Authority, Culture, and Aesthetics: The Triple Phantasms of Contemporary Urban Landscapes

Abstract

This article critiques the triple phantasms of authority, culture, and aesthetics in contemporary urban landscapes, and argues that landscape should return to its true value as a spiritual home of human life, rather than being a simulacra of extrinsic symbols.

Keywords

Urban Landscape / Simulacra / Authority / Culture / Aesthetics

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2014 Higher Education Press