Architecture Publications
Title
Tactical urbanism as a means of testing relational processes in space: A complex systems perspective
Campus Units
Architecture
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Accepted Manuscript
Publication Date
8-2017
Journal or Book Title
Planning Theory
DOI
10.1177/1473095217722809
Abstract
Too often, master planning strategies have failed to produce spaces responding to the social, cultural, and economic needs of their inhabitants. Accordingly, many planners have turned to relational strategies to redefine their practices. These tend toward methodologies that explore relational forces preceding design interventions rather than unfolding by means of design interventions. This article considers an alternative mode of understanding relational processes: one that considers tactical urban strategies theorized through the lens of complexity theory. This article argues that tactical approaches harness relational junctures in situ, effectively exploring relational configurations of cohesive urban environments. A design competition entry provides an illustrative example of this approach: one that channels and choreographs relational urban processes.
Copyright Owner
The author
Copyright Date
2017
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Wohl, Sharon, "Tactical urbanism as a means of testing relational processes in space: A complex systems perspective" (2017). Architecture Publications. 89.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/arch_pubs/89
Comments
This article is from Planning Theory (2017), doi:10.1177/1473095217722809. Posted with permission.