About staying or passing by

Superkilen: a public space of hypermodernity

Authors

  • Alejandro Folga Universidad de la República, Uruguay

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35305/23626097v6i10.202

Keywords:

public space, photography, project, society, hypermodernity

Abstract

In this article an approximation is proposed about some of the different uses and appropriations of the contemporary public space. This is done from the study of a case: the central sector (called the “Black Square”) of the Superkilen urban park, located in Copenhagen and designed by the BIG Architects studio together with Topotek 1 and Superflex. The reflection has its starting point in the analysis and interpretation of two photographs (taken by two different professional photographers) that illustrate various forms of appropriation of space and urban equipment by users. Being the main protagonists of the reflection, photographic images become simultaneously objects of study and method of knowledge of reality. Finally, other looks (anthropologists, sociologists, philosophers) that try to find new meanings in what the photographs show or suggest us, and add to the looks of the photographers.

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Author Biography

Alejandro Folga, Universidad de la República, Uruguay

Arquitecto (FARQ-UdelaR), Diplomado en Investigación Proyectual (2015), Maestrando de Proyecto de Arquitectura. Profesor Agregado de Representación y Profesor Adjunto de Proyecto de Arquitectura en FADU (Montevideo, Uruguay). Ha realizado investigaciones y es autor de varios libros sobre arquitectura, proyecto y representación. Ha recibido premios en concursos de arquitectura y diseño.

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Published

2019-07-05

How to Cite

Folga, A. (2019). About staying or passing by: Superkilen: a public space of hypermodernity. A&P Continuidad, 6(10), 36–45. https://doi.org/10.35305/23626097v6i10.202

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 10 (2019): PUBLIC DIMENSION OF ARCHITECTURE

Section

Thematic dossier

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