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,! NECESSITY = SPACE IS EM95TLY POLITICAL4 ,! PLACES 9 :I* WE LIVE CONDITION ! WAYS 9 :I* WE LIVE1 & 9V]SELY1 \R RELATION%IPS & ACTIVITIES MODIFY ! SPACES ( \R LIVES4 ,IT'S A QUE/ION ( DAILY EXP]I5CE1 & YET WE SEEM 9CAPABLE ( DRAW+ ! T9IE/ RESULT FROM IT4 ,ONE ONLY NE$S TO TAKE A WALK ?R\< ANY CITY TO UND]/& ! NATURE ( ! POV]TY ( \R WAY ( LIFE4 ,ALMO/ ALL URBAN SPACE RESPONDS TO TWO NE$S3 PR(IT & SOCIAL CONTROL4 ,!Y >E PLACES ( CONSUMPTION ORGANIZ$ ACCORD+ TO ! 9CREAS+LY /RICT RULES ( A M>KET 9 CONT9U\S EXPANSION3 ! SECURITY M>KET4 ,! MODEL IS ?AT ( ! COMM]CIAL C5T]2 A COLLECTIVE PRIVATIZ$ SPACE1 WAT*$ BY ! PEOPLE & 9/RUM5TS PROVID$ BY ! APPROPRIATE AG5CIES4 ,9 ! COMM]CIAL C5T]S1 AN 9CREAS+LY 0P]SONALIZ$0 SOCIALITY IS BUILT >\ND ! CONSUM] & HIS FAMILY2 N[1 ONE CAN EAT1 PLAY ) *ILDR51 READ1 ETC4 9 !SE NEON PLACES4 ,BUT IF ONE 5T]S )\T ANY MONEY1 ONE DISCOV]S ?AT IT IS A T]RIFY+ ILLUSION ( LIFE4 

,! SAME ?+ HAPP5S1 MORE OR LESS1 9 ! METROPOLISES4 ,:]E CAN ONE MEET = DISCUSSION1 :]E CAN ONE SIT )\T ! OBLIGATION TO CONSUME1 :]E CAN ONE DR9K1 :]E CAN ONE SLEEP1 IF ONE HAS NO MONEY8 ,= AN IMMIGRANT1 = A POOR P]SON1 = A WOMAN1 A NI<T 9 ! CITY CAN BE LONG4 ,! MOD]ATES1 COM=TABLE 9 !IR H\SES1 DON'T KN[ ! NOCTURNAL WORLD ( ! /REET1 ! D>K SIDE ( ! NEON1 :5 ! POLICE WAKE Y\ UP ON ! B5*ES1 :5 EV]Y?+ SEEMS =EIGN & HO/ILE TO Y\4 ,:5 ! MIDDLE CLASSES >E 5CLOS$ 9 !IR BUNK]S1 CITIES REVEAL !IR TRUE FACES AS 9HUMAN MON/]S4 

