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Play Place : An agonistic intervention for Vancouver City Hall Reindl, Stefan

Abstract

The City of Vancouver’s new Department of Agonistics has its sights set on Helena Gutteridge Plaza. Combining the theories of Chantal Mouffe on agonistic public space with the writings of Johan Huizinga on the play-element of human culture, the Department of Agonistics provides a new model for diagnosing and treated failed public spaces. By embracing the playground as a model for agonistic social infrastructure, this project aims to return spaces such as Helena Gutteridge Plaza to the public as sites for spontaneity, expression, and togetherness so that the participatory nature of urban life can be realized and counter-hegemonic narratives may emerge.

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Play Place : An agonistic intervention for Vancouver City Hall
Creator
Reindl, Stefan
Date Issued
2020-12
Description
The City of Vancouver’s new Department of Agonistics has its sights set on Helena Gutteridge Plaza. Combining the theories of Chantal Mouffe on agonistic public space with the writings of Johan Huizinga on the play-element of human culture, the Department of Agonistics provides a new model for diagnosing and treated failed public spaces. By embracing the playground as a model for agonistic social infrastructure, this project aims to return spaces such as Helena Gutteridge Plaza to the public as sites for spontaneity, expression, and togetherness so that the participatory nature of urban life can be realized and counter-hegemonic narratives may emerge.
Subject
Public space; Playground; Agonism; Accessibility; Protest
Geographic Location
Vancouver (B.C.)
Genre
Graduating Project
Type
Text
Language
eng
Series
University of British Columbia. ARCH 549
Date Available
2021-01-04
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0395430
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/76933
Affiliation
Applied Science, Faculty of; Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA), School of
Campus
UBCV
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Graduate
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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