18 – Junkspace – Rem Koolhaas & the End of Architecture
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The Peristaltic Circulation in Airport Terminals
In junk space, circulation becomes this sort of surreal dreamscape. Part of which actually is often functionalist route planning. Like the Barbican. He's very keen on the shopping mall airport as being something which is continually refitted. Refitting process degrades architectural intent or degrades intent of any sort. And also that these are just kind of... is this layering of decisions and re-reusing. Which also becomes permanent.
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