,CITIES 9CREAS+LY COME TO RESEMBLE =TRESSES1 & H\SES1 SECURITY CELLS4 ,SOCIAL W> - ! W> BETWE5 ! RI* & ! POOR1 ! GOV]NORS & ! GOV]N$ - IS 9/ITUTIONALIZ$ 9 URBAN SPACE4 ,! POOR >E DEPORT$ TO ! \TSKIRTS 9 ORD] TO LEAVE ! C5T]S TO ! (FICES & BANKS 7OR TO ! T\RI/S74 ,! 5TRANCES ( ! CITIES & A GREAT MANY 0S5SITIVE0 >EAS >E WAT*$ BY APP>ATUSES ?AT GET MORE SOPHI/ICAT$ EV]Y DAY4 ,! LACK ( ACCESS TO DET]M9$ LEVELS ( CONSUMPTION - LEVELS DEF9$ & CONTROLL$ BY A FIX$ COMPUT] NETWORK 9 :I* ! DATA ( BANK+1 9SURANCE1 M$ICAL1 S*OLA/IC & POLICE SY/EMS >E WOV5 TOGE!R - DET]M9ES1 9 ! NEGATIVE1 ! NEW DANG]\S CLASSES1 :O >E CONF9$ 9 V]Y PRECISE URBAN ZONES4 ,! *>ACT]I/ICS ( ! NEW WORLD ORD] >E REFLECT$ 9 METROPOLITAN CONTROL4 ,! BORD]S BETWE5 C\NTRIES & CONT95TS CORRESPOND TO ! B\ND>IES BETWE5 NEI<BORHOODS OR TO ! MAGNETIC C>DS = ACCESS TO SPECIFIC PRIVATE BUILD+S OR1 AS 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 TO C]TA9 RESID5TIAL >EAS4 ,9T]NATIONAL POLICE OP]ATIONS RECALL ! W> AGA9/ CRIME OR1 MORE REC5TLY1 ! POLITICS ( 0Z]O TOL]ANCE0 ?R\< :I* ALL =MS ( DEVIANCE >E CRIM9ALIZ$4 ,:ILE ?R\<\T ! WORLD ! POOR >E >RE/$ BY ! MILLIONS1 ! CITIES ASSUME ! =M ( IMM5SE PRISONS4 ,DON'T ! YELL[ L9ES ?AT CONSUM]S HAVE TO FOLL[ 9 C]TA9 ,LONDON COMM]CIAL C5T]S REM9D Y\ ( ?OSE ON :I* SOME ,FR5* PRISON]S HAVE TO WALK8 ,ISN'T IT POSSIBLE TO CAT* A GLIMPSE ( ! *ECKPO9TS 9 ! ,PALE/9IAN T]RITORIES 9 ! MILIT>IZATION ( ,G5OA DUR+ ! ,G#h SUMMIT8 ,PROPOSALS = A NI<TLY CURFEW = ADOLESC5TS HAVE BE5 APPROV$ 9 CITIES JU/ TWO /EPS AWAY FROM \RS 79 ,FRANCE = EXAMPLE74 ,! H\SES ( CORRECTION REOP51 A K9D ( P5AL COLONY = Y\?2 ASSEMBL+ 9 ! 9N] C\RTY>DS ( ! POPUL> CONDOM9IUMS 7! ONLY SPACE = COLLECTIVE LIFE 9 MANY SLEEP+ QU>T]S7 IS BANN$4 ,ALREADY1 9 MO/ ,EUROPEAN CITIES1 ! HOMELESS >E =BIDD5 ACCESS TO ! CITY C5T] & BEGG>S >E F9$1 LIKE 9 ! ,MIDDLE ,AGES4 ,ONE MAY PROPOSE 7LIKE ! ,NAZIS ( YE/]DAY & ! MAYOR ( ,MILAN TODAY7 ! CREATION ( SUITABLE C5T]S = ! UNEMPLOY$ & !IR FAMILIES1 MODEL$ AFT] ! LAG]S = UNDOCUM5T$ IMMIGRANTS4 ,METALLIC GRIDS >E BUILT BETWE5 RI* 7& :ITE7 NEI<BORHOODS & POOR 7&444 NON:ITE7 NEI<BORHOODS4 ,SOCIAL AP>!ID IS ADVANC+1 FROM ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES TO ,EUROPE1 FROM ! S\? TO ! NOR? ( ! WORLD4 ,:5 ONE 9 ?REE BLACKS BETWE5 ! AGES ( #b & #ce GET LOCK$ UP 9 CELLS 7AS OCCURS 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES71 ! PROPOSAL = CLOS+ ! CITY C5T]S TO IMMIGRANTS H]E CAN PASS ALMO/ UNOBS]V$ BY US4 ,& MANY MAY EV5 APPLAUD ! GLORI\S M>9E MILIT>Y :5 IT S9KS ! BOATS ( ! UNDOCUM5T$ =EIGN]S4 ,9 AN 9T]WEAV+ ( CLASSI/ EXCLUSION & RACIAL SEGREGATION1 ! SOCIETY 9 :I* WE LIVE 9CREAS+LY LOOKS LIKE A GIGANTIC ACCUMULATION ( <ETTOES4 

