El centro comercial: una "burbuja de cristal"
The shopping center is the new place for commerce in today´s cities. It is the new public space that emerges when the old downtown looses its economic, politic and cultural leadership (the lived and enjoyed city disappears for the citizens). But the shopping center is not a democratic place that...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidad de Colima
1998-01-01
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| Series: | Estudios sobre las Culturas Contemporáneas |
| Online Access: | http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=31600804 |
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| Summary: | The shopping center is the new place for commerce in today´s cities.
It is the new public space that emerges when the old downtown looses
its economic, politic and cultural leadership (the lived and enjoyed city
disappears for the citizens). But the shopping center is not a democratic
place that would gather all the inhabitants of the city, it is a restricted
space in which there are exclusions and processes of segregation. The
shopping center is half public, half private and works as a pasteurized
world, A place that reduces the city into a private word, which is protected
from the outside noise and social contradictions. Its suspended in time and attracts visitors with promises of comfort. It is a fancy, false
paradise and a place to buy comfort. This article analyzes the forms as
well as the symbolism of its architecture. Also, it studies its aesthetics,
stock presentation and display windows. The shopping center is a structure
that makes walking and buying easier. The article also shows the
different uses that this place allows the visitor. |
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| ISSN: | 1405-2210 |