mixed-use diagram

A diagram from the Metro/Education study by Michel Lincourt and Harry Parnass (published in 1970):

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.

spectacularization of urban spaces

interesting article by Anouk Bélanger on the Canadiens move from the Forum to the Molson Centre (now called Bell Centre), here is the abstract (link):

As global corporations scan the world for preferential locations, particular places are forced into a competitive race to attract inward investors. All of this is leading to increased global inter-urban competition around entertainment industries, where cities must reimage and reimagine themselves in order to position themselves as `world-class’. Sports stadiums and other complexes have become increasingly important in this dynamic. In this article, the shift in sports venue from the Montreal Forum to the Molson Centre is examined as a means to explore a variety of issues: the privatization and spectacularization of urban spaces, the local customization of those developments through a marketing of nostalgia, the increasing importance of sport teams and venues in investment in civic images and infrastructure.