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On October 14, 2010 at 7:27pm
On October 14, 2010 at 7:23pm
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On August 31, 2010 at 11:44am
a social exchange_ trailer
architecture in movement_ the dynamics of exchange between people and their environment. re-articulating a corporate, urban plaza by constructing a participatory environment and inserting a spontaneous, counter program into this calculated, formulaic space.
On August 31, 2010 at 11:44am
a social exchange_ the making of
this project used the act of performance to construct a participatory environment, staging scenarios of how the exchange square is used everyday and allowing each act to be malleable and to change as the participants grew more confident as a group and in the space. by intimately engaging with the space during the performance the relationship between people and the space is reframed. the performance was a temporary re-articulation of the square but it created a lasting memory of the space in each of the participants’ minds: it made them question how it is used and it challenged the corporate identity of the place. in turn it provokes a dialogue about the contemporary state of building in cities - is public really public? how do we create engaging environments that invite everyone in?
An exchange is the act of giving one thing and receiving another in return. In today’s international world this process of exchange is constantly in motion - be it currency, commodities, ideas, knowledge, or dialogue - everything is moving around the globe with increasing speed. Within architecture, the dynamics of exchange takes place in an ongoing push and pull, give and take, a perpetual rearranging between the built environment and the people within it. A space is not a static thing, it gains its form and shape through the activity held within it in relation to time. Here, an architecture attempts to slow time down and stimulate a social exchange, creating a new spatial form using a specific activity. By asking a person to stop, step out of their shoes and participate in a space in an unfamiliar way, they become more conscious of the environment around them and this awareness is shared with others - continuing the process of exchange into the future.
the dynamics of exchange
On August 23, 2010 at 10:15pm
![[6] social ecology :: a child touches the grass
In the end - the untouchable, perfectly manicured grass, in the very center of the square around which all the characters circulate - is touched by a child. The mother and child play in the soft grass, using the space and disregarding the rules of the corporation. The child discovers a tactile, humane space and within that the unyielding, tough city exterior fades away.](http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7mirdoteb1qa6bymo1_500.jpg)
On August 23, 2010 at 10:09pm
[6] social ecology :: a child touches the grass
In the end - the untouchable, perfectly manicured grass, in the very center of the square around which all the characters circulate - is touched by a child. The mother and child play in the soft grass, using the space and disregarding the rules of the corporation. The child discovers a tactile, humane space and within that the unyielding, tough city exterior fades away.
![[5] social ecology :: antagonists become allies
Out of the passage filled with the crowd come two strangers. They meet situated on either side of the chessboard as opponents but through the playing of the game, they turn from antagonists into allies - seeing each other as individual people and not just part of a crowd. They end up developing a relationship and laughing together on the bench with the chess pieces strewn about around their feet.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7miodSKIu1qa6bymo1_500.jpg)
On August 23, 2010 at 10:07pm
[5] social ecology :: antagonists become allies
Out of the passage filled with the crowd come two strangers. They meet situated on either side of the chessboard as opponents but through the playing of the game, they turn from antagonists into allies - seeing each other as individual people and not just part of a crowd. They end up developing a relationship and laughing together on the bench with the chess pieces strewn about around their feet.
