The Babylon Times
Unit 1
Friday, 25 July 2014
THE CITY IN THE ROOM By Archana Moorthy & Isabella Marques Castro
The cyclical life of the city: Babylon, in good times and in bad, the room preserves every condition of the city
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abylon stands on the place where a very famous city once stood. The creative war that ransacked the Victorian city of London paved way for the modern city of Babylon, a city that is far superior to its predecessor in many ways. While London transformed into Babylon, it shed some of its flaws and took on some elements that were the envy of the world. The world gasped and awed at the superiority of this new cityplanned and designed by some of the greatest and artistic minds in the world. This superpower city was said to be the major aspiration for other nations. While we were trying to protect the city from the hands of outside evil, we overlooked a few inside details.
The people jointly agreed on altering the policies of the government. We hoped that the new policies would help. We hoped for a better city, a better living and a better society. We have however missed a few clauses. Our trust in our leaders or rather the designers of our new city that we have been so proud of has hazed our vision and we have forgotten to read in between the lines. That’s where the genius of the city designers lies. The campaign and planning was so good that it is impossible to identify a flaw. However, to ensure that the city of Babylon lingers on despite its unexpected death, the architects have come with a very simple solution. 1
A room is defined as a distinguishable space in a structure commonly separated by a door. Every space has a character that distinguishes it from the rest of the structure but from where does the space take that character from. The architects whose works dominate our new city have come together to create a space what they call the room in the city. They have tried to recreate the magic of the dying city that arranges millions of miles into a one space that’s a little more than a few square metres. Drawing inspiration from the towers designed by the architects, they have invented a scheme that will allow you to experience the genius of their design. Flip over to find out more.
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