Abstract:
The use of technology in society today is creating many aspects of dealing with the spaces that we interact with. This is through the spaces that come about from the necessity of new program spaces coming from incorporating such technology, and also the multiplicity of meanings due to the use of technology. The spaces that we create have strong narratives associated with them. The spaces that we build in also have these narratives associated with them. Is it possible to look at the narratives of space as a way of designing? In looking at the idea of the narrative as a way of organizing the way we build is it possible to weave into the existing context in new and meaningful ways? The idea of fragmentation of entities in society today is something that is pervasive in everyday things. This is through the use of multiple meanings of the same thing. This is done through technology. The technologies that we are using are giving us a schizophrenic way of existence. The more that technology is used the more personalities a person takes on. This does not only pertain to people, but also to the spaces that they inhabit. Is it possible to see this in the spaces that we create? This thesis intends to look at the combination of looking at narrative space and that of the fragmentation of space. Can the way in which we look at the ideas of fragmentation and narrative space co-inhabit the same space? How can fragmentation help to inform the way in which narrative space is designed, and how can narrative space help to enforce the ideas brought about by fragmentation?
