Public dimension and political space hacking

Authors

  • Alejandra Buzaglo Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35305/23626097v6i10.204

Keywords:

public space, political space, architecture, project, human rights

Abstract

Our article puts forward a focus on the public dimension of architecture, highlighting certain possible features; particularly, those that can shed light on its potential as a field for the actualization and production of knowledge, in connection to the emancipatory strength of the public space. As we resume the descriptions and distinctions that Hannah Arendt’s develops through her oeuvre between the public space and the political one, we encounter an unusual ground for the perspective of the public space as the setting for expanding citizenship rights. Our reflections are based on the research of Anabella
Di Pego (2005; 2006) which has been guiding our study regarding the present significance of Arendt’s proposal. It is along these lines that we introduce our project experience in Mercado San Roque (MSR), Quito, Ecuador, illustrating the conflicts that take place in the public space concerning the struggles for meaning. Acknowledging this results in directing action towards certain necessary in-discipline: what we put forward as a possible political space hacking, aimed at new ways for occupying the public space, in which the architectural project is inscribed.

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Author Biography

Alejandra Buzaglo, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina

Es arquitecta, Doctora en Arquitectura FAPyD-UNR, docente de Proyecto Arquitectónico y Proyecto Final de Carrera, investigadora, extensionista y militante por los derechos humanos. Es coordinadora académica del Espacio Curricular Optativo Arquitectura, DDHH y memoria. Provocaciones Proyectuales y docente en el Taller Sur. Es responsable editorial de las publicaciones A&P especiales Nros 20, 24 y 32 dedicadas a Arquitectura, derechos humanos y memoria. Es socia de Viu+Buzaglo, oficina de arquitectura y co-fundadora de Arquitectura del Sur Colectivo.

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Published

2019-07-05

How to Cite

Buzaglo, A. (2019). Public dimension and political space hacking. A&P Continuidad, 6(10), 54–67. https://doi.org/10.35305/23626097v6i10.204

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 10 (2019): PUBLIC DIMENSION OF ARCHITECTURE

Section

Thematic dossier

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