Evolving Concepts, Revolving Doors

Abstract

The revolving door is a conceptual device. It was introduced to solve mainly technical problems such as the chimney effect; however, the scope of its application transcends the intentions of its inventor, Theophilius Van Kannel. The revolving door problematizes the relation between different segments of space. It fetishizes space by relativizing and, at same time, absolutizing the difference between inside and outside, and by determining the behavior of inhabitants of social space.