Paul Litterick

The University of Auckland, Architecture & Planning, Graduate Student

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At Home He's a Tourist: New Zealand's Architectural Culture in the Eighties

Architectural History Aotearoa

I will discuss how architecture was presented and received during the 1980s in the non-specialist... more I will discuss how architecture was presented and received during the 1980s in the non-specialist print media: magazines and books intended for the general public. During the decade, both the magazine and book publishing industries enjoyed unprecedented growth. The magazine sector saw the dominance of the New Zealand Listener challenged by new titles. Of these, Auckland Metro is the most interesting for architectural culture, since it published regular critiques (by the likes of Peter Shaw, Hamish Keith, David Mitchell and Pip Cheshire) of buildings and of town planning in Auckland. It also documented the rise and fall of the property developers, while arguing for the protection of historic buildings. Equally remarkable, though, is how Metro's interest in the civic aspects of architecture waned during the middle of the decade, as it became less concerned with politics and more with "lifestyle." Its emphasis shifts from public buildings to private houses, and discussion...

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New technologies, social media and spatial representations: Auckland’s public space of spectacle and consumption

This paper addresses problems concerning public space in the contemporary city, focusing on issue... more This paper addresses problems concerning public space in the contemporary city, focusing on issues of privatisation, internalisation, disconnection and new forms of integration. Looking at the emerging nodes of public engagement in our cities, post-consumerist shopping enclosures, and the contribution of digital media, it discusses conception, representation and production of urban space in the expanding mixed reality. Through theoretical speculation supported by evidence, it highlights new recombinant factors emerging in the conception, perception and experience of urban public space. These factors counteract the increasing fragmentation and disjunction of urban places and the progressive commodification of the commons. The study uses social network data documenting public experiences, perceptions and conceptions of public space in relation to mental constructs, social lives and shared spatial interpretations. These sources offer invaluable empirical evidence to the complex discourse on public space condition in the digital age, complementing the wide critical and theoretical elaborations of the aspects concerning control, displacement, spectacle and illusion. The use of Instagram allows access to spatially rooted communication, including presence (space and time attributes) and/or reference (place tagging). This kind of communication intimately connects the public realm to the public sphere, potentially contributing to “remember” the political dimension of the social “multitude.” The paper presents the preliminary findings of an investigation on a selected sample of Auckland town centres, involving researchers in a hermeneutic process that embeds them within the widest range of stakeholders of local and transient communities. It experimentally uses new analytical tools to evaluate iconographic-based data on social life in key spaces of consumption, ultimately confirming the hypothesis that there are multiple correlations between those everyday practic

Understanding the transitions of social life in public spaces in Indonesian cities. A comparative study on the ‘urban inversion’ of the Integrated Retail Centres of Surabaya

The rapid numerical and dimensional growth of malls in Indonesian urban areas is having a deep im... more The rapid numerical and dimensional growth of malls in Indonesian urban areas is having a deep impact on the social life of urban communities, providing new public spaces rich in amenities, safe and climatically comfortable. The success of these structures also relies on their effective provision of very attractive modern environments with clean, organized and controlled environments that offer an alternative to the traditional public open spaces of larger Indonesian cities, which have serious problems of air quality, acoustic pollution, walkability and thermal comfort. In the city of Surabaya – the second largest Indonesian conurbation – the construction of 28 large mall complexes during the last 10 years has profoundly changed the life of its main urban units: the kampongs. The new developments have also benefited from the support of both local and central authorities, through programmes like the &#39;Surabaya Shopping Festival,&#39; an annual event organised by the Tourism Promotion Board of Surabaya. Investigating the urban condition of Surabaya, this paper seeks to understand the continuing transition of social life occurring in urban public space. It foregrounds the substantial shift of people&#39;s everyday practices from traditional publicly owned urban places of social aggregation (streets, open spaces, markets halls) to privately owned places of consumption (mall and entertainment complexes).The paper reports on the first phases of the research; the literature review and the preliminary analysis on the condition and development of malls in Surabaya. The analysis is a comparative research on a selected sample of malls that focuses on two aspects; the structural organization and spatial configuration. The investigation of structural organization of the selected malls is based on empirical research and speculates on the effects of the &#39;introversion&#39; of the public space operated by the mall system. It considers structural factors like size, articulation and number of commercial and non-commercial activities, and availability of public services. The study of spatial configuration explores the morphological aspects of the urban inversion operated by the malls, elaborating information on the structure and syntax of the spaces of the selected complexes in relation to the city. In the final discussion, the paper proposes a critical interpretation of the occurring transition in the social life of public spaces, highlighting the most critical aspects emerging in the new architecture of &#39;enclosures.&#39;

