AUTHOR: Matthew Halsall
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CROSSLINKS:

Database: [Tr51]

Prototypes: [MCX] [LEDF]

Scenario Games:

Action Plan: [Ap53]

External:

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ACTORS/AGENTS
economic, networking
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DESCRIPTION
The majority of trading now takes place on-line, and yet the stock exchange building is an increasing phenomena. It seems that the building functions more as a symbol of solidity and prosperity, more than it is required for the activity of trade.

“The essence of the stock market is speculation: it is based on capital, not gravity. The case of Shenzhen’s almost virtual stock market, the role of exceeds that of program - it is a a building that has to represent the stock market, more than physically accommodate it…. It is not a trading arena with offices, but an office with virtual organsthat suggest and ilustrate the process of the market”

Rem Koolhaas on the proposed OMA stock exchange in Shenzhen.
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RESEARCH AGENDA
Through analysing these buildings, common traits can emerge. There is very little writing about the typology of stock exchange, if there is indeed a typology.