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Title
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Exchange As Spatial Practice Studio
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Type
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Studio Course
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Creator
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Pedro Cruz Cruz
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Description
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Summer 2024 Place, Memory & Culture Incubator studio, taught by Pedro Cruz Cruz.
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Temporal Coverage
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June 2024 - July 2024
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Abstract
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This studio aims to explore the transformative potential of design as a powerful tool for advocacy, neighborhood preservation, and community empowerment. By focusing on East Harlem and highlighting marginalized histories and practices, the studio will develop innovative proposals that illuminate the ongoing efforts of our partner organization, the Street Vendor Project (SVP), and its predecessor, Esperanza del Barrio.
Our collaboration with SVP and its members will delve into critical discussions about immigrant labor, belonging, culture, spaces of exchange and resistance, informal urbanism, urban aesthetics, fugitive placemaking/homemaking, and community event-scapes. This engagement aims to foster a deeper understanding of the complex dynamics at play in these communities.
Utilizing the interdisciplinary tools of architecture, urban planning, and graphic anthropology, the studio will employ diverse methods of drawing, writing, analysis, and visualization. These approaches are designed to enhance the discipline of architecture and address pressing issues related to the right to public space in East Harlem and beyond. Through this comprehensive and integrative approach, participants will contribute to a richer discourse on urban design and social justice, empowering communities and preserving their unique cultural landscapes.
