Across different cultural practices, the perception and meaning of public space varies significantly. ‘Public space’ has dominated discourse on the nature of space with community and state ownership, its counterpart being ‘private space’. Traditionally, they have been viewed as polar...

The following sections are included:Introduction: Worries About the VoidDesign HistoryThe Void Deck GambleManaging The Legacy of the Void Deck GamblePropositions

The phenomenon of illegal architecture, whether in urban or rural areas, is something that many people first notice when they arrive in Taiwan. People are usually shocked by how much of such illegal architecture there is. However, after a while, when one compares this with the major construction...

The following sections are included:IntroductionA Colonial Space: From Exclusivity to Inclusiveness… and ContestationA Ritualised Space: Festivals and Community-BuildingAn Authentic and Transcendental SpaceA Local Space Gone GlobalA Space of Urban Planning and Policy RelevanceA Disputed Space:...

The following sections are included:PreambleDynamics of Everyday SpacesCities are Shaped by Time and Mental StructuresThe AnalysisTrap of the Thin Crust and the Management of ChangeAppendix

The dilemma of ‘order-words’ according to Gilles Deleuze is that it not only defines a problem but also over-determines the answers to that problem. For Deleuze, the order-word simultaneously refers to a word that constitutes a command, as well as one which creates its own universe of order....

The following sections are included:IntroductionResearch MethodSummary and ConclusionAppendix A: Scores of Degree of Carnivalism, Space Composite Attributes and Space Syntax Attributes