Comments on: Places and Non-Places https://www.isegoria.net/2010/06/places-and-non-places/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Sun, 07 Jun 2026 23:10:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Kai Jones https://www.isegoria.net/2010/06/places-and-non-places/comment-page-1/#comment-3910 Kai Jones Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:51:58 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=6030#comment-3910 If you accept the definitions given, yes. I live in a city with street trees, vegetable gardens in that little strip between the sidewalk and the street, pocket parks (flowers) in the concrete barriers that divide streets, and greenspaces (mainly used by wildlife) in the suburban areas. The changes in the visual field are both restful and stimulating; they alert you to changes in function and give you an existential moment of transition.

Granting primacy to doing in a space over the experience of other senses (like hearing, seeing, smelling) is just imposing a particular set of values. It begs the question whether “doing” or “using” is the only important use of space.

]]> By: Isegoria https://www.isegoria.net/2010/06/places-and-non-places/comment-page-1/#comment-3808 Isegoria Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:19:31 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=6030#comment-3808 Kai, do you believe that traditional cities lack visual resting space for your eyes and boundaries between places?

]]> By: Kai Jones https://www.isegoria.net/2010/06/places-and-non-places/comment-page-1/#comment-3807 Kai Jones Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:17:11 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=6030#comment-3807 I think this is depressingly wrong. Non-places create visual resting space for your eyes, and boundaries between places. They are adjustment zones and they are necessary.

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