Wamble, MarkFinley, Dawn2021-05-032021-05-032021-052021-04-28May 2021An, Yumeng. "Space of Appearance." (2021) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/110480">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/110480</a>.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/110480This thesis proposes an urban intervention to create a new type of public space in the city of Shanghai. It investigates the historical evolution of the public spaces in the city and concludes that a new type of public space without prescribed functions and boundary restrictions should be introduced. The Space of Appearance is a prototype of such that is designed for the people to appear to each other rather than to the physical space. In this prototype, a collection of nine follies, with a nine-point organization, is inserted into a selected urban field. The dispersed yet organized nature of the nine follies brings the dynamic formation of the crowds. A temporal dimension is embedded in the completeness of the nine follies, allowing for an ever-changing definition of the space given by the people.application/pdfengCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.Space of AppearancePublic SpaceShanghaiInfrastructureCrowd DynamicsSpontaneityTemporalityNine-Point OrganizationFolliesScroll PaintingThesis2021-05-03