Library of Rassegna iberistica

Series | Library of Rassegna iberistica
Edited book | Places. What Places?
Chapter | Aspectos de la desaparición

Aspectos de la desaparición

Calles y subterráneos

Abstract

This essay discusses issues related to disappearances in urban space, in particular cases that affect streets and subways, the mismatched equivalences of lines on the surface of urban space and what lays underground. Taking as a point of departure David Pike’s concept of threshold, which is key to defining a topography of the “vertical city”, a reading of plans and literary texts and films is proposed. This will illustrate the ways in which surface and other underground spaces overlap and the many differences that exist.


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Submitted: April 15, 2020 | Published July 9, 2020 | Language: es

Keywords DisappearancesMetroCityPlansUnderground City


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