May 23, 2013
April 28, 2013
Egypt and more
Some recommendations from Valentina (casestudy: Cairo)
From the documentary Utopia in Four Movements
The World's Largest Shopping Mall from Kontent Films on Vimeo.
Another documentary on Egypt and Cairo : The City of the Dead
A promotion for Stone Park Residential Compound New Cairo City Egypt
And, an episode of South Park on the financial crisis: Margaritville: video
From the documentary Utopia in Four Movements
The World's Largest Shopping Mall from Kontent Films on Vimeo.
Another documentary on Egypt and Cairo : The City of the Dead
A promotion for Stone Park Residential Compound New Cairo City Egypt
And, an episode of South Park on the financial crisis: Margaritville: video
April 23, 2013
Seminar - where?
Tomorrow we'll meet up at A4. Likely we'll change to a smaller place, E407. So, if you're late, and nobody is in A4, try two stairs up, to the right: E407. The door will be open.
April 19, 2013
Seminar 24th April
Next week we'll have a seminar, exactly where will be decided on Monday.
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Everyone re-reads the previous texts and books:
David Harvey: A Brief History of Neoliberalism (2005)
Slavoj Zizek: First as tragedy, then as farce (2009)
Markus Wolf: Unfettered finance is fast reshaping the global economy, from Financial Times, June 18th 2007
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Then we have 7 new texts: books and excerpts
1. Owen Hatherley: A Guide to the New Ruins of Great Britain (2010) – Chapters: Introduction + Southampton
An inventory and critical analysis of recent projects in UK by the critic Owen Hatherley. These reports have been published previously as Urban Trawl in the British magazine Building Design.
2. Mike Davis (ed.): Evil Paradises: Dreamworlds of Neoliberalism (2008) – Chapters: Introduction + Chapter 3: Sand, Fear, and Money in Dubai (Mike Davis) + Capital of Chaos (Anthony Fotenot + Ajmal Maiwandi)
Mike Davis, perhaps most known for his description of Los Angeles in City of Quartz, has edited a collection of urban phenomena and casestudies worldwide created by a neoliberal logic.
3. Carmen M. Reinhart & Kenneth S. Rogoff: This Time is Different (2009) – pp. x-xlv +1-20
A survey of eight centuries of financial follies, at times a bit technical but the best overview and survey on the subject.
4. David Graeber: Debt, The First 5000 Years (2011) – pp. 361–
Graeber is an anthropologist and activist in the Occupy-movement who wrote this survey on concept of debt. Compare with the French historian Jacques Le Goff’s account of the early development of lending of money.
5. Roemer van Toorn: Fresh Conservatism (1997)
An essay by Dutch architectural theorist Toorn amidst the boom of Dutch architecture in the 90-s when MVRDV, OMA et al started a global media career.
6. Sam Jacobs: The Ruins of the Future (2008)
Jacobs is part of FAT (Fashion Architecture Taste), a London based office, but also a writer and journalist, the short essay is a reflection on the state of things in 2008.
7. David Harvey: The Right to the City (2008)
Marxist geographer and the author to Brief History of Neoliberalism, on the city.
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We'll be in two groups. Everyone reads two texts and browse at least the rest of the texts. If you need to change, please let me know.
10:00
Owen Hatherley + Sam Jacobs: Bergis Louis, Westman Rasmus
Mike Davis + Roemer van Toorn: Pajares de la Peña Jorge, Lane Jordan
Reinhart + Rogoff + Sam Jacobs: Alan Devrim, Elizalde Adrian,
Graeber + Harvey: Delibas Döne, Vila Reyes Marina
13:00
Owen Hatherley + Sam Jacobs:Hennessey Clive, Bokor Jacqueline,
Mike Davis + Roemer van Toorn: Reimer Valentina, Räsänen Iida Maria
Reinhart + Rogoff + Sam Jacobs: Owczarczyk Grzegorz, Chrysovergis Stavros
Graeber + Harvey: Vila Reyes Marina
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Everyone re-reads the previous texts and books:
David Harvey: A Brief History of Neoliberalism (2005)
Slavoj Zizek: First as tragedy, then as farce (2009)
Markus Wolf: Unfettered finance is fast reshaping the global economy, from Financial Times, June 18th 2007
-------------------------------------------------
Then we have 7 new texts: books and excerpts
1. Owen Hatherley: A Guide to the New Ruins of Great Britain (2010) – Chapters: Introduction + Southampton
An inventory and critical analysis of recent projects in UK by the critic Owen Hatherley. These reports have been published previously as Urban Trawl in the British magazine Building Design.
