Constructing situations or phenomeno-praxis

Wieczorek, I. (2016) Constructing situations or phenomeno-praxis. In: Ambiances, demain | Ambiances, tomorrow | Ατμόσφαιρες, Αύριο, 21-24 September 2016, Department of Architecture, University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece, pp. 719-724.

Abstract/Summary

This paper explores the re‐framing of the notion of atmosphere through Situationist practices, focusing particularly on the project of New Babylon by Constant. In this context, not only do the Situationist endeavours set a field for approaching atmospheres as milieux of inter‐sensory and synaesthetic reactivation, involving a wide spectrum of sensory mechanisms, but also expand our understanding of ambiance by connecting it to practical and creative activities. By bringing the notion of ‘constructed situation’ into play, the intention is thus to identify conditions and processes under which the sensory (aesthetic) intersects with the social – that is, processes in which staging of atmosphere also becomes a staging of social reality.

Item Type	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/69454
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Science > School of the Built Environment > Architecture Science > School of the Built Environment > Urban Living group
Uncontrolled Keywords	atmosphere, ambiance, praxeology, situationists
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