,ONCE AGA9 ! L9K BETWE5 ! =MS ( LIFE & ! PLACES ( LIFE IS CLOSE4 ,! 9CREAS+ PREC>I\SNESS ( BROAD LAY]S ( SOCIETY PROCE$S AT ! SAME PACE AS ! ISOLATION ( 9DIVIDUALS1 ) ! DISAPPE>ANCE ( MEET+ SPACES 7& !RE=E ( /RUGGLE7 & AT ! BOTTOM1 ! RES]VES 9 :I* MO/ ( ! POOR >E LEFT TO ROT4 ,FROM ?IS SOCIAL CONDITION1 TWO TYPICALLY TOTALIT>IAN PH5OM5A >E BORN3 ! W> BETWE5 ! EXPLOIT$1 :I* REPRODUCES )\T FILT]S ! RU?LESS COMPETITION & SOCIAL CLIMB+ UPON :I* CAPITALI/ RELATION%IPS >E BUILT1 & ! DEM& = ORD] & SECURITY1 PRODUC$ & SPONSOR$ BY A PROPAG&A ?AT IS P]PETUALLY HAMM]$ HOME4 ,) ! 5D ( ! 0COLD W>01 ! ,5EMY HAS BE5 MOV$1 BO? POLITICALLY & ?R\< ! M$IA1 9TO ! 9T]IOR ( ! 0FREE WORLD0 ITSELF4 ,! COLLAPSE ( ! ,B]L9 ,WALL CORRESPONDS TO ! CON/RUCTION ( ! B>RI]S BETWE5 ,MEXICO & ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES OR TO ! DEVELOPM5T ( ELECTRONIC B>RI]S = ! PROTECTION ( ! CITADELS 9HABIT$ BY ! RUL+ CLASSES4 ,! CRIM9ALIZATION ( ! POOR IS OP5LY DESCRIB$ AS A 0W> ( L[ 9T5SITY01 :]E ! 5EMY1 0! EXOTIC T]RORI/01 H]E BECOMES ! ILLEGAL =EIGN]1 ! DRUG ADDICT1 ! PRO/ITUTE4 ,! ISOLAT$ CITIZ51 TOSS$ AB\T BETWE5 WORK & CONSUMPTION ?R\< ?OSE ANONYM\S SPACES ?AT >E ! WAYS & MEANS ( TRANSPORT1 SWALL[S T]RIFY+ IMAGES ( TREA*]\S Y\NG PEOPLE1 SLACK]S1 CUT-?ROATS - & AN IMPRECISE & UNCONSCI\S FEEL+ ( FE> TAKES POSSESSION ( 9DIVIDUAL & COLLECTIVE LIFE4 

,\R APP>5TLY PEACEFUL CITIES 9CREAS+LY %[ US ! M>KS ( ?IS PLANET>Y T5D5CY TO GOV]NM5T ?R\< FE>1 IF WE LE>N H[ TO LOOK = !M4 

,IF POLITICS IS DEF9$ AS ! >T ( COMM&1 AS A SPECIALIZ$ ACTIVITY ?AT IS ! MONOPOLY ( BUREAUCRATS & FUNCTION>IES1 !N ! CITIES 9 :I* WE LIVE >E ! POLITICAL ORGANIZATION ( SPACE4 ,IF1 ON ! O!R H&1 IT IS DEF9$ AS A COMMON SPH]E = DISCUSSION & DECISIONS REG>D+ COMMON PROBLEMS1 !N ONE C\LD SAY ?AT ! URBAN /RUCTURE IS PROJECT$ 9T5TIONALLY T[>D DEPOLITICIZ+ 9DIVIDUALS 9 ORD] TO KEEP !M 9 ISOLATION & LO/ 9 ! MASS AT ! SAME TIME4 ,9 ! SECOND CASE1 !RE=E1 ! POLITICAL ACTIVITY P> EXCELL5CE IS REVOLT AGA9/ URBAN PLANN+ AS POLICE SCI5CE & PRACTICE2 IT IS ! UPRIS+ ?AT CREATES NEW SPACES = 5C\NT] & COMMUNICATION4 ,9 EI!R S5SE1 ! QUE/ION ( SPACE IS AN EM95TLY POLITICAL QUE/ION4 

