Programma at the HKU.
A multi-disciplinary and collaborative students group from the Utrecht School of the...
documentary
Theoretical model of a social practice, consisting of an exhibition, symposium and resident meeting.
The exhibition in the Pastoe Factory in Hoograven presents analyses and visualisations and challenges visitors to join in thinking about the significance of social design for urban development.
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Op allerlei plaatsen in Nederland worstelen bestuurders en bewoners met de erfenis van de naoorlogse bouwhausse. Wijken die ooit de belofte van sociale harmonie en individuele ontplooiing belichaamden lijden inmiddels onder verpaupering en desintegratie. Sloop, gevolgd door eigentijdse nieuwbouw, lijkt de enige remedie. Maar is dit tabula rasa-model werkelijk de ultieme strategie? Of zijn er alternatieven die meer recht doen aan de sociale ambities van het oorspronkelijke ontwerp?
4 October, 2009 - 11:00 - 18 October, 2009 - 17:00
Tuesday-Sunday 11 am - 5 pm
Curators:
Guus Beumer The ‘Hoograven Invites You’ is part of Utrecht Manifest in which the Hoograven district in Utrecht plays a central role. With the exhibition United Minds in the Pastoe Factory, Urban Think Tank, headed by architects A.Brillembourg and H.Klumpner, shows various proposals for the future of this district which is the outcome of an intensive dialogue with a variety of persons involved and not in the least the residents themselves. The issues about Hoograven are not unique, and can be recognized at other places in and outside Utrecht, like in the Overvecht district.... more