Understanding the transitions of social life in public spaces in Indonesian cities. A comparative study on the 'urban inversion' of the Integrated Retail Centres of Surabaya

by Raja Jusmartinah, Ross Jenner, and Paul Litterick

The rapid numerical and dimensional growth of malls in Indonesian urban areas is having a deep im... more The rapid numerical and dimensional growth of malls in Indonesian urban areas is having a deep impact on the social life of urban communities, providing new public spaces rich in amenities, safe and climatically comfortable. The success of these structures also relies on their effective provision of very attractive modern environments with clean, organized and controlled environments that offer an alternative to the traditional public open spaces of larger Indonesian cities, which have serious problems of air quality, acoustic pollution, walkability and thermal comfort. In the city of Surabaya – the second largest Indonesian conurbation – the construction of 28 large mall complexes during the last 10 years has profoundly changed the life of its main urban units: the kampongs. The new developments have also benefited from the support of both local and central authorities, through programmes like the 'Surabaya Shopping Festival,' an annual event organised by the Tourism Promotion Board of Surabaya. Investigating the urban condition of Surabaya, this paper seeks to understand the continuing transition of social life occurring in urban public space. It foregrounds the substantial shift of people's everyday practices from traditional publicly owned urban places of social aggregation (streets, open spaces, markets halls) to privately owned places of consumption (mall and entertainment complexes).The paper reports on the first phases of the research; the literature review and the preliminary analysis on the condition and development of malls in Surabaya. The analysis is a comparative research on a selected sample of malls that focuses on two aspects; the structural organization and spatial configuration. The investigation of structural organization of the selected malls is based on empirical research and speculates on the effects of the 'introversion' of the public space operated by the mall system. It considers structural factors like size, articulation and number of commercial and non-commercial activities, and availability of public services. The study of spatial configuration explores the morphological aspects of the urban inversion operated by the malls, elaborating information on the structure and syntax of the spaces of the selected complexes in relation to the city. In the final discussion, the paper proposes a critical interpretation of the occurring transition in the social life of public spaces, highlighting the most critical aspects emerging in the new architecture of 'enclosures.'

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New Technologies, Social Media and Spatial Representations: Auckland's Public Space of Spectacle and Consumption

by Paul Litterick and Manfredo Manfredini

Public space recombinations

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New Technologies, Social Media and Spatial Representations: Auckland’s Public Space of Spectacle and Consumption

by Manfredo Manfredini and Paul Litterick

This paper addresses problems concerning public space in the contemporary city, focusing on issue... more This paper addresses problems concerning
public space in the contemporary city, focusing
on issues of privatisation, internalisation,
disconnection and new forms of integration.
Looking at the emerging nodes of public engagement
in our cities, post-consumerist shopping enclosures,
and the contribution of digital media, it discusses
conception, representation and production of urban
space in the expanding mixed reality. Through
theoretical speculation supported by evidence, it
highlights new recombinant factors emerging in
the conception, perception and experience of urban
public space. These factors counteract the increasing
fragmentation and disjunction of urban places and
the progressive commodification of the commons.
The study uses social network data documenting
public experiences, perceptions and conceptions
of public space in relation to mental constructs,
social lives and shared spatial interpretations. These
sources offer invaluable empirical evidence to the
complex discourse on public space condition in the
digital age, complementing the wide critical and
theoretical elaborations of the aspects concerning
control, displacement, spectacle and illusion. The
use of Instagram allows access to spatially rooted
communication, including presence (space and time
attributes) and/or reference (place tagging). This kind
of communication intimately connects the public
realm to the public sphere, potentially contributing
to “remember” the political dimension of the social
“multitude.” The paper presents the preliminary
findings of an investigation on a selected sample of
Auckland town centres, involving researchers in a
hermeneutic process that embeds them within the
widest range of stakeholders of local and transient
communities. It experimentally uses new analytical
tools to evaluate iconographic-based data on social
life in key spaces of consumption, ultimately
confirming the hypothesis that there are multiple
correlations between those everyday practic

