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5.3  ARCHITECTURE  STUDENT  PARTICIPANT  03|CITY  DWELLER    

Figure  29  –  Route  describing  the  architecture  student  participant  03’s  tour  of  the  city.  

Please   note   –   CityDweller   demonstrated   insufficient   amount   of   interaction   with   the  

environment  to  generate  a  word  cloud  to  describe  his  actions.      

CityDweller  is  an  architecture  student  in  his  fifth  year  of  studying  architecture,  and  in  the  

final  year  of  studying  on  a  Master’s  programme  at  the  University  of  Liverpool’s  school  of   Architecture.  As  a  result  of  growing  up  in  relatively  close  proximity  to  Liverpool,  throughout   his   tour  CityDweller   makes   reference   to   way   in   which   his   attitude   towards   the   city   has   evolved  over  time,  creating  ‘layers’  of  different  experiences.  CityDweller  also  pays  particular   attention  to  the  influence  of  his  year  of  work  experience,  which  he  participated  in  between   his   final   year   of   his   bachelor’s   course   and   the   beginning   of   his   masters,   had   on   his   perception  of  the  city.    

  In   a   similar   vein   as   the   other   architecture   students   that   I   observed,  CityDweller   emphasises  the  routines  that  he  associates  with  different  paths  through  the  city.  He  makes   a  number  of  references  to  first–hand  memories  that  are  connected  with  different  spaces   and  buildings  throughout  the  city.  These  responses  to  his  surroundings  based  on  his  own  

experiences  help  to  identify  the  associative  and  subliminal  process  that  informs  the  way  in   which  cities  are  read.  The  use  of  film  for  this  study  thus  helps  to  shape  an  understanding  of   the  fragmentary  nature  of  how  cities  are  perceived.  By  examining  memories  of  individuals   in  relation  to  their  embodied  perspective,  there  is  an  opportunity  to  highlight  the  role  of   the  body  in  reading  the  urban  landscape  through  passive  engagements.31    

The   nature   of   the   memories   that  CityDweller   describes   in   relation   to   the   city   parallel  many  of  the  comments  made  by  traceurs  in  relation  to  the  process  involved  with   gaining  in  confidence  with  the  spaces  that  surround  them.  CityDweller  describes  how  as  a   teenager   he   was;   ‘In   a   weird   way   kind   of   terrified   by   the   city,   and   over   the   years   I’ve   become   more   comfortable   with   it.’  CityDweller’s   account   emphasises   the   psychological   boundaries  that  cities  present  to  individuals.  Accordingly,  I  would  argue  that  it  is  the  type  of   fear   that  CityDweller   speaks   of   provides   the   motivation   for   traceurs  in  their   pursuit   of   mastering  their  ability  to  negotiate  particular  environments.    

Figure  30  –  The  Lime  Street  area  that  CityDweller  associates  with  an  arrival  point  to  the  city.     16,   M  on  map.    

31  _{This   reading   of   architecture   reiterates   the   work   of   the   architectural   theorist   Harry   Francis}  

Mallgrave   and   his   work   on   the   relationship   between   architecture   and   neuroscience   (2011).   The   purposes  of  this  study  however,  is  not  to  advance  an  understanding  of  the  subject  of  architecture   and  neuroscience,  but  rather  to  identify  the  potential  of  filmic  methods  as  a  means  to  analyse  city  

CityDweller   speaks   in   depth   about   the   patterns   of   life   that   he   observed   when   living   and   working   within   the   city,   he   describes   how   ‘It’s   really   versatile.   In   the   morning   everyone   moves   really   quickly,   everyone’s   in   a   rush.   There’s   people   everywhere,   it’s   really,   really   busy.  And  by  ten  o’clock,  eleven  o’clock  it’s  almost  like  an  eerie  ghost  town.’  In  contrast  to   traceurs,  CityDweller   does   not   differentiate   himself   from   the   crowd   but   instead   places   himself  as  going  with  the  motion  of  the  city.  His  comments  also  illustrate  the  importance  of   movement  in  determining  the  character  of  place.  CityDweller  reiterates  the  sense  of  critical   judgement   that   is   associated   with   different   spaces   that   have   the   ability   to   provoke   an   almost   involuntary   visceral   response.   When   describing   the   area   in   front   of   Lime   Street   Station   he   observes,   ‘There   seems   to   be   lots   of   eyes   around   here   and   the   eyes   are   a   lot   older,  so  I  feel  a  bit  out  of  place  if  I’m  not  wearing  a  tie,  it’s  that  kind  of  place.’      

Figure  31  –  The  area  around  Lime  Street  station  was  described  as  a  place  where  the  users  of  the   space  tended  to  be  'older',  and  therefore  CityDweller  felt  'out–of–place'  (18,  Q  on  map).    

CityDweller’s   journey   continues   to   highlight   the   changing   nature   of   urban   spaces  

throughout  the  day  as  he  discusses  how  areas  of  the  city  change  in  character  as  a  result  of   accommodating   a   nightlife   that   is   orientated   around   the   entertainment   industry.   When   describing  how  the  ambience  of  the  business  district  alters  in  the  evening  he  says,  ‘There’s   also  this  kind  of  lock  down.  Seven  o’  clock  there’s  lock  down;  you  just  don’t  go  out  because   you  get  harassed.  It’s  just  too  noisy.  Which  I  guess  is  a  kind  of  interesting  element  of  this   part  of  town.  It  was  interesting,  but  difficult  as  it  happened  right  outside  of  the  front  door   over   there.’  CityDweller’s   comments   illustrate   how   the   time–based   mood   of   urban   space   creates  continuously  changing  liminal  conditions  that  foster  feelings  of  being  in  and  out  of  

place.  Consequently,  the  temporal  nature  of  film  highlights  its  significance  as  a  means  to   capture  and  reflect  these  emotive  aspects  of  the  cityscape  and  the  way  in  which  individuals   identify  with  them.  

Path   Node   Edge   District     Landmark  

Mount  Pleasant     Rodney  Street   Clarence  Street   Great  Orphan   Street   Castle  Street     Dale  Street   Temple  Square     Victoria  Street   Waterfront   Lime  Street     Hood  Street   University  Life   Shopping  District     Business  District/   Working  Life   Living  area/  Victoria   Street   Metropolitan   Cathedral   Adelphi  Hotel   Old  Haymarket   Doctor  Duncan’s   Observatory     Town  Hall   India  Building