,*APT] #g ,T]RITORIAL ,DOM9ATION ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,GUY ,DEBORD ,TEXT 3 ,*APT] #g3 ,T]RITORIAL ,DOM9ATION 0,:OEV] BECOMES ! RUL] ( A CITY ?AT IS ACCU/OM$ TO FRE$OM & DOES NOT DE/ROY IT CAN EXPECT TO BE DE/ROY$ BY IT1 = IT CAN ALWAYS F9D A PRETEXT = REBELLION 9 ! NAME ( ITS =M] FRE$OM & AGE-OLD CU/OMS1 :I* >E NEV] =GOTT5 DESPITE ! PASSAGE ( TIME OR ANY B5EFITS IT HAS RECEIV$4 ,NO MATT] :AT ! RUL] DOES OR :AT PRECAUTIONS HE TAKES1 ! 9HABITANTS WILL NEV] =GET ?AT FRE$OM OR ?OSE CU/OMS -- UNLESS !Y >E SEP>AT$ OR DISP]S$ 4440 ,MA*IAVELLI1 ,! ,PR9CE #afe ,CAPITALI/ PRODUCTION HAS UNIFI$ SPACE1 BREAK+ D[N ! B\ND>IES BETWE5 ONE SOCIETY & ! NEXT4 ,?IS UNIFICATION IS AT ! SAME TIME AN EXT5SIVE & 9T5SIVE PROCESS ( BANALIZATION4 ,JU/ AS ! ACCUMULATION ( COMMODITIES MASS-PRODUC$ = ! AB/RACT SPACE ( ! M>KET %ATT]$ ALL REGIONAL & LEGAL B>RI]S & ALL ! ,M$IEVAL GUILD RE/RICTIONS ?AT MA9TA9$ ! QUALITY ( CRAFT PRODUCTION1 IT ALSO UND]M9$ ! AUTONOMY & QUALITY ( PLACES4 ,?IS HOMOG5IZ+ P[] IS ! HEAVY >TILL]Y ?AT HAS BATT]$ D[N ALL ! WALLS ( ,*9A4 #aff ,! FREE SPACE ( COMMODITIES IS CON/ANTLY BE+ ALT]$ & R$ESIGN$ 9 ORD] TO BECOME EV] MORE ID5TICAL TO ITSELF1 TO GET AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO MOTIONLESS MONOTONY4 #afg ,:ILE ELIM9AT+ GEOGRAPHICAL DI/ANCE1 ?IS SOCIETY PRODUCES A NEW 9T]NAL DI/ANCE 9 ! =M ( SPECTACUL> SEP>ATION4 #afh ,T\RISM -- HUMAN CIRCULATION PACKAG$ = CONSUMPTION1 A BYPRODUCT ( ! CIRCULATION ( COMMODITIES -- IS ! OPPORTUNITY TO GO & SEE :AT HAS BE5 BANALIZ$4 ,! ECONOMIC ORGANIZATION ( TRAVEL TO DIFF]5T PLACES ALREADY GU>ANTEES !IR EQUIVAL5CE4 ,! MOD]NIZATION ?AT HAS ELIM9AT$ ! TIME 9VOLV$ 9 TRAVEL HAS SIMULTANE\SLY ELIM9AT$ ANY REAL SPACE FROM IT4 #afi ,! SOCIETY ?AT RE%APES ITS 5TIRE SURR\ND+S HAS EVOLV$ ITS [N SPECIAL TE*NIQUE = MOLD+ ITS [N T]RITORY1 :I* CON/ITUTES ! MAT]IAL UND]P9N+ = ALL ! FACETS ( ?IS PROJECT4 ,URBANISM -- 0CITY PLANN+0 -- IS CAPITALISM'S ME?OD = TAK+ OV] ! NATURAL & HUMAN 5VIRONM5T4 ,FOLL[+ ITS LOGICAL DEVELOPM5T T[>D TOTAL DOM9ATION1 CAPITALISM N[ CAN & MU/ REFA%ION ! TOTALITY ( SPACE 9TO ITS [N P>TICUL> DECOR4 #ag ,! CAPITALI/ NE$ ?AT IS SATISFI$ BY URBANISM'S CONSPICU\S