disambiguate is a new vehicle for the dissemination of research and commentary by students and staff of BA (Honours) Arts, Design & Environment and BA (Honours) Architecture: Spaces + Objects at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design (part of University of the Arts London).
disambiguate aims to provide a showcase for work which challenges and questions our environment - from buildings and urban space to virtual space and objects.
disambiguate is in its infancy. As we grow, we plan to bring guest authors, interviews and more.
What do we imply when we speak of the banlieues? The word banlieue simply translated refers to the ‘suburb’ or ‘outskirts’. In French the word etymologically derives from ‘ban’, namely banishment or exile, to a peripheral territory without walls, but in its application the French word has more potency; it is drenched in controversy and the bitter failings of a post war programme to alleviate housing issues on a mass scale. It may conjure up images of violent uprisings that have spanned two decades, it might denote rain stained high-rise blocks, it is inextricably bound to the number 93. It...
As urbanization continues to increase, the habitat of the majority of the world's population is man made. The city is not longer simply an 'unnatural' geographical location. The city provides a way of life, a way of thinking and a set of goals. This essay assesses the cultural effects that the industrial, and today, post-industrial city reiterates, on the understanding of and interaction with nature.
