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Spatiality in the age of social media

Mediatized Environments
Abhilasha Patil, 2021


Images from social media have become an important part of circulating information. These images have the power to mask, erase or filter the unwanted which makes them look perfect and can thus generate an image of aspiration for inhabiting a space. This thesis aims at looking at the relationship between social media and spatiality. With the multiplication of images there are certain aspirations that are generated that then take the form of trends. These trends are then largely followed by people which results in producing similar spaces. How do trends on social media influence current practices of space making amongst architects? To understand what changes in the spatial configuration I am looking at a comparative analysis of homes designed by the practices that use social media, moderately use social media and do not use social media. The thesis concludes by understanding how the framing of spaces becomes important to produce instagrammable spaces. To understand the spatial configurations that allow this framing in detail the later study includes case studies of another set of homes designed by practices that have a larger social media reach. By doing this study I am identifying spatial configurations that produce social media friendly spaces. This study can further be used to rethink the form of homes that can allow this dynamic media to operate.




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Mediatized Environments
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Morphed households as an impact of the digital

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