PETRIFICATION ( LIFE CAN BE DESCRIB$ 9 ,HEGELIAN T]MS AS A TOTAL PR$OM9ANCE ( A 0PEACEFUL COEXI/5CE )9 SPACE0 OV] 0! RE/LESS BECOM+ ?AT TAKES PLACE 9 ! PROGRESSION ( TIME40 #aga ,:ILE ALL ! TE*NICAL =CES ( CAPITALISM CONTRIBUTE T[>D V>I\S =MS ( SEP>ATION1 URBANISM PROVIDES ! MAT]IAL F\NDATION = ?OSE =CES & PREP>ES ! GR\ND = !IR DEPLOYM5T4 ,IT IS ! V]Y TE*NOLOGY ( SEP>ATION4 #agb ,URBANISM IS ! MOD]N ME?OD = SOLV+ ! ONGO+ PROBLEM ( SAFEGU>D+ CLASS P[] BY ATOMIZ+ ! WORK]S :O HAVE BE5 DANG]\SLY BR\D ISOLATION1 :I* IS ! UND]LY+ ESS5CE ( URBANISM1 MU/ ALSO 9CLUDE A CONTROLL$ RE9TEGRATION ( ! WORK]S BAS$ ON ! PLANN$ NE$S ( PRODUCTION & CONSUMPTION4 ,?IS RE9TEGRATION 9TO ! SY/EM MEANS BR++ ISOLAT$ 9DIVIDUALS TOGE!R AS ISOLAT$ 9DIVIDUALS4 ,FACTORIES1 CULTURAL C5T]S1 T\RI/ RESORTS & H\S+ DEVELOPM5TS >E SPECIFICALLY DESIGN$ TO FO/] ?IS TYPE ( PSEUDOCOMMUNITY4 ,! SAME COLLECTIVE ISOLATION PREVAILS EV5 )9 ! FAMILY CELL1 :]E ! OMNIPRES5T RECEIV]S ( SPECTACUL> MESSAGES FILL ! ISOLATION ) ! RUL+ IMAGES -- IMAGES ?AT D]IVE !IR FULL P[] PRECISELY FROM ?AT ISOLATION4 #agc ,9 ALL PREVI\S P]IODS >*ITECTURAL 9NOVATIONS W]E DESIGN$ EXCLUSIVELY = ! RUL+ CLASSES4 ,N[ = ! FIR/ TIME A NEW >*ITECTURE HAS BE5 SPECIFICALLY DESIGN$ = ! POOR4 ,! ES!TIC POV]TY & VA/ PROLIF]ATION ( ?IS NEW EXP]I5CE 9 HABITATION /EM FROM ITS MASS *>ACT]1 :I* *>ACT] 9 TURN /EMS BO? FROM ITS FUNCTION & FROM ! MOD]N CONDITIONS ( CON/RUCTION4 ,! OBVI\S CORE ( !SE CONDITIONS IS ! AU?ORIT>IAN DECISIONMAK+ :I* AB/RACTLY CONV]TS ! 5VIRONM5T 9TO AN 5VIRONM5T ( AB/RACTION4 ,! SAME >*ITECTURE APPE>S EV]Y:]E AS SOON AS 9DU/RIALIZATION HAS BEGUN1 EV5 9 ! C\NTRIES ?AT >E FUR!/ BEH9D 9 ?IS REG>D1 AS AN ESS5TIAL F\NDATION = IMPLANT+ ! NEW TYPE ( SOCIAL EXI/5CE4 ,! CONTRADICTION BETWE5 ! GR[? ( SOCIETY'S MAT]IAL P[]S & ! CONT9U$ LACK ( PROGRESS T[>D ANY CONSCI\S CONTROL ( ?OSE P[]S IS REVEAL$ AS GL>+LY BY ! DEVELOPM5TS ( URBANISM AS BY ! ISSUES ( !RMONUCLE> WEAPONS OR ( BIR? CONTROL 7:]E ! POSSIBILITY ( MANIPULAT+ H]$ITY IS ALREADY ON ! HORIZON74 #agd ,! SELF-DE/RUCTION ( ! URBAN 5VIRONM5T IS ALREADY WELL UND] WAY4 ,! EXPLOSION ( CITIES 9TO ! C\NTRYSIDE1 COV]+ IT ) :AT ,MUM=D CALLS 0A =MLESS MASS ( ?9LY SPREAD SEMI-URBAN TISSUE10 