Chapter 2. Issues and Analysis
Park - quick. And the only thing which could help them was Architecture, beautiful trusting Architecture that they had used before, but never so cruelly or so selfishly ...�39 Figure 2.3.2.2.1 is the example of the Manhattan Transcripts diagram. The photos the scene we can physically see, the plans are how we perceive a space, and the diagrams are the special interrelation we can put into drawing. In my point of view, this approach showing that we cannot just think architecture is a building. Architecture will degenerate if we only care about building. Instead, we can treat architecture as a catalyst of activities. Applying to Beijing case, the question is how can architecture be the energy to generate activities instead of just an indoor building? Inspired by Manhattan Transcript, my intention is to treat architecture not only as a building but also as a program activator like what outdoor public place can do. 2.3.2.2 Gordon Matta- Clark Conical Intersect
Fig. 2.3.2.1.1 Connical Intersect- question on value in urban renovation.
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Tschumi, Bernard. (1994). The Manhattan Transcript. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
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