| Title |
A Study on Virtual Community and the Idea of Place in Metropolitan City |
| Authors |
Kim, In-Sung ; An, Kwang-Ho ; Choi, Yong-Seok |
| Keywords |
Place Placeness ; Community ; Virtual Community ; SNS(Social network service) ; Facebook ; Parc de la Villette |
| Abstract |
This study examines the characteristics of 'virtual community' from architectural perspective. Sociological studies have pointed out many differences between traditional and contemporary communities, and it demands the change of ideas about 'place' in architectural discourse. After investigating general ideas of communities and place, the study compares various architectural approaches by Chora, Tschumi, and Koolhaas which tried to solve the problems cased by changing social condition. Their works are analysed in comparison with ideas of some SNS services, such as Twitter and Facebook. From the investigation result especially about Koolhaas' diagrams and Facebook interface, the study draws a conclusion as a model of the concepts of place in our SNS era. The model and the ideas in it could be used as a milestone or clue for architects and architectural theorists who try to seek for the 'placeness' of our changing world. |