Impact and Effectiveness of Contemporary Consumption Culture on Architecture and Urban Planning

Subject Areas : INTERCULTURAL STUDIES QUARTERLY

Ali Asgari ^{1 *} , Razie Fathi ²

1 - Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Art and Architecture, Ghods City Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Master student of Architecture, Faculty of Art and Architecture, University of Science and Culture, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2020-12-25 Accepted : 2021-01-15 Published : 2021-05-22

Keywords: Public Sphere, architectural space, Post-Industrial City, Consumer Culture, Daily Life,

Abstract :

Production and consumption are not mere economic terms, as they have, for many years, expanded into the sociological realm and spatial analyses. Consumption has been introduced as a key subject in Sociology and Humanities, signifying that the current society is rich in consumption ethics. Because architectural and urban spaces involve peoples’ daily lives thus, it is imperative to address the consumer subject in urban architecture and city planning.This research is an interdisciplinary study that uses a descriptive-analytical approach to explore the contemporary consumer culture and urban and architectural spaces. Reviewing the literature, the study provides a classification of consumer spaces, including commercial and tourism-recreational spaces.This research does not aim to provide a comprehensive conclusion because it strives to enter into spatial dimensions, a subject that has gained the attention of sociologists and thinkers of other scientific assemblies and in the position of architecture and urban planning, the consequences are still original and debatable. Characteristics of intended spaces and their formative and content dimensions reveal that the grave challenges facing our cities are that spaces risk getting empty and converted into platforms for superficial consumption and this issue can be seen and pondered in some cities of the country

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