2. Mike Davis (ed.): Evil Paradises: Dreamworlds of Neoliberalism (2008) – Chapters: Introduction + Chapter 3: Sand, Fear, and Money in Dubai (Mike Davis) + Capital of Chaos (Anthony Fotenot + Ajmal Maiwandi)
Mike Davis, perhaps most known for his description of Los Angeles in City of Quartz, has edited a collection of urban phenomena and casestudies worldwide created by a neoliberal logic.
3. Carmen M. Reinhart & Kenneth S. Rogoff: This Time is Different (2009) – pp. x-xlv +1-20
A survey of eight centuries of financial follies, at times a bit technical but the best overview and survey on the subject.
4. David Graeber: Debt, The First 5000 Years (2011) – pp. 361–
Graeber is an anthropologist and activist in the Occupy-movement who wrote this survey on concept of debt. Compare with the French historian Jacques Le Goff’s account of the early development of lending of money.
5. Roemer van Toorn: Fresh Conservatism (1997)
An essay by Dutch architectural theorist Toorn amidst the boom of Dutch architecture in the 90-s when MVRDV, OMA et al started a global media career.
6. Sam Jacobs: The Ruins of the Future (2008)
Jacobs is part of FAT (Fashion Architecture Taste), a London based office, but also a writer and journalist, the short essay is a reflection on the state of things in 2008.
7. David Harvey: The Right to the City (2008)
Marxist geographer and the author to Brief History of Neoliberalism, on the city.
================================
We'll be in two groups. Everyone reads two texts and browse at least the rest of the texts. If you need to change, please let me know.
10:00
Owen Hatherley + Sam Jacobs: Bergis Louis, Westman Rasmus
Mike Davis + Roemer van Toorn: Pajares de la Peña Jorge, Lane Jordan
Reinhart + Rogoff + Sam Jacobs: Alan Devrim, Elizalde Adrian,
Graeber + Harvey: Delibas Döne, Vila Reyes Marina
13:00
Owen Hatherley + Sam Jacobs:Hennessey Clive, Bokor Jacqueline,
Mike Davis + Roemer van Toorn: Reimer Valentina, Räsänen Iida Maria
Reinhart + Rogoff + Sam Jacobs: Owczarczyk Grzegorz, Chrysovergis Stavros
Graeber + Harvey: Vila Reyes Marina
April 18, 2013
Film No. 4: Inside Job
Inside Job, 2010
Director: Charles Ferguson
More info: wiki + movie site
For those who missed parts of it, here online – with Spanish subtitles: Inside Job
April 16, 2013
Seminar: Update
Location: A2 or A5
10:00 Film: Inside Job
Location: A7 (the small room beyond A6)
10:10 Bergis Louis, Westman Rasmus
10:40 Bokor Jacqueline, Pajares de la Peña Jorge
11:00 Alan Devrim, Elizalde Adrian, Delibas Döne
11:30 Hennessey Clive, Lane Jordan
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13:00 Reimer Valentina, Räsänen Iida Maria
13:20 Vila Reyes Marina, Östberg Sara
13:50 Owczarczyk Grzegorz, Chrysovergis Stavros
10:00 Film: Inside Job
Location: A7 (the small room beyond A6)
10:10 Bergis Louis, Westman Rasmus
10:40 Bokor Jacqueline, Pajares de la Peña Jorge
11:00 Alan Devrim, Elizalde Adrian, Delibas Döne
11:30 Hennessey Clive, Lane Jordan
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13:00 Reimer Valentina, Räsänen Iida Maria
13:20 Vila Reyes Marina, Östberg Sara
13:50 Owczarczyk Grzegorz, Chrysovergis Stavros
April 1, 2013
Casestudy: more info
For you who haven’t chosen your casestudy, please mail me your site. It doesn’t need to be in your country origin, nor does it be in Spain. But, you have to be sure to be able to source information.
