M.U.F

MALE URBAN FORUM
July 3
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Because we abhor the utilitarian, we have condemned ourselves to a life-long immersion in arbitrariness…

The average contemporary lunch box is a microcosm of Junkspace: a fervent semantics of health - slabs of eggplant, topped by thick layers of goat cheese - cancelled by a colossal cookie at the bottom…

Polarities have become equatorial, nothing left in between. There is nothing between desolation and turmoil, between beauty and crassness.

LAX: welcoming - possibly flesh-eating - orchids at the check-in counter…

‘Identity’ is the new junkfood for the disposessed, globalization’s fodder for the disenfranchized.


“Logan Airport : a world-class upgrade for the 21st century” (Late 20th century billboard)

 http://www.btgjapan.org/catalysts/rem.html
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Male' Urban Songlines advice flown in from singapore…….on first class, no less
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June 30

adhoc pedestrianism of Male'

The pedestrian in Male’ finds himself walking peacefully down a street until they turn a corner to find that the pavement has dissappeared from under their feet, and is now competing for space with lorries and cars.

These kids are oblivious to the danger or completely trust the lincensed drivers of vehicles that dominate the streets in Male’

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the blue house
the blue house
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June 27
GuantanaMale’, on the way to court,streets of Male’, circa 1989

GuantanaMale’,

on the way to court,streets of Male’, circa 1989

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June 26
“ ‘Whoever controls the territory possesses it. Possession of territory is not primarily about laws and contracts, but first and foremost a matter of movement and circulation.’ Paul Virilio Source
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Wireless real estate in Male’. people appear to live inside the cavities within the structure of the tower’s concrete foundation. http://doreview.blogspot.com/2009/06/corruption-plagiarism-in-multi-million.html

Wireless real estate in Male’.

people appear to live inside the cavities within the structure of the tower’s concrete foundation.

http://doreview.blogspot.com/2009/06/corruption-plagiarism-in-multi-million.html

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June 24

what now?

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Male’ Land Use, as it was in 1998
Male’ Land Use, as it was in 1998
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June 18
-4ft pathways, a feature of the Male’ Urban Planning/ or Non Plan. -this path is access to 4 plots of less than approximately 700 sqft. with a development potential of up to 6 floors under the existing building code. -making this the in/out path for poppulation of over 150 ppl when the density and house hold size is applied. -with a building code that does not acknowledge the risk of fire or adequate ventilation………this can only be a disaster waiting to happen.

-4ft pathways, a feature of the Male’ Urban Planning/ or Non Plan.

-this path is access to 4 plots of less than approximately 700 sqft. with a development potential of up to 6 floors under the existing building code.

-making this the in/out path for poppulation of over 150 ppl when the density and house hold size is applied.

-with a building code that does not acknowledge the risk of fire or adequate ventilation………this can only be a disaster waiting to happen.

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