CHRISTOPHER ANDREWS ARCHITECT & TOWN PLANNER
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| ELECTRONIC MEDIA CENTER (WITH RAUL ROSAS ARCHITECT) |
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This project won an award in Progressive Architecture magazine's "New Public Realm" competition in 1992. It proposes a community town hall for the global village. The proposal is based on the premise that although we are living in the information age, consumer technology has contributed to our isolation and passivity--we learn of world events from the safety of our fortress-like homes. Our society struggles to find clear statements of common purpose, yet the democratic process is undermined by the lack of interaction. Moreover parts of society are disadvantaged by not having the access and skills to use existing communication technology. The proposed community media centers would address these problems by functioning as a forum for public dialogue, a mixture of library and town hall that would enable communities to research any issues and then debate courses of action. |
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