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Discuss the significance of both defensive and fortress architecture and the privatisation of public space within American cities. To what extent do these reflect the underlying social problems within the urban landscape?
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Discuss the significance of both defensive and fortress architecture and the privatisation of public space within American cities. To what extent do these reflect the underlying social problems within the urban landscape? American cities, as we have seen throughout this module, are increasingly sites of conflict and segregation amongst social and racial groups, heightened and escalated by riots and unrest, such as the disorder throughout the early 1960's. This essay will seek to examine how the emerging popularity of architectural interventions in society is characteristic of the state of social relationships. In order to do so in a focussed manner, information will be drawn primarily from the city of Los Angeles, California. The use of fortress and defensive architecture by Los Angeles' residents will be analysed, in addition to the rising inclination of particular groups of citizens to privatise public spaces for their exclusive use. Los Angeles is an obvious choice to...
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