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venice architecture biennale 08 preview: U.S. pavilion
‘into the open: positioning practice’
the U.S. pavilion at the venice architecture biennaleseptember 14 - november 23, 2008
during this year’s venice architecture biennale, the U.S. pavilion will feature the exhibition ‘into the open:
positioning practice. the exhibit aims to explore the role of architects in shaping community and built
environment. 16 practitioners will be featured ranging from architects to students and activists. the show
is being co-curated by aaron levy (executive director and senior curator at slought foundation) and
andrew sturm (director of architecture for the parc foundation). the exhibit was conceived in collaboration
with participating architects teddy cruz and deborah gans.
‘into the open: positioning practice’ explores how architects, urban researchers, and community activists
are meeting the challenges of creating new work in response to contemporary social conditions and
addresses factors challenging traditional methods of architecture, such as shifting socio-cultural
demographics, changing geo-political boundaries, uneven economic development, and the explosion
of migration and urbanization.
http://positioningpractice.us
‘hale county animal shelter’ (alabama) by rural studio at auburn university, 2006
(courtesy of timothy hursley)
‘the heidelberg project’ (detroit, michigan), 1987-present
‘the new silk road’ by international center for urban ecology
(courtesy of kyong park), 2008
‘rebar’ panhandle bandshell flyout
‘the floating pool’ (brooklyn, new york) by jonathan kirschenfeld associates, july 2007
‘the essex’ (san diego) by smith and others, 2002
‘studio 804’ sustainable prototype arts center (greensburg, kansas), 2008
‘migrant farmworker housing’ (adams county, pennsylvania) by design corps, 2003
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2008/sep/16/architecture
"Curiously, one photograph of a real and powerful building by the Rural Studio proves to be unintentionally surreal. This beautiful, shelter-like construction is a dog pound built in one of the poorest areas of Alabama, one of the poorest states in the union. It stands opposite a grim state penitentiary. But while the jail is crammed, the pound is empty. The story is that there are many packs of feral, formerly domesticated dogs in rural Alabama, abandoned by poor and itinerant people. So there was a need for a dog pound. But it is empty because a local judge wants dogs held there to be shot after a short spell in their handsome cages, while US animal rescue groups oppose such trigger-happy ways. So the pound stays empty while the feral packs keep on roaming.
"This is a story worth dwelling on. It shows how, with the best will in the world, it is often very hard for architects to design and nurture truly publicly spirited projects. For all the help they get from officialdom, they might as well just dream and play. "
"Curiously, one photograph of a real and powerful building by the Rural Studio proves to be unintentionally surreal. This beautiful, shelter-like construction is a dog pound built in one of the poorest areas of Alabama, one of the poorest states in the union. It stands opposite a grim state penitentiary. But while the jail is crammed, the pound is empty. The story is that there are many packs of feral, formerly domesticated dogs in rural Alabama, abandoned by poor and itinerant people. So there was a need for a dog pound. But it is empty because a local judge wants dogs held there to be shot after a short spell in their handsome cages, while US animal rescue groups oppose such trigger-happy ways. So the pound stays empty while the feral packs keep on roaming.
"This is a story worth dwelling on. It shows how, with the best will in the world, it is often very hard for architects to design and nurture truly publicly spirited projects. For all the help they get from officialdom, they might as well just dream and play. "
joe.shuren, bouvet island 09.16.08
do you have a pic of that dog pond???
fishintree 09.17.08
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