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The Identity of James Adam

At Home He's a Tourist: New Zealand's Architectural Culture in the Eighties

Architectural History Aotearoa

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New technologies, social media and spatial representations: Auckland’s public space of spectacle and consumption

Understanding the transitions of social life in public spaces in Indonesian cities. A comparative study on the ‘urban inversion’ of the Integrated Retail Centres of Surabaya

Understanding the transitions of social life in public spaces in Indonesian cities. A comparative study on the 'urban inversion' of the Integrated Retail Centres of Surabaya

by Raja Jusmartinah, Ross Jenner, and Paul Litterick

The rapid numerical and dimensional growth of malls in Indonesian urban areas is having a deep im... more The rapid numerical and dimensional growth of malls in Indonesian urban areas is having a deep impact on the social life of urban communities, providing new public spaces rich in amenities, safe and climatically comfortable. The success of these structures also relies on their effective provision of very attractive modern environments with clean, organized and controlled environments that offer an alternative to the traditional public open spaces of larger Indonesian cities, which have serious problems of air quality, acoustic pollution, walkability and thermal comfort. In the city of Surabaya – the second largest Indonesian conurbation – the construction of 28 large mall complexes during the last 10 years has profoundly changed the life of its main urban units: the kampongs. The new developments have also benefited from the support of both local and central authorities, through programmes like the 'Surabaya Shopping Festival,' an annual event organised by the Tourism Promotion Board of Surabaya. Investigating the urban condition of Surabaya, this paper seeks to understand the continuing transition of social life occurring in urban public space. It foregrounds the substantial shift of people's everyday practices from traditional publicly owned urban places of social aggregation (streets, open spaces, markets halls) to privately owned places of consumption (mall and entertainment complexes).The paper reports on the first phases of the research; the literature review and the preliminary analysis on the condition and development of malls in Surabaya. The analysis is a comparative research on a selected sample of malls that focuses on two aspects; the structural organization and spatial configuration. The investigation of structural organization of the selected malls is based on empirical research and speculates on the effects of the 'introversion' of the public space operated by the mall system. It considers structural factors like size, articulation and number of commercial and non-commercial activities, and availability of public services. The study of spatial configuration explores the morphological aspects of the urban inversion operated by the malls, elaborating information on the structure and syntax of the spaces of the selected complexes in relation to the city. In the final discussion, the paper proposes a critical interpretation of the occurring transition in the social life of public spaces, highlighting the most critical aspects emerging in the new architecture of 'enclosures.'

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New Technologies, Social Media and Spatial Representations: Auckland's Public Space of Spectacle and Consumption

by Paul Litterick and Manfredo Manfredini

Public space recombinations

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New Technologies, Social Media and Spatial Representations: Auckland’s Public Space of Spectacle and Consumption

by Manfredo Manfredini and Paul Litterick

This paper addresses problems concerning public space in the contemporary city, focusing on issue... more This paper addresses problems concerning
public space in the contemporary city, focusing
on issues of privatisation, internalisation,
disconnection and new forms of integration.
Looking at the emerging nodes of public engagement
in our cities, post-consumerist shopping enclosures,
and the contribution of digital media, it discusses
conception, representation and production of urban
space in the expanding mixed reality. Through
theoretical speculation supported by evidence, it
highlights new recombinant factors emerging in
the conception, perception and experience of urban
public space. These factors counteract the increasing
fragmentation and disjunction of urban places and
the progressive commodification of the commons.
The study uses social network data documenting
public experiences, perceptions and conceptions
of public space in relation to mental constructs,
social lives and shared spatial interpretations. These
sources offer invaluable empirical evidence to the
complex discourse on public space condition in the
digital age, complementing the wide critical and
theoretical elaborations of the aspects concerning
control, displacement, spectacle and illusion. The
use of Instagram allows access to spatially rooted
communication, including presence (space and time
attributes) and/or reference (place tagging). This kind
of communication intimately connects the public
realm to the public sphere, potentially contributing
to “remember” the political dimension of the social
“multitude.” The paper presents the preliminary
findings of an investigation on a selected sample of
Auckland town centres, involving researchers in a
hermeneutic process that embeds them within the
widest range of stakeholders of local and transient
communities. It experimentally uses new analytical
tools to evaluate iconographic-based data on social
life in key spaces of consumption, ultimately
confirming the hypothesis that there are multiple
correlations between those everyday practic

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The Identity of James Adam

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