Placelessness of urban design and industrial branding in small town planning
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چکیده
The paper analyses placemaking in a small Finnish single-industry town through two architectural projects: the municipality’s downtown rejuvenation plan and new visitor centre of transnational corporation. It deploys Relph’s concept placelessness interpreting it relationally with assemblage, how projects resonate place’s material expressive elements. They represent high-quality architecture but embody placelessness: is physically detached from town, neglects industrial heritage. This missed opportunity for attractive place-making, shows an urge novel public-private collaboration urban design.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Urban Design
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1469-9664', '1357-4809']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13574809.2021.1877536