Introductory video clip of the talk – ‘From Space to Place: A Necessary Paradigm Shift in Architecture…’ – that I presented to the ‘5th Global Conference, Space and Place: Exploring Critical Issues’, on Friday, the 5th of September 2014, at Mansfield College, Oxford (UK). Image and Video credits Featured Image (source) by Егор Камелев on unsplash.com Video footage (source) –…
Space and Place: Why They Matter This website explores the meaning of two fundamental concepts: space and place.They are not merely technical terms for physicists, philosophers, social scientists, or architects. They are cross-cutting concepts that shape how we understand the world—from physics to philosophy, from the biological to the social sciences, from culture to everyday life. Yet their meaning is…
In September 2014, I participated in the 5th Global Conference on Space and Place, at Mansfield College, Oxford, UK. The conference was organized by Interdisciplinary.net, a former British Association for Interdisciplinary Research and Publishing. My paper, titled From Space to Place, A Necessary Paradigm Shift in Architecture, was included by the organizing committee in the section under the heading ‘Rethinking…
To be (at all) is to be in (some) place Archytian Axiom American philosopher Edward S. Casey reports the Archytian axiom in his book The Fate of Place as follows: ‘… to be (at all) is to be in (some) place.’ [1] The original statement by Archytas, as referenced by Simplicius, and reported by Israeli physicist and professor Shmuel Sambursky…