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We @ Edinburgh (December 2011)

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Directed by Firrbudi @ Edinburgh, United Kingdom : December 2011

"Density Form and Transportation"

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“Density Form and Transportation.” Inspired by ‘What is Lost Space’ (Roger Trancik, 1986) This essay will explain how the city forms  and how the constraint such as transportation development configured the city form. City is a n   arrangement  of various forms and functions of buildings. ‘A city is a relatively  large and permanent  settlement’. Referring to the explanation above, there are several elements that make up a city. The city's development started from the hierarchy  of  logical  rehabilitation stages. Human has natural behaviour . Natural behaviour  creates social life. Social life creates activity . Activity creates function system . Function system creates buildings and roads, and finally buildings, and roads  build  a city. This theory called the functional  city’. In an effort towards functional  city, another problem has arisen,  creation  of lost space ’. According to Roger Trancik in his book, finding lost space:

Amsterdam, Holland

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Photos by Firrbudi @ Amsterdam, Holland : 6 - 9 January 2012