been interested in since learning about it in a first year art course. €�The benign professionalism of architecture and design had, in their opinion [situationists], led to a sterilization of the world that threatened to wipe out any sense of spontaneity and playfulness. According to Simon Sadler, author of "The Situationist City," the Situationists argued that professional architecture had led to "a sterilization of the world that threatened to wipe out any sense of spontaneity or playfulness. This week predominantly involved us working on our essay which was due on Friday while also keeping our event ideas in the back of our mind. 'Allure' is an experiment in SITUATIONIST CINEMA. The rest of this chapter takes us on a whistle-stop tour of alternative urbanism; from the Situationist International's avant-garde 'psychogeography' to graffiti, parkour and free-running, to contemporary urban exploration. Situationists and Independents felt that indigenous living patterns were best nurtured through the “clustering” of the city. Book Review: The Beach Beneath the Street – the Situationists · bkg_constant_babylon-1 Constant was a Dutch painter and artist who spent many years designing the utopian city of New Babylon.