Thesis
2023
London Underground
Focused on the tacit rule of civil inattention on the tube. I argued that it’s accessibility & unparalleled diversity in the capital, makes it the ultimate public space ripe for social interaction & observation. However, despite its richness in diversity, social stimuli & potential for novel interaction, one of the Tube’s most striking features is the way people tend to ignore each other & present as unaware or inattentive to their fellow travellers, creating an atmosphere of disconnection. I then discuss a dismantling of this tacit rule, suggesting it inhibits social cohesion & a missed oppertunity for individual understanding of fellow city dwellers. The contents page is an adapted version of a Tube station design rescipe book I found in a disused TFL building in Southwark.