Theory
Power-Geometry of Space
Explore in the Atlas →Doreen Massey's insistence that space is relational, dynamic and always shot through with power — different social groups are positioned unequally within flows of mobility and globalisation. Power-geometry reframes time-space compression as something experienced unevenly, and space itself as a simultaneity of social relations rather than a flat surface.
Power Exchange Collectivity
Details
- Introduced
- 1994
Classifications
- Holder
- Individual
- Source of authority
- Reason
- Subject
- Human centred
- Political position
- Subaltern resistant
- Mode of transmission
- Text drawing
- Knowledge type
- Propositional
- Epistemic cluster
- Western philosophical
Connections
- extends The Production of Space
Referenced by
- Doreen Massey proposed
Sources
- Doreen Massey. Space, Place and Gender. Polity Press, 1994.
- Doreen Massey. For Space. Sage, 2005.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Power-Geometry of Space." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theory/power-geometry/. Accessed July 17, 2026.