Housing the Co-op. A Micro-political Manifesto
Fresh from the printer: "Housing the Co-op. A Micro-political Manifesto".
One of the earliest versions of the rainbow flag was designed in 1924 for the co-operative movement. The flag with seven colors was the result of a competition organized by the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA), and won by the French co-operative activist Charles Gide. According to Gide, the rainbow colors “symbolized unity and diversity and the power of light, enlightenment and progress.”
We use the colors of this flag for the cover for our latest publication edited by Sascha Delz, Rainer Hehl, and Patricia Ventura. The book illustrates how co-operative practices can provide affordable shelter for a growing global population. The manifesto and accompanying essays—including case studies from Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas—show that a mix of micro-political actions and models of co-ownership, co-production and co-management can spark systemic change for a more sustainable and equitable future.
Available at your local book seller and our webshop http://ruby-press.com/shop/housing-the-co-op-a-micro-political-manifesto/
Exhibition Tabula Non Rasa on spanish TV
Short TV report on our exhibition Tabula Non Rasa in San Sebastian presenting works by agps architects, Lacatan & Vasal, Frederic Druot, Christophe Hutin and MAS Urban Design ETH Zurich.
book launch
"Architecture Reading Aid Ahmedabad" co-author Björn Martensen deep-frying puris on the side-walk for our book launch at Books People Places
Here's the final installment of Rainer Hehl's lecture from January 13 (don't forget, watch in HD for best results!).
In this video, Hehl covers the third volume in the series, which examines contemporary power relations and their effects on urban and natural landscape.
Previous installments can be found here:
1. Introduction: http://on.fb.me/1uwKrCB
2. Informalize!: http://on.fb.me/1L5SVp4
3. Collectivize!: http://on.fb.me/1yIgnU8
...and Rainer Hehl's lecture continues! (As always, watch in HD for best results.)
In this installment, Hehl introduces the second volume in the series, which revisits the idea of the "common" in an increasingly fractured world.
Previous installments can be found here:
1. Introduction: http://on.fb.me/1uwKrCB
2. Informalize!: http://on.fb.me/1L5SVp4
Here's another installment of the lecture last week by Rainer Hehl:
In this video, Hehl hones in on the concept of urban informality, and walks through some of the case studies explored in the first volume of the series.
The previous installment can be found here: http://on.fb.me/1uwKrCB
Just in case you missed the presentation by Rainer Hehl last Tuesday on the Political Economy of Urban Form series, we'll be posting clips of the lecture over the next few days (watch in HD for best results!).
In this introduction, Hehl gives a bit of background on how the books grew out of a research seminar, as well as the meaning behind approaching the question of urban form from the standpoint of political economy.
Keep an eye out for the rest of the lecture!
During a recent field trip to France, where we visited some new buildings by Lacaton & Vassal in preparation for our next book on their work, we passed through Lille and had an extraordinary re-encounter with Jacques Tati, with compliments to OMA. Remember that brilliant scene in Tati's movie "Trafic" with the hyper souped-up Renault camper car? (if not: http://bit.ly/1ip9DSJ) In the movie, the car is being driven to a car fair in Amsterdam, but it never arrives—because it is pulled over by the police. Well, when visiting OMA's Congrexpo hall in Lille, we saw that scene re-enacted almost literally in a contemporary camper fair.
