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Construction of urban space38Construction of urban spaceIn modern terms this could be called a deconstrucion of a situation.Cullen interprets a corner in an urban space as a series of transformations from two mainbuilding volumes and one main space. He uses this to make the viewer (includinghimself) aware of the fact that the detailing is important and not only the buildingvolumes (as is the prepostion of many modern plans).1. Diagram of the corner. A situation that all too often can be found in modernisticdesigns.2. The space is enlivened by making an opening.3. The impersonal blocks are given scale by adding a small building.4. Now the inner corner is brought to live by the design of the inner block that relates tothe design of the small building that was added. The form of the block bringsmovement to the space.5. Dark trees provide depth to the space and bring contrast.6. Facades enliven the space and refine the feeling of scale.38