Post Modern Western City

Question 1

What - PMW

Answer 1

Describes the changes that took place in western society + culture in late 20th century

Question 2

Characteristics (2) - PMW

Answer 2

Mixing different types of artistic styles and architecture
Fortress developments + edge cities

Question 3

Features (5) - PMW

Answer 3

Fragmented urban form = edge cities
How it looks over practicality
Buildings with wide range of styles
Tertiary services over secondary
Higher social and economic inequality but greater ethnic diversity

Question 4

Case study - Leeds - architecture (3) - PMW

Answer 4

Creative arts building for Leeds Beckett university
Bridgewater place
Trinity shopping centre

Question 5

Case study - Leeds - general (3) - PMW

Answer 5

Cultural quarter
Significant growth in quaternary sector
Economy generated through tertiary industry