Maslak is a prime example of the new global development that is shaping many of the world’s cities.
Here a new housing development (Mashattan) is walled off from the rest of the city. The wealthy residents live in 9 identical towers and have their own private world complete with shops and recreational facilities.
They must use their cars to go anywhere. Many of the streets in the area don't even have sidewalks, even though they were recently built.
From the housing compound the residents leave thru a guarded entrance and enter walled in streets. These cars enter endless highways and pull into a gated office complex.
The public space is walled off and the spaces that people should be meeting and interacting are now reserved for cars. Public space is secondary and non-existent. The use of guarded entrance shows that the public space is less desirable and perhaps dangerous, when compared to the friendly confines of the various complexes.
A vicious cycle: The public spaces are neglected in favor of pristine private worlds. This neglect causes the public spaces to lose their appeal and people’s desire to be there. The lack of life gives a feeling of danger and people no longer want to be in the spaces. They continue to wall themselves in more and more in every aspect of their lives (work, living, playing, etc.) until the only time people use public space in these new cities is for transport between compounds.
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Here a new housing development (Mashattan) is walled off from the rest of the city. The wealthy residents live in 9 identical towers and have their own private world complete with shops and recreational facilities.
They must use their cars to go anywhere. Many of the streets in the area don't even have sidewalks, even though they were recently built.
From the housing compound the residents leave thru a guarded entrance and enter walled in streets. These cars enter endless highways and pull into a gated office complex.
The public space is walled off and the spaces that people should be meeting and interacting are now reserved for cars. Public space is secondary and non-existent. The use of guarded entrance shows that the public space is less desirable and perhaps dangerous, when compared to the friendly confines of the various complexes.
A vicious cycle: The public spaces are neglected in favor of pristine private worlds. This neglect causes the public spaces to lose their appeal and people’s desire to be there. The lack of life gives a feeling of danger and people no longer want to be in the spaces. They continue to wall themselves in more and more in every aspect of their lives (work, living, playing, etc.) until the only time people use public space in these new cities is for transport between compounds.
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