We live in space ; We live with void

The place we called daily is referring a particular space which having some structures or environment in terms of stable place. However, in ordinary language 'place' has a somewhat wider meaning than it has on the field of geography. (https://oa.doria.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/2804/032.html) In this case, we shall look through the concept of place with different perspective .The article mention we tend to live in mobile life, mobile life is a technology and design house with our own suite of mobile social networking applications.Like what we see now, most of the man will carry own cell phone even some children around 8-9 years old belong one as well.It is  consequences to increase the number of communication and network from a space to another.Hence, many landscape or city planner starting to design a futurist city like Walking City by Ron Herron and New Babylon City.They believe that human will never stay in a original place forever but travel from one to another with the cityscape.Individual buildings or structures could also be mobile, moving wherever their owner wanted or needs dictated.

Walking City 

In my mind, this design thinking is really awesome!I think it would be the biggest vehicle in the world.It is mobility as human always demanded now. This city advantages can travel from one city with another city. Consequently, people interaction with another with be more easier and wider our human network too.  Moving cities would roam free in a natural landscape, following the seasons. Mechanical efficiency would allow the city to be self sufficient in energy with a small surplus going to enrich the population. There would be no long term dependence on fossil fuel, but direct use of the chemical, biological and thermal energy that flows continually through the environment.(http://www.eco-nomic.com/indexthn.htm)  And one thing is certain. If we all lived in walking cities and these cities roamed free across this great land, no matter how wild the ride, we would see less destruction of our world than we suffer today.

The Existential Space, in this article, he stated that people develop their image of structure world slowly,in which the notion space means existential space。To my mind, in order to distinguish the lived space from physical and geometrical space, it can  be called “existential space”.Like the author said,living space are not happen accidentally but after a well plan and survey the environment. This is a fact that we lived in an residential environment should be taking a lot of considerations like transport, security, air and noise pollution. Those factors may effect the space usage and decide what design shall use in the particular place.

The author also said that existential space as a system of places, ways, and zones, one might the impression that the human environment is two-dimensional. Third dimension is different between horizontal extension as a scared dimension of space. We always design space with a floor plan, obviously, we know that  will all are living within 2 dimensional space. Plan provide the measurement for a space that suit the occupant and provide a comfort visual for them too. Without plan, we are unable to justify the space planning and will be a big trouble when we purchasing a furniture. Hence , i agree with author,we are all living within a space which is 2 dimensional.

Existential space,is actually a place that already have an environment by naturally. This can be clarify that the mountain ,valley, river ,rocks and etc are included to a geographical zone. They did not developed by human or mechanically produce but it come from nature on the earth surface.The existential space did not have any specify form and function. 

On the other hand, the author mentioned the architectural space here are the structure does not allow the development of a satisfactory existential space, people has to modify the environment.Its on influence a minimal individual or small groups of man.To my mind, architectural space was actually an existential space which people choose to be dwelling or other purpose, they implement some architectural material and skill to blend with the environment space.They have to construct some structure in a kind of form to allow occupant to live in.So, we need architect and designer to take the task to build the structure that we called - home.

In a nutshell, i am disagree with author that mobile city will impede the human development. Human may need to exchange there knowledge and information in shortly. Network and technology will improve the development of human and no country will be stay in rural era. The architecture may focus on planning a city and structure in the mobile city. Like Ron herron, the mobile city is Eco-friendly to the earth. We found that a lot of  expend on our energy and water. The earth coming to an end if people may not take any action to prevent from it.Look  at the weather now,it is vary , the seasonal weather are unstable and the people suffering from the disaster. Earthquake will be the main topic these years. If Mobile city are implemented, the numbers of died people can be greatly reduced. Mobile city able to travel from one place to another, it mean we can experience a lot of different environment and making more new friend around.

Nowadays, we always crowded and traffic problem in our city.On weekend, we hardly find a parking lot in a shopping mall. All people have to go to different city to work and travel a quite distance. It consume more energy and wastage in a day. It's really have a change to save our space, our earth.