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Incoherence and Tension in Culture-Led Redevelopment.
- Source :
- International Journal of Urban & Regional Research; May2014, Vol. 38 Issue 3, p1019-1036, 18p
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- This article contributes to contemporary debates surrounding the outcome of culture-led redevelopment by exploring the tensions that arise when a broad application of 'culture' is used to theme space. I take as my focus the Distillery District, a private sector redevelopment in the City of Toronto, Ontario that draws on the arts alongside industrial heritage to heighten consumption. The article is divided into two main sections. I begin with a review of Toronto's shifting arts policies - from a focus on securing space for artistic production to a focus on arts consumption for interurban competition - to contextualize the planning framework underlying the redevelopment of the district. Second, I engage with how diverse and creative interruptions directed by the tenancy run against the unifying grain of the redevelopment process. While culture and creativity are drawn into a strategy of place-making for the purpose of place distinction, an incongruous festival and events season, and the tokenistic inclusion of cultural producers to satisfy a public appetite for the creative process, complicate these descriptors of space. Ultimately, the representation of the Distillery as a premier centre for 'arts, culture, and entertainment' is unravelled by multimodal ways of seeing and experiencing culture and place. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03091317
- Volume :
- 38
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Urban & Regional Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 95398863
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2427.12108