Architettura come evento: Resist Istanbul. “Un evento è politico se ha un contenuto collettivo, oppure se può essere attribuito esclusivamente a una pluralità collettiva.” Alain Badiou Il brutale attacco della polizia dello scorso 31 maggio a Istanbul ha scatenato un’insurrezione. Nella notte del venerdì e del sabato seguenti, migliaia di persone si sono riunite e hanno costruito barricate nelle strade che conducono a piazza Taksim. Rifiuti e materiali di scarto, trovati nelle strade e sul selciato sono stati usati per costruire tutti insieme delle barricate per impedire ai reparti della polizia di entrare nelle strade.
In quella che si potrebbe leggere come una rivendicazione della decolonizzazione del potere egemonico, perfino certi materiali tolti alla polizia nel corso di scontri precedenti (come dei tavoli) sono stati usati per costruire le barricate, a dimostrazione che le barricate, oggi, rappresentano ancora la più antica ed efficace forma di insediamento di tutta la storia dell’architettura. Le tende a Taksim Square. Egypt: The camp that toppled a president. Cairo's central Tahrir Square was the focal point for anti-Mubarak protesters during 18 days of demonstrations. As the protest neared its peak, the BBC's Yolande Knell took a tour of the area. Explore the protesters' camp by clicking on the links. Tanks Throughout the demonstration, protesters have sat and slept around tanks parked near the Egyptian Museum, to prevent the army from advancing into the square.
Street clinic This "street hospital", staffed by volunteer doctors, is one of several clinics where injured protesters have their wounds treated. Flag sellers A whole economy has grown up in the square since the protests began. Food stalls This bean seller is one of many food vendors who have set up stalls inside the barricades. Rubbish bins Egypt has no formal system of recycling so the demonstrators have set up their own, as part of efforts to keep the square clean. Artwork This artwork, "Egypt's Heart", is one of many created by the demonstrators. 'KFC clinic' Newspaper wall Pharmacy. Da Al-Qāʿida a Wikipedia - i vantaggi della struttura organizzativa a legame debole. #OccupyGezi Architecture by Herkes Icin Mimarlik.
Turkish architects are creating line drawings of protest shelters and structures following the recent occupation of Istanbul's Gezi Park. Thousands of citizens took to the streets earlier this month to join one of Turkey's largest anti-government demonstrations in decades and non-profit organisation Herkes Icin Mimarlik - which translates as Architecture For All - has since initiated an archive of photographs and drawings, documenting the makeshift shelters, tents, and other temporary structures that have been constructed. "The protests in Istanbul indicated one simple thing for architects," writes organisation co-founder Yelta Köm on the Tumblr page for the project.
"We need new definitions for architecture in situations when architecture is removed from architects. " He continues: "Each unique structure that we encounter in the streets and Gezi Park has its own in-situ design and implementation process. "We really want to document as much as possible," says the team.