Paracity

ˈper-ə-ˈsi-tē

Etymology : parasite + city
Function : noun

1: Cities that live off of other cities. The boundaries and hence the relationships, between center and peripheria are being blurred to the point where distinctions of one and another are no longer valid.

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Bibliography

1. ParaSITE, Langzeitprojekt von Michael Rakowitz, seit 1997 in New York City, Boston, Cambridge/Massachusetts,

documentary photo: Michael Rakowitz

2. http://www.iaacblog.com/javierraya/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/city_as_parasite_11.jpg

(Javier Olmeda Raya)
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