space as language

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At co urban we investigate spaces as language and therefore as representations of a shared everyday reality with historical roots. This qualitative research is rooted in various studies, for example the complex transformations of a city over time by examining neighbourhood patterns, as well as in a phenomenological approach that observes the rhythm of key sequences within neighbourhoods. This approach draws on Henri Lefebvre’s rhythm analysis and on Christopher Alexander’s idea that spatial environments express a pattern language.

One aim is to identify the integration or absence of cyclical rhythms that connect people to places through a legible narrative rather than through a purely linear experience of time. Only through exposure to these rhythms can an imageability of place emerge, and this must be recognised and integrated into any design or regeneration process.

This research is essential for the urban regeneration of neighbourhoods and for the meaningful integration of historical patterns. It is a major component of understanding neighbourhoods not only as functional entities but as dwellings that express conflict and belonging, often at the same time.

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