. . POST-WAR OPTIMISM . . IN COLOMBO.
Design as Politics „We the People“ Mentors: Rajan V. Ritoe Wouter Vanstiphout Engbert van der Zaag Exam Committee: Henri van Bennekom 05.07.2013 P5 presentation Evelien van Winsen
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. . METHODOLOGY STEP 1: EXPLORE & DECIDE
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square 3200 m2
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tea
fruit trees
tea house herbs lion shelter 1400 m2 coffee
palms
situation 1:500
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. . CHALLENGE
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POLITICS DESIGN DESIGN AS POLITICS Politics
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POLITICS Politics
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. . sri lanka
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. . Marine drive
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. . progressive democracy
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. . kings of ceylon
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. . 1505: THE portuguese
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. . 1665: The Dutch
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. . 1796: The british
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. . 1983 - 2009: civil war
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. . 1983 - 2009: civil war
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. . Galle Face
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. . Buddhist Columns
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. . 1983 - 2009: civil war
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. . pres. mahinda rajapaksa
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. . war crimes?
Channel 4 documentary Killing Fields (2012) and The Times (30.05.2009)
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. . popularity president
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. . oppressive democracy
#162 OUT OF 179 COUNTRIES
World Press Freedom Map, Reporters Without Borders (2013)
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. . URBAN TRANSFORMATION
GOTABAYA RAJAPAKSA; MINISTER OF.. URBAN TRANSFORMATION..
.. AND DEFENSE Politics
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. . CONFLICT
dear investors how can we serve you?
the common man
the common man
COLOMBO
1% richest and business Politics
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. . NEOLIBERALISATION
is this the city we want?
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. . challenge
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DESIGN Design | P.26/68
. . LOCATION
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. . POLITICAL PUBLIC SPACE
Direct Democracy - 1291
Tiananmen Square - 1989
Speakers‘ Corner - since 1872
Taksim Square - 2013
Occupy Wall Street - 2011
Puerta del Sol - 2011
El-Tahrir Square - 2011
Forum Romanum - 700 v Chr.
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socialist republic
. . TIANANMEN SQUARE
Tiananmen Square Beijing (CHINA) Âą20.000.000 440.000m2
decision making
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debates recreation protests ceremonies activation
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public transport monument religion recreation politics education
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. . TAHRIR SQUARE decision making debates recreation protests ceremonies activation
representative democracy El-Tahrir cairo (EGYPT) Âą8.000.000
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public transport monument religion recreation politics education
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. . GENERIC CHARACTERISTICS
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representative democracy political public space colombo (sri lanka) 600.000
0,006 - 0,5 m2/600.000
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Tahrir Square example: 3750 m2 open space
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. . AMBIGUOUS PROGRAM GENERIC recreation education discussion activation protest SPECIFIC tropical climate Sri Lankan culture local materials
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. . TZOOM-IN
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. . TBUILDING ENSEMBLE
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. . TBUILDING ENSEMBLE
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. . TBUILDING ENSEMBLE
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. . TBUILDING ENSEMBLE
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. . ZONING
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. . ROUTE & FUNCTIONS
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. . PROGRAM
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. . ENTRANCE
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. . AUDITORIUM + LIBRARY
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. . BOTANICAL GARDEN
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. . MULTIMEDIA LAB
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. . CLIMATE
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cooling with concrete core activation + heat pump
at auditorium: fast supplementary airconditioning Shade
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. . TSRI LANKAN CULTURE
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. . MATERIALIZATION
Single glazing
Wooden window frames
Ventilation screen
Connection detail Brickwork
Concrete - in situ
vertical detail scale 1:5
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. . BUILDING SEQUENCE
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. . BUILDING SEQUENCE
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. . BUILDING SEQUENCE
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. . BUILDING SEQUENCE
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. . BUILDING SEQUENCE
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. . BUILDING SEQUENCE
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. . DESIGN
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DESIGN AS POLITICS Design as Politics | P.55/68
. . I. THE SCALE OF PROTEST vs ARCHITECTURE graffiti > 1 m2
pop concert > 250 m2
hunger strike 10 m2 speakers corner 25 m2
protest march > 500 m2
teach-in 100 m2
m2 media statement > 3750 m2
petition 5 m2 sit-in 25 m2
blogging 0,5 m2
graffiti 1-5
protest dance > 50 m2
tent camp > 250 m2
pop concert > 1.000
hunger strike 1-10 speakers corner ± 25
teach-in ± 200
road block > 10
petition thousands
media statement ± 15.000
sit-in ± 25 blogging 1
road block > 500 m2
protest dance ± 100
protest march > 1.000
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. . SPEAKERS CORNER corner 25 m2
1-25
Hyde Park, London
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. . LECTURES 200 m2
25-200
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. . DEMONSTRATION
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. . II. GUIDING TOWARDS ACTIVISM
recreation
education
activation
discussion
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. . III. ORNAMENTAL TRIGGERS
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. . PLANTS
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. . ANIMALS
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. . ULTIMATE RECONSILIATION
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. . CHARACTERS
ෆ්රීදොම්
சுதந்திரம் ෆ්රීදොම්
சுதந்திரம்
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. . OPTIMAL CIRCUMSTANCES
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. . POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
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. . EXPLOITATION