,A FULL LIFE IS A LIFE ?AT IS ABLE TO SKILLFULLY MIX ! PLEASURE ( SOLITUDE & ! PLEASURE ( 5C\NT]4 ,A WISE 9T]M+L+ ( VILLAGES & C\NTRYSIDE1 ( PLAZAS & FREE EXPANSES C\LD R5D] ! >T ( BUILD+ & DWELL+ MAGNIFIC5T4 ,IF1 ) A UTOPIAN LEAP1 WE PROJECT \RSELVES \TSIDE ( 9DU/RIALISM & URBANIZATION1 9 %ORT \TSIDE ( ! LONG HI/ORY ( REMOVAL ON :I* ! CURR5T TE*NOLOGICAL SOCIETY IS BUILT1 WE CAN IMAG9E SMALL COMMUNITIES BAS$ ON FACE-TO-FACE RELATION%IPS ?AT >EAS L9K$ TOGE!R1 )\T HI]>*IES BETWE5 HUMAN BE+S OR DOM9ATION OV] NATURE4 ,! J\RNEY W\LD CEASE TO BE A /&>DIZ$ TRANSPORT BETWE5 WE>9ESS & BOR$OM & W\LD BECOME AN ADV5TURE FREE ( CLOCKS4 ,F\NTA9S & %ELT]$ PLACES W\LD WELCOME PASS]SBY4 ,WILD NATURE C\LD ONCE AGA9 BECOME A PLACE ( DISCOV]Y & /ILLNESS1 ( TREMORS & ESCAPE FROM HUMANITY4 ,VILLAGES C\LD BE BORN FROM =E/S )\T VIOL5CE 9 ORD] TO !N RETURN TO BE+ C\NTRYSIDE & =E/4 ,WE CAN'T EV5 IMAG9E H[ ANIMALS & PLANTS W\LD *ANGE :5 !Y NO LONG] FEEL ?REAT5$ BY HUMAN BE+S4 ,ONLY AN ALI5AT$ HUMANITY C\LD CONCEIVE ( ACCUMULATION1 PR(IT & P[] AS ! BASIS = LIFE ON ,E>?4 ,:ILE ! WORLD ( COMMODITIES IS 9 LIQUIDATION1 ?REAT5$ BY ! IMPLOSION ( ALL HUMAN CONTACT & BY ECOLOGICAL CATA/ROPHE1 :ILE Y\NG PEOPLE SLAU<T] EA* O!R & ADULTS MUDDLE ?R\< ON PSY*O-PH>MACEUTICALS1 EXACTLY :AT IS AT /AKE BECOMES CLE>]3 SUBV]T+ SOCIAL RELATION%IPS MEANS CREAT+ NEW SPACES = LIFE & VICE V]SA4 ,9 ?IS S5SE1 A 0VA/ OP]ATION ( URG5T DEMOLITION0 AWAITS US4 

,MASS 9DU/RIAL SOCIETY DE/ROYS SOLITUDE & ! PLEASURE ( MEET+ AT ! SAME TIME4 ,WE >E 9CREAS+LY CON/RA9$ TO BE TOGE!R1 DUE TO =C$ DISPLACEM5TS1 /&>DIZ$ TIME1 & MASS-PRODUC$ DESIRES2 YET WE >E 9CREAS+LY ISOLAT$1 UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE1 DEV\R$ BY ANXIETY & FE>1 UNABLE1 ABOVE ALL1 TO /RUGGLE TOGE!R4 ,ANY REAL COMMUNICATION1 ANY TRULY EGALIT>IAN DIALOGUE CAN ONLY TAKE PLACE ?R\< ! RUPTURE ( NORMALITY & HABIT1 ONLY 9 REVOLT4 

,9 V>I\S P>TS ( ! WORLD1 ! EXPLOIT$ REFUSE EV]Y ILLUSION AB\T ! BE/ POSSIBLE WORLD1 TURN+ !IR FEEL+ ( TOTAL SPOLIATION AGA9/ P[]4 ,RIS+ UP AGA9/ ! EXPLOIT]S & !IR GU>D DOGS1 AGA9/ !IR PROP]TY & !IR VALUES1 ! EXPLOIT$ DISCOV] NEW & OLD WAYS ( BE+ TOGE!R1 DISCUSS+1 DECID+ & MAK+ M]RY4 

,FROM ! ,PALE/9IAN T]RITORIES TO ! A>* 7VILLAGE ASSEMBLIES7 ( ! ,ALG]IAN 9SURG5TS1 UPRIS+S FREE SPACES = SOCIAL SELF-ORGANIZATION4 ,(T5 ! R$ISCOV]$ ASSEMBLY =MS >E LIKE APPLICATIONS ( OLD TRADITIONS ( FACE-TO-FACE RELATION%IPS1 HO/ILE TO ALL REPRES5TATION1 =G$ 9 ! PRIDE ( O!R /RUGGLES1 TO ! CURR5T AG5DA4 ,IF VIOL5T RUPTURE IS ! BASIS ( UPRIS+S1 !IR CAPACITY TO EXP]IM5T ) O!R WAYS ( LIV+1 9 HOPE ?AT ! EXPLOIT$ ELSE:]E WILL /OKE !IR FLAMES1 IS :AT R5D]S !M LA/+1 S9CE EV5 ! MO/ BEAUTIFUL UTOPIAN PRACTICES DIE 9 ISOLATION4 

