22 23 3 2 1 # 2 0 # 2 1 Nomadic Interference by Carmen Van Maercke & Jitse Massant Designing the meantime is understanding the meantime. But the meantime of what exactly? We propose to develop a double perspective in this workshop. One of the Luchtbal neighbourhood which has been subject to changes in the past and today has a fast changing population (Im. 1). A second of the building process of this enormous construction: who is building this infrastructure? What is the new temporal city that arises during construction? In history, these kinds of enormous constructions always left traces, be it the restaurants in Brunelleschi’s Domo di Firenze, the villages near the Transcontinental Railways in America (Im. 2) or the container villages arising in contemporary construction. How can the ecosystem of engineers, technicians, construction workers, etc. collide within this context of a fast changing community and what places of crossover do they establish? How can such a construction site not only be a burden but generate new urban dynamics? Can children learn how to built themselves in this enormous experiment? (im. 3) How does the lack of local amenities in Luchtbal react upon this temporary presence? We intend to research how both nomadic temporalities interfere with and benefit from each other. Image 1 Kesteloot, C., Rapport Mapping Levendigheid in wijken, WB, Ruth Soenen, Kesteloot, 2016, commissioned by the city of Antwerp Image 3 Skrammellegepladser, Notting Hill, 1971, London Turbo Generator by Maarten Lambrechts & Alice Babini We learned two important things during last year’s workshop: 1. there was an energy grid in the 1950s connecting Luchtbal and the Antwerp port; and 2. Lantis, the developer for the capping of the Antwerp ring road, is interested in the idea of an information centre right in the middle of the Luchtbal construction site To combine both, students will be asked to design a platform in between the on-site cement factory, the water basin and the site cabins, so that we can merge an innate human attraction to energy sources (gather around the fire, under the tree, along the river bank) with the activity of the construction site. A turbo generator for Luchtbal’s future socio-energetic network. The result should be a complete transdisciplinary design: an urban vision for the energy grid that also anticipates the proposed Groenendaal park; a structure that accommodates both energy flows and social interaction; integrated furniture enabling activities for young and old; a site specific art installation that symbolizes the socio-energetic symbiosis of the project. The output is an abstract yet highly performativemodel. The energy flows should be visible (ducts, pipes, wires) and generate as much as possible an effect on light, heat, wind, noise. For the technical expertise on the organization of the construction site, we will collaborate with the engineers of Lantis. To define a social program compatible with the infrastructure and logistics of the construction site, we will talk to children from local schools and elderly people from local neighborhood organizations. Image 1 Groundbreaking ceremony and festivities at Luchtbal, 1949 Image 2 Soviet Union festival for young workers at the construction site, 1950s Image 3 Yves Klein and company in front of the Column of Fire at Haus Lange, 1961 3 1 2
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