Morphing Manhattanism

By Jonathan A. Scelsa

Morphing Manhattanism argues for the use of the bridge as an organization device for urbanism to promote a sense of inter-regionalism in lieu isolationism resultant from Manhattanism. The programmed bridge subverts the center-periphery relationship established in that old order in light of a more dispersed model. As Manhattanism ends, so too does its verticalized density; new archteypes emerge from a regional order based in infrastructure. The transfiguration of the city pulls the worlds from the captivity of the grid and creates a new more expansive understanding of worldliness, bridging continental divide while maintaining architectural interiority. The island is broken, its shores have been breached.

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Elderquarters

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By Dorita Hannah

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By Chris Knight

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By Brett Milligan

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By Stephanie Davidson, Georg Rafailidis

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By Brian Davis

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By Martin Hogue

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By Johnathan Puff

P.L.A.T.F.O.R.M. The Public of Lagos Agency of Trash Formation, Organization, Remediation, and Mana

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By Brian Lee

Liquid Highways

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By Miles Gertler, Karan Manchanda

Salvaged Landscape

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By Catie Newell