,! PLACES ( P[]1 EV5 ?OSE ?AT >E NOT DIRECTLY REPRESSIVE1 >E DE/ROY$ 9 ! C\RSE ( RIOTS NOT ONLY BECAUSE ( !IR SYMBOLIC WEI<T1 BUT ALSO BECAUSE1 9 P[]'S REALMS1 !RE IS NO LIFE4 

,BEH9D ! PROBLEM ( HOMES & COLLECTIVE SPACES1 !RE /& AN 5TIRE SOCIETY4 ,IT IS BECAUSE SO MANY WORK YE> AFT] YE> TO PAY (F A LOAN SIMPLY TO KEEP A RO( OV] !IR HEAD ?AT !Y >5'T ABLE TO F9D EI!R ! WILL OR ! SPACE TO TALK ) EA* O!R AB\T ! ABSURDITY ( SU* A LIFE4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 ! MORE ?AT COLLECTIVE SPACES >E 5CLOS$1 PRIVATIZ$ OR BR\<T UND] /ATE CONTROL1 ! MORE H\SES !MSELVES BECOME SMALL1 GRAY1 UNI=M & UNHEAL?Y =TRESSES4 ,)\T RESI/ANCE1 EV]Y?+ IS DEGRAD$ AT A />TL+ SPE$4 ,:]E PEASANTS LIV$ & CULTIVAT$ ! L& = ! RI* AS REC5TLY AS FIFTY YE>S AGO1 N[ ! PEOPLE ( RANK LIVE4 ,! CURR5T RESID5TIAL NEI<BORHOODS >E ! MO/ UNLIVABLE ( ! COMMON H\SES ( ?IRTY YE>S AGO4 ,LUXURY HOTELS SEEM LIKE B>RACKS4 ,! LOGICAL CONSEQU5CES ( ?IS TOTALIT>IANISM 9 URBAN PLANN+ >E ?OSE SORTS ( TOMBS 9 :I* ,JAPANESE EMPLOYES RELOAD !IR BATT]IES4 ,! CLASSES ?AT EXPLOIT ! POOR >E1 9 !IR TURN1 MI/REAT$ BY ! SY/EM ?AT !Y HAVE ALWAYS ZEAL\SLY DEF5D$4 

,PRACTIC+ DIRECT ACTION 9 ORD] TO SNAT* ! SPACES = LIFE FROM P[] & PR(IT1 OCCUPY+ H\SES & EXP]IM5T+ ) SUBV]SIVE RELATION%IPS1 IS A V]Y DIFF]5T ?+ FROM ANY SORT ( MORE OR LESS FA%IONABLE ALT]NATIVE JUV5ILISM4 ,IT IS A MATT] ?AT CONC]NS ALL ! EXPLOIT$1 ! LEFT-\T1 ! VOICELESS4 ,IT'S A QUE/ION ( DISCUSS+ & ORGANIZ+ )\T M$IATORS1 ( PLAC+ ! SELF-DET]M9ATION ( \R RELATION%IPS & SPACES AGA9/ ! CON/ITUT$ ORD]1 & ( ATTACK+ ! URBAN CAGES4 ,9 FACT1 WE DO NOT ?9K ?AT IT IS POSSIBLE TO CUT \RSELVES \T ANY SPACE )9 ?IS SOCIETY ?AT IS TRULY SELF-ORGANIZ$ :]E WE CAN LIVE \R [N WAY4 ,\R DESIRES >E F> TOO EXCESSIVE4 ,WE WANT TO CREATE BREA*ES1 GO \T 9TO ! /REETS1 SPEAK 9 ! PLAZAS1 9 SE>* ( ACCOMPLICES = MAK+ ! ASSAULT ON ! OLD WORLD4 ,LIFE 9 SOCIETY IS TO BE RE9V5T$4 ,?IS IS EV]Y?+4 

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