The casestudy should not be less than 1300 words and all should have the information below (Name, Location et cetera)
Length: 1300 words
Name:
Location:
Size (sqm/km2):
Built space (sqm):
Planned population / capacity:
Client/builder:
Description: about the site - what has been built - for whom - financing - strategies - public spaces - legislation (change, relaxation) - history - et cetera et cetera
Recommended tools:
Google Maps: webbased and easy to use. Requires an account to create own maps and thereby measuring.
Google Earth: is perhaps more useful with its ability to view older satellite imagery (i.e. track changes). It is also an easy way, without a GIS-program, to draw polygons and measure areas and distances.
The casestudy should not be less than 1300 words and all should have the information below (Name, Location et cetera)
Length: 1300 words
Name:
Location:
Size (sqm/km2):
Built space (sqm):
Planned population / capacity:
Client/builder:
Description: about the site - what has been built - for whom - financing - strategies - public spaces - legislation (change, relaxation) - history - et cetera et cetera
Recommended tools:
Google Maps: webbased and easy to use. Requires an account to create own maps and thereby measuring.
Google Earth: is perhaps more useful with its ability to view older satellite imagery (i.e. track changes). It is also an easy way, without a GIS-program, to draw polygons and measure areas and distances.
March 18, 2013
Casestudies: the list
Spain
Jacqueline Bokor: Seseña
Adrian Elizalde: Lleida-Alguaire Airport
Döne Delibas: Valdecarros / Madrid
Jorge Pajares: Sanchinarro / Madrid
Devrim Alan: Valdeluz
Ireland
Clive Hennessey: Adamstown / Dublin
Egypt
Valentina Reimer: Cairo's Desert Towns
Greece
Stavros Chrysovergis: Ntrafi
Poland
Grzegorz Owczarczyk: Zlota 44 / Warsaw
Iceland
Jordan Lane: Kjósarhreppur
Angola
Marina Vila Reyes: Luanda / Nova Cidade de Kilamba
China
Rasmus Westman: Ordos, Nei Mongol
A Google Map is available: here.
Jacqueline Bokor: Seseña
Adrian Elizalde: Lleida-Alguaire Airport
Döne Delibas: Valdecarros / Madrid
Jorge Pajares: Sanchinarro / Madrid
Devrim Alan: Valdeluz
Ireland
Clive Hennessey: Adamstown / Dublin
Egypt
Valentina Reimer: Cairo's Desert Towns
Greece
Stavros Chrysovergis: Ntrafi
Poland
Grzegorz Owczarczyk: Zlota 44 / Warsaw
Iceland
Jordan Lane: Kjósarhreppur
Angola
Marina Vila Reyes: Luanda / Nova Cidade de Kilamba
China
Rasmus Westman: Ordos, Nei Mongol
A Google Map is available: here.
March 15, 2013
Film No. 3: Money, Power and Wall Street pt 4
Watch Money, Power and Wall Street: Part Four on PBS. See more from FRONTLINE.
Film No. 3: Money, Power and Wall Street pt 3
Watch Money, Power and Wall Street: Part Three on PBS. See more from FRONTLINE.
March 14, 2013
Film No. 3: Money, Power and Wall Street pt 2
Watch Money, Power and Wall Street: Part Two on PBS. See more from FRONTLINE.
March 13, 2013
Film No. 3: Money, Power and Wall Street pt 1
Watch Money, Power and Wall Street: Part One on PBS. See more from FRONTLINE.
Frontline Documentary from PBS in 2012. The First of four episodes.
