SPAIN XXI

SQUARES AND STREETS AS PLACES FOR

COEXISTANCE AND RESPECT

Summary

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La vida en la calle

Spanish people like a lot the street. They like to

speak, see and be seen in plazas, bars and terraces.

Estar al frescoIt is very traditional in small towns to see these type of scenes:

-Man / Woman sitting outside their houses.

-It is a way to cool down since it gets very hot inside.

-It is also a way to socialize, see and speak to other neighbors.

Fiestas del Pueblo

Every city have its own local celebration dedicated to

a saint. Ex: Fiestas de Santiago. During which they go

out and stay together all night in the street.

Spain II: Arquitecturas

ColectivasMore recent phenomenon's

happening in Spain:

Recycle, reuse, recover public spaces to the use of the citizens.

Projects undertaken by associations of artists, architects

and builders

Sometimes they use legal vacuums to build for free as a

way of learning their profession

Example 1 Estonoesunsolar. Associacion

They have found and recovered more than 10 abandones places in Zaragoza. They

turned them into places that can be enjoyed by citizens.

More at: http://estonoesunsolar.wordpre

ss.com/

Example 2Park-a-part by

http://straddle3.net/

Architecture Studio and Social Centre built in Arbucies

Catalunya

Materials: recycled containers

Year: 2007

Example 3Proyecta Lab

Workshops, culture, design and communication, residencies.

Recycled building with with support from Benicassim Local Admin

All people should be able to do cultural activities even with little

resources

http://www.recetasurbanas.net/index.php

Spain IIICentros Sociales Autogestionados

Empty spaces that are used by people to organize workshops, events, conferences and art

exhibitions.

They are sometimes offered by the state.

Managed in an horizontal way by users

Some Examples

Patio Maravillas Tabakalera Lavapies

Esta es una plaza

Abandoned park belonging to the local

council of Madrid (Lavapies) that was

rehabilitated and animated by local

community.

http://www.estaesunaplaza.blogspot.com/

Spain IV: #spanishrevolution #takesthesquare

WHAT IS #SPANISHREVOLUTION?

Crowds of people, coordinated by social media, massively and collectively react against politicians + their empty words

Citizens claiming their dignity against treatment received by a

system in which they no longer believe

it is formed by a large spectrum of political views but with one thing in common: faith in the system is lost. There is a need to

transform representative democracy into a more direct & participatory one

Lost Faith

It is free and more difficult to control: INTERNET. Politicians need to change the way they speak to citizens

A new public space is born

Movement is horizontal. no leaders. every decision is voted in open assemblies

Movement is international. it has happened in more than 20 democratic countries in less than a week

Estructure

Photo Credits

Lacroquetatitirimundi, acrobatavirtual , pabloechavarri, soyiro, tabakalera lavapies, greta_y_doraimon, guipuzkoa cultura. Thanks

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