"It has been 12 years since the Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas unleashed his concept of “the generic city,” a sprawling metropolis of repetitive buildings centered on an airport and inhabited by a tribe of global nomads with few local loyalties. His argument was that in its profound sameness, the generic city was a more accurate reflection of contemporary urban reality than nostalgic visions of New York or Paris."
This seems an example of the rise of placelessness in the hybrid city. When one is connected to flows of information disconnected from place and to intimate private networks of co-workers or friends, then the place one is in might as well be anywhere.
It is interesting, however, that the architect should take this view of the space he creates, as if celebrating the placelessness that will exist in that space.
