Abandon Architectures! » city http://abandonarchitectures.iednetwork.com Just another Iednetwork.com weblog Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:27:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 How do you Kill a City http://abandonarchitectures.iednetwork.com/2010/06/02/how-do-you-kill-a-city/ http://abandonarchitectures.iednetwork.com/2010/06/02/how-do-you-kill-a-city/#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 11:31:08 +0000 webmaster http://abandonarchitectures.iednetwork.com/?p=742 How do you Kill a City?

What is a city?

- A large settlement; a densely populated space.

- A social construct – an ideology or set of ideologies manifested upon a location

- A microcosm of civilisation; a paradigm of society

- AMatrix of civic utilities: rail and road networks, sanitary and electrical systems, waste managment etc.

- A cultural hub – representing and facilitating the local trade, religous and political needs of the larger population

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