IS DIRECTLY GOV]N$ BY ! IMP]ATIVES ( CONSUMPTION4 ,! DICTATOR%IP ( ! AUTOMOBILE -- ! PILOT PRODUCT ( ! FIR/ /AGE ( COMMODITY ABUNDANCE -- HAS LEFT ITS M>K ON ! L&SCAPE ) ! DOM9ANCE ( FREEWAYS1 :I* TE> UP ! OLD URBAN C5T]S & PROMOTE AN EV]-WID] DISP]SAL4 ,)9 ?IS PROCESS V>I\S =MS ( P>TIALLY RECON/ITUT$ URBAN FABRIC FLEET+LY CRY/ALLIZE >\ND 0DI/RIBUTION FACTORIES0 -- GIANT %OPP+ C5T]S BUILT 9 ! MIDDLE ( NO:]E & SURR\ND$ BY ACRES ( P>K+ LOTS4 ,!SE TEMPLES ( FR5ETIC CONSUMPTION >E SUBJECT TO ! SAME IRRESI/IBLE C5TRIFUGAL MOM5TUM1 :I* CA/S !M ASIDE AS SOON AS !Y HAVE 5G5D]$ 5\< SURR\ND+ DEVELOPM5T TO BECOME OV]BURD5$ SECOND>Y C5T]S 9 !IR TURN4 ,BUT ! TE*NICAL ORGANIZATION ( CONSUMPTION IS ONLY ! MO/ VISIBLE ASPECT ( ! G5]AL PROCESS ( DECOMPOSITION ?AT HAS BR\\ND ! OPPOSITION BETWE5 CITY & C\NTRY1 HAS N[ PROGRESS$ TO ! PO9T ( NULLIFY+ BO?4 ,AS A RESULT ( ! CURR5T P>ALYZES ( ANY HI/ORICAL DEVELOPM5T BEYOND ! 9DEP5D5T MOVEM5T ( ! ECONOMY1 ! 9CIPI5T DISAPPE>ANCE ( CITY & C\NTRY DOES NOT REPRES5T A TRANSC5D5CE ( !IR SEP>ATION1 BUT !IR SIMULTANE\S COLLAPSE4 ,! MUTUAL ]OSION ( CITY & C\NTRY1 RESULT+ FROM ! FAILURE ( ! HI/ORICAL MOVEM5T ?R\< :I* EXI/+ URBAN REALITY C\LD HAVE BE5 OV]COME1 IS REFLECT$ 9 ! ECLECTIC MIXTURE ( !IR DECOMPOS$ FRAGM5TS ?AT BLANKET ! MO/ 9DU/RIALIZ$ REGIONS ( ! WORLD4 #agf ,UNIV]SAL HI/ORY WAS BORN 9 CITIES1 & IT REA*$ MATURITY ) ! CITY'S DECISIVE VICTORY OV] ! C\NTRY4 ,= ,M>X1 ONE ( ! GREATE/ M]ITS ( ! B\RGEOISIE AS A REVOLUTION>Y CLASS WAS ! FACT ?AT IT 0SUBJECT$ ! C\NTRY TO ! CITY10 :OSE 0V]Y AIR IS LIB]AT+40 ,BUT IF ! HI/ORY ( ! CITY IS A HI/ORY ( FRE$OM1 IT IS ALSO A HI/ORY ( TYRANNY -- A HI/ORY ( /ATE ADM9I/RATIONS CONTROLL+ NOT ONLY ! C\NTRYSIDE BUT ! CITIES !MSELVES4 ,! CITY HAS S]V$ AS ! HI/ORICAL BATTLEGR\ND = ! /RUGGLE = FRE$OM )\T YET HAV+ BE5 ABLE TO W9 IT4 ,! CITY IS ! FOCAL PO9T ( HI/ORY BECAUSE IT EMBODIES BO? A CONC5TRATION ( SOCIAL P[]1 :I* IS :AT MAKES HI/ORICAL 5T]PRISES POSSIBLE1 & A CONSCI\SNESS ( ! PA/4 ,! CURR5T DE/RUCTION ( ! CITY IS ?US M]ELY ONE MORE REFLECTION ( HUMANITY'S FAILURE1 ?US F>1 TO SUBORD9ATE ! ECONOMY TO HI/ORICAL CONSCI\SNESS2 ( SOCIETY'S FAILURE TO UNIFY ITSELF BY REAPPROPRIAT+ ! P[]S ?AT HAVE BE5 ALI5AT$ FROM IT4 #agg 0,! C\NTRY REPRES5TS ! COMPLETE OPPOSITE3 ISOLATION & SEP>ATION0 7,! ,G]MAN ,IDEOLOGY74 ,AS URBANISM DE/ROYS ! CITIES1 IT RECREATES A PSEUDOC\NTRYSIDE DEVOID BO? ( ! NATURAL RELATIONS ( ! TRADITIONAL C\NTRYSIDE & ( ! DIRECT 7& DIRECTLY *ALL5G$7 SOCIAL RELATIONS ( ! HI/ORICAL CITY4 ,! CONDITIONS ( HABITATION & SPECTACUL> CONTROL 9 TODAY'S 0PLANN$ 5VIRONM5T0 HAVE CREAT$ AN >TIFICIAL NEOPEASANTRY4 ,! GEOGRAPHICAL DISP]SAL & ! N>R[-M9D$NESS ?AT HAVE ALWAYS PREV5T$ ! PEASANTRY FROM UND]TAK+ 9DEP5D5T ACTION & BECOM+ A CREATIVE HI/ORICAL =CE >E EQUALLY *>ACT]I/IC ( !SE MOD]N PRODUC]S1 = :OM A WORLD ( !IR [N MAK+ IS AS 9ACCESSIBLE AS W]E ! NATURAL RHY?MS ( WORK 9 AGR>IAN SOCIETIES4 ,! PEASANTRY WAS ! /EADFA/ F\NDATION ( 0,ORI5TAL DESPOTISM10 9 ?AT ITS 9H]5T FRAGM5TATION GAVE RISE TO A NATURAL T5D5CY T[>D BUREAUCRATIC C5TRALIZATION4 ,! NEOPEASANTRY PRODUC$ BY ! 9CREAS+ BUREAUCRATIZATION ( ! MOD]N /ATE DIFF]S FROM ! OLD 9 ?AT ITS APA?Y MU/ N[ BE HI/ORICALLY MANUFACTUR$ & MA9TA9$2 NATURAL IGNORANCE HAS BE5 REPLAC$ BY ! ORGANIZ$ SPECTACLE ( FALSIFICATION4 ,! L&SCAPE ( ! 0NEW CITIES0 9HABIT$ BY ?IS TE*NOLOGICAL PSEUDOPEASANTRY IS A GL>+ EXPRESSION ( ! REPRESSION ( HI/ORICAL TIME ON :I* !Y HAVE BE5 BUILT4 ,!IR MOTTO C\LD BE3 0,NO?+ HAS EV] HAPP5$ H]E1 & NO?+ EV] WILL40 ,! =CES ( HI/ORICAL ABS5CE HAVE BE5 ABLE TO CREATE !IR [N L&SCAPE BECAUSE HI/ORICAL LIB]ATION1 :I* MU/ TAKE PLACE 9 ! CITIES1 HAS NOT YET OCCURR$4 #a< ,! HI/ORY ?AT ?REAT5S ?IS TWILIIAN REVOLUTION IS ?IS CRITIQUE ( HUMAN GEOGRAPHY ?R\< :I* 9DIVIDUALS & COMMUNITIES C\LD CREATE PLACES & EV5TS COMM5SURATE ) ! APPROPRIATION NO LONG] JU/ ( !IR WORK1 BUT ( !IR 5TIRE HI/ORY4 ,! EV]-*ANG+ PLAY+ FIELD ( ?IS NEW WORLD & ! FREELY *OS5 V>IATIONS 9 ! RULES ( ! GAME WILL REG5]ATE A DIV]SITY ( LOCAL SC5ES ?AT >E 9DEP5D5T )\T BE+ 9SUL>4 ,& ?IS DIV]SITY WILL REVIVE ! POSSIBILITY ( AU!NTIC J\RNEYS -- J\RNEYS )9 AN AU!NTIC LIFE ?AT IS ITSELF UND]/OOD AS A J\RNEY CONTA9+ ITS :OLE MEAN+ )9 ITSELF4 #agi ,! MO/ REVOLUTION>Y IDEA CONC]N+ URBANISM IS NOT ITSELF URBANI/IC1 TE*NOLOGICAL OR ES!TIC4 ,IT IS ! PROJECT ( RECON/RUCT+ ! 5TIRE 5VIRONM5T 9 ACCORDANCE ) ! NE$S ( ! 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