"Warped Space, Art, Architecture and Anxiety in Modern Culture"
In Anthony Vidler's writing, he describes how mindset can be the very basis for how we design. He describes that there are two types of spacial warping, which are effected by our mindset. One being spatial warping derived from the psychological ideas of modernism and the second being the warping from the perspective of interweaving sets of medias. Symbolism weaved in the urban realm displayed architecturally is the connection of these two warped spaces.
This is where the article had me thinking I entered a new world. He describes "Death Cube K" which is a post-apocalyptic bar, a nightmarish space. Vidler basically paints the picture of a highly distorted and extreme idea of warped space onset by the fear of an unknown future both urbanistically and individually.
From what I gather, Vidler attempts to define that warped space is the result of individual perceptions. These perceptions shape how we design and our overall outlook on the direction of architecture as a whole. I feel as though I will need to read this article a few more times to really digest his ideas and lessons. I found myself lost about 75% of the time, but perhaps as I move to more free-thinking, I may begin to analyze the process.
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