More info here: PBS
March 12, 2013
March 10, 2013
David Harvey about the Crisis of Capitalism
David Harvey – author of "A Brief History of Neoliberalism" (2005) – on another RSA Animate lectures.
More about Harvey here: wiki.
March 7, 2013
To Do: Until next Wednesday
– Choose a site for your case study. Mail me on Tuesday at the latest.
– Read the texts for the seminar.
– Finish the micro assignment no. 1, if you haven't.
– Read the texts for the seminar.
– Finish the micro assignment no. 1, if you haven't.
March 5, 2013
Possible Case-Study: The Ghost Cities of Madrid
View Ghost Spain in a larger map
Stalled, failed and aborted contemporay projects in and around Madrid.
Assignment 2: Case-study
Purpose: To investigate the traces of the crash of 2008
Choose a site: It shouldn't be confined to one building, rather a few blocks or a part of a city. Preferably a planned neighborhood or similar. The project should relate to the financial crisis of the later part of the 2000-s or later. Assignment 1: an essay
Write a short essay on the topic of your presentation, i.e. neoliberalism, debt et cetera et cetera. The essay should be 1100 words or longer (avoid being too long). Please use other sources than just Wikipedia. And of course: ask if you're having trouble finding.
The ambition is to collect the different texts and maybe make a small A5 publication together with assignment no. 2.
The ambition is to collect the different texts and maybe make a small A5 publication together with assignment no. 2.
New Texts
Next Wednesday – 13th of March – we will talk about financialization and other things with a guest, Agneta Cederström; a risk analyst and mathematician. Prepare by reading the following texts:
One of the best texts on medieval Europe and the development of the loan and interest rate. Short essay.
One of the best texts on medieval Europe and the development of the loan and interest rate. Short essay.
Jacques le Goff: Your Money or Your Life (1986)
A contemporary account of debt. The last chapter takes you from 1971 up til today.
David Graeber: Debt - The First 5000 Years (2011): pp. 361–
An accessible book by the Slovenian political philospher Zizek.
A contemporary account of debt. The last chapter takes you from 1971 up til today.
David Graeber: Debt - The First 5000 Years (2011): pp. 361–
An accessible book by the Slovenian political philospher Zizek.
Slavoj Zizek: First As Tragedy, Then As Farce (2009): pp. [nice animation: here]
If you only have time to read one text til next week, this article is the one.
Martin Wolf: Unfettered Capitalism – Financial Times 18th June 2007
If you only have time to read one text til next week, this article is the one.
Martin Wolf: Unfettered Capitalism – Financial Times 18th June 2007
The 7 Seminars
1: Introduction + Film
2: 27th February – US-R-4CLOSED, an introduction to the American housing market and the world's problem.
3: 6th March – assignments + Film
4: 13th March – Financialization and more. Guest: Agneta Cederström. + Film
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5: 17th April – Text seminar in two groups. One at 10:00, the other at 13:00. At an alternative place, to be announced later.
6: 24th April – Working seminar. On casestudies. Film
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7: 8th May – Final seminar. Presentations of Casestudies.
2: 27th February – US-R-4CLOSED, an introduction to the American housing market and the world's problem.
3: 6th March – assignments + Film
4: 13th March – Financialization and more. Guest: Agneta Cederström. + Film
==== pause ====
5: 17th April – Text seminar in two groups. One at 10:00, the other at 13:00. At an alternative place, to be announced later.
6: 24th April – Working seminar. On casestudies. Film
==== pause ====
7: 8th May – Final seminar. Presentations of Casestudies.
March 4, 2013
Where's the seminar?
Here's a list of where we'll meet. Any changes will be posted here.'
10:00, Wednesdays
6 March: A5Övre Ateljén [if possible, I'll try to change this]
13 March: A4
17 April: A3 [we might be somewhere else]
24 April: A4
8 May: Övre paviljongen [top external pavilion]
10:00, Wednesdays
6 March: A5
13 March: A4
17 April: A3 [we might be somewhere else]
24 April: A4
8 May: Övre paviljongen [top external pavilion]
February 27, 2013
February 26, 2013
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