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How could they be otherwise From the inside we don't live in a "culture"; we live in a world in which things just are.
According to the studies of Cunningham (2005, Pg 110) as the service form becomes an inner part of culture, so culture and society becomes obtainable for use in the awareness of co-modification as special cultural substances, as a foundation of commercial influences, and as representational legitimation for the complete structure.... Americans live in an over-commodified world, with requirements that are created in the well being of the marketplace and that can be met only in the course of the advertisement or marketing....
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The hyper modern city has been increasingly shaped by the spaces and practices of consumption.... The Las Vegas Effect (an urban space) and Walt Disney Theme Parks, for instance, has created cities as brands and brands as cities.... hellip; In ‘Drifting in Las Vegas: A Postmodern Ethnography'(1995), the author speaks of how American, British, as well as other geographies have been shaped to be similar to Las Vegas and other brands to make cities as carnivals: The super-hyper version is Las Vegas....
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“Nanterre provided an environment in which he developed his critique of the alienation of modern city life which was obscured by the mystifications of the consumerism and the mythification of Paris by the heritage and tourism industries.... Following world War II, Lefebvre was greatly impacted by the depression of the people around him who felt alienated from the new forms of work in the newly industrialized nation as well as by the new bureaucratic institutions of civil society....
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A strong example of this was found in the world Trade Center of New York City.... By contrast, the Battery Park City Complex was also designed by the Port Authority in much the same way as the world Trade Center, yet was much more user friendly in that it had parks, museums, restaurants and other amenities that invited people to come in and stay awhile.... Although the city is perceived as a melting pot of various cultures, people, ideas, practices and numerous other concepts, Berman points out that it also presents “an endless series of completely sterile and empty gigantic spaces all over the world” (Berman, 2002)....
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This essay, Modern Architectural World, declares that since we live in the modern world, and have been exposed to many recent architectural developments made, then the reporter cannot help but to be more engrossed to the beauty of the contemporary architectural designs.... nbsp;most condominiums and residential complexes in the city, aside from saving space are leaning towards vertical expansion - there is a need to as much as possible make it appear....
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At its core, it seeks to address the issues of the world defined by multiple networks of connections across the continents thus trying to understand all these interconnections of the modern world and explain patterns that underlie them.... This essay describes that in the new world order, things are done differently from the past following transformations in various aspects of life including social, political and economic spheres.... It has rationalized the economic life of the world and religion....
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This report "modern city Planning" presents modern city planning that has transformed the physical and feel of cities around the globe.... ome of the urban cities that were developed based on the modern urban planning strategies and principles include the city plan of Chicago (1909), the Linear City (1930), the Original extension of Barcelona (1859-1860), the renovation of Paris (1853-1867), the Magnitogorsk (1930) and Ville Radieuse (1933) just to name but a few....
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nbsp;… the modern architecture of the city is now representative of the economic strength and lifestyle changes that are now a part of modern Singapore.... nbsp;The country is now known for its rich culture, heritage and economic contribution in the world.... Today Singapore has again become one of the world's most prosperous places with the infrastructure and their architecture- with vast skyscrapers, coveted public-housing tower blocks and a successful modern port- is an iconic symbol of their wealth....
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