Sunday, 8 March 2009

Social critique towards a solution



A while back Ronnie asked me to read the book the fall of public man by Richard Sennett. He [Richard Sennett] is putting forward a cultural analysis which can be synonymous with Soho at the moment because of the proposed development framework plan. That is - when cultural values change, societies have to find new laws and codes of regulating itself in the way of public interaction to avoid chaos. This brings meaning to public life. The very essence of Soho is about public life. Everyone assumes roles and it is about the flaneur. Promenading. To see and be seen. Now Soho is in transition, the Bohemian society must find a new expression of public life to survive this change and not be lost forever. So that the Demise of the Artisan is avoided. Am I getting warmer? OK. My building programme seeks to do this.

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