FORUM CONTEMPERANUEUS: re-connecting society through public interaction

Author(s)/Creator(s)

Jonathan Bruno, Syracuse University

Document Type

Thesis Prep

Degree

B. ARCH

Date

Fall 2012

Keywords

Architecture, Forum, Urbanity, Market, Transportation

Language

English

Disciplines

Architecture | Urban, Community and Regional Planning

Description/Abstract

"This new typology will serve a great social significance

in any city it is placed in. Its ability to gather and withhold a

large number of people is its fundamental importance. Today’s

society has lost its interactivity. Through digital technologies,

more and more of us are glued to smartphones, laptops and

tablets. If this trend continues without any intervention, it will

result in us living “along together.” The public forum was the first

feature of any and all forms of “civitas” for thousands of years.

We are responsible for bringing this urban feature back to our

contemporary cities before it is too late."

Additional Information

Advisors: Jon Lott / Ramona Albert

Recommended Citation

Bruno, Jonathan, "FORUM CONTEMPERANUEUS: re-connecting society through public interaction" (2012). Architecture Thesis Prep. 198.
https://surface.syr.edu/architecture_tpreps/198

Source

Syracuse University School of Architecture submission

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