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The site and subject of the workshop was Lower Manhattan in New York City. The underlying theme combined "ground and the German word "Grund referring to the foundation of ideas that give a rational structure to urban activity.Over an intensive twelve-day period, the workshop explored the nature of the "Gr(o)und consisting of pavements, sidewalks, streets, plazas and other street furniture regulating the flow of the street.The workshop designed and constructed new tectonic elements with the aim of making changes in the "Gr(o)und for a particular, brief period of time. The installation of these new elements in Lower Manhattan on a hot, busy day in mid-August is documented and analysed in this latest addition to the RIEAeuropa concepts series.
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Rachel Eck 09:00AM-10:00AM Structure holding a mirror to a security camera on Maiden Lane.-Dietmar Panzenböck 10:00AM-11:00AM Structure defining a moving personal space up and down Nassau Street.-Corrado Curti 11:00AM-12:PM Barricade on steps leading to an outdoor restaurant on William Street.-Nikola Gradinski 12:00PM-01:00PM Sign structure at the intersection of Fulton and Nassau Streets.-Stefano Oletto 01:00PM-02:00PM Kiosk for selling the object called "Baby on Nassau Street.-Mariano Diez 02:00-03:00PM Folding extension to construction barricade, Chase Manhattan Bank plaza, Liberty Street.-Tarjei Torgersen 03:00PM-04:00PM Cones defining space at a telephone booth on Fulton Street.-Guilherme Cartaxo 04:00-05:00 Tilting sidewalk on Dutch Street
About the author
Lebbeus Woods, born in 1940, trained Architect, worked for Eero Saarinen (1964-1968). Theory and experimental projects since 1976. Founder and Scientific Director of the Research Institute of experimental Architecture, Europe (RIEA Europe). Has been a visiting Professor of Architecture at the Cooper Union, SCI-Arc, Harvard and Columbia Universities.
Guy, Lafranchi, geb. 1966, studierte Architektur an der ETH Zürich. 1996 gründete er sein eigenes Büro in Bern. Er hält Vorträge an der Barlett School of Architecture in London und am Niederländischen Architektur Institut (NAI) in Rotterdam sowie an der TU Berlin und der TU in Lund, Schweden. Er ist Mitbegründer von RIEA.ch.
