spatial multitudes… urban assembly containers…

from Antonio Petrov’s translation (in New Geographies Issue 0) of Sloterdijk’s Foam City:

In looking at assembly architectures, the topological particularities of modern cities become visible: On one hand, they are defined as locations for collectors, who move toward the gathering crowd; on the other hand, they accommodate apartment buildings that serve as dwelling pods to small families and singles; and lastly they host the diverse institutions of the Arbeitswelt (world of labor), in which the majority of urbanites secure their economic existence.