Playtime. A creature to assemble and disassemble. Milano, Italy, 2020
New media hasn’t killed old media, but it has undoubtedly transformed the urban typologies that once thrived on its circulation. As magazines and periodicals migrate to digital-only formats, the newsstand has lost its former status as a hub of public life and neighborhood information. In this shifti...
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2024-12-01
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| Summary: | New media hasn’t killed old media, but it has undoubtedly transformed the urban typologies that once thrived on its circulation. As magazines and periodicals migrate to digital-only formats, the newsstand has lost its former status as a hub of public life and neighborhood information. In this shifting urban and media landscape, Playtime by Giancarlo Mazzanti reimagines this typology as a vibreant community hub. Responding to the Corriere della Sera’s call for a “newsstand of the future,” this modular, toy-like structure adapts to diverse urban contexts through interchangeable parts and simple functionality. By merging sociocultural and recreational functions with a degree of open-endedness in design, Playtime proposes a hybrid platform for public space vitality and collective engagement. |
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| ISSN: | 0716-0852 0717-6996 |