Comments on: City center http://liftlab.com/think/nova/2009/10/28/city-center/ mind/tech bazar from outer space Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:33:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.1 By: Clement http://liftlab.com/think/nova/2009/10/28/city-center/#comment-552791 Clement Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:57:39 +0000 http://liftlab.com/think/nova/2009/10/28/city-center/#comment-552791 A curious example is the Tokyo city center, the historical in fact not the Google Maps one. Barthes wrote in L'Empire des signes that Tokyo center is void. The city was built around the Imperial palace where it has nothing related to a city (no street, no building, just a castle and a huge garden). A curious example is the Tokyo city center, the historical in fact not the Google Maps one.
Barthes wrote in L’Empire des signes that Tokyo center is void. The city was built around the Imperial palace where it has nothing related to a city (no street, no building, just a castle and a huge garden).

]]> By: Jean-Marc Liotier http://liftlab.com/think/nova/2009/10/28/city-center/#comment-552210 Jean-Marc Liotier Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:51:07 +0000 http://liftlab.com/think/nova/2009/10/28/city-center/#comment-552210 In Paris, the reference point of the whole French geodesic system (in front of the Notre dame Cathedral) is a common consensual position. Maybe this ancient system also provides a good reference in other cities, which would explain its resurgence in modern mapping applications. I like the idea of probing mental models through the simple device of asking where the center is. In Paris, the reference point of the whole French geodesic system (in front of the Notre dame Cathedral) is a common consensual position. Maybe this ancient system also provides a good reference in other cities, which would explain its resurgence in modern mapping applications.

I like the idea of probing mental models through the simple device of asking where the center is.

]]> By: jsalvachua http://liftlab.com/think/nova/2009/10/28/city-center/#comment-552209 jsalvachua Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:22:15 +0000 http://liftlab.com/think/nova/2009/10/28/city-center/#comment-552209 I think most of the "city centers" are related to the history on how the city have grown up. So, usually, the center is the oldest part. Depending on the urbanistic development (and the century that have grown up) you get so many different city centers. I think most of the “city centers” are related to the history on how the city have grown up. So, usually, the center is the oldest part. Depending on the urbanistic development (and the century that have grown up) you get so many different city centers.

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