Arquitectura - Bruno Barbosa, Inês Ferreira, João Barbosa, Pedro Costa e Sandra Paulo
Concurso - Immortal Architecture
Localização - África
Localização - África
"With tight budgets and the need for quick profits most architectural
projects are driven to compromise on quality and workmanship. The
buildings may pull in the money today, but in 20 or 30 years what will
they be like? We are in an age where we see huge developments which are
just a few decades old being torn down because they aren’t fit for use
any more or are publicly considered to be an eyesore, and new buildings
are given predicted lifespans which many of us will outlive.
Yet all around the world people visit and admire humanity’s oldest
architectural achievements- those which came at a cost but which have
remained significant, have weathered and decayed gracefully, and have
defied the march of time. And it’s not just the iconic buildings of
ancient civilizations, but the hidden gems in every city which add
richness and history to our everyday lives.
The best sustainable humanitarian projects are those which can equip
communities to become self sufficient, continuing to reach out to people
for generations. Temporary pavilions and installations can be an
amazing chance for emerging architects to gain a name for themselves,
but we are asking you to think of the generations to come by designing a
building which will not become obsolete, but will stand through the
ages ahead." TesserAct
“1,700,000,000 People in the world lack Access to clean water, and 3,300,000,000 are without proper sanitation facilities.” (water issues: the need for action at different levels, March 2003).
Taking as
principle the lack of this basic needs and the challenge propose by Tesser-Act
we developed an iconic long life-spam structure made with carbon fibber.
This funnel
shaped configuration includes an ecological toilet, a water reservoir and an
uptake of underground water.
This element
can interact with the communities’ organization and act as a developer for the
next generation constructions, as the water lines served for the cities
constitution.
