03.30_portland build agency thesis draft
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Portland Build Agency "an urban intervention for the production of cultural infrastructure" process work for fifth year b.arch thesis design project sited in Portland, Oregon.TRANSCRIPT
alexander froehlich_thesis proposal 2013_prof. howard davis
portland build agency
“the metropolis as a factory for the production of the common”hardt, negri
“the sleeping creator must be awakened...better the more consumers it is able to turn into producers,
that is, readers or spectators into collaborators.” asger jorn
an urban interventionfor the production
of cultural infrastructure
alexander froehlichthesis proposalay. 2012-2013prof. howard davis
alexander froehlich_thesis proposal 2013_prof. howard davis
it is the intention of this project to imagine a new typologyof production in the urban environment, one which enablescitizens to reclaim the city for their benefit. this new agencywill combine successful models of design-build constructionand community design process to become a new model forproduction of the commons. the creation of cultural infrastructure,and new systems of resource flows will result in the restitchingof the city into a resilient, locally-focused community.
portland build agency
politicians
free market
movementsand activists
social services
healthcare
environemenalscience
agriculture
grassroots
life systems
sustainability
surplus
equality
access
health
individual
community
global
holistic metric fragmented domains
racism
xenophobia
injustice
nvironmental injustice
gmos
gmos
global warming
habitat destruction
fishery depletion
income inequality
militarism fiscal consolodation
fossil fuel
inflation
purchasing power
individual
community
global
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xsocial safety net
vertical exclusion crises
stage
empowerconnectequip, encourage, initiatecombination, dialogue, understandingthere are many barriers to project delivery under current model of production. whether it is lack of research, design, collaboration, construction or financing knowledge, many resources exist and people need to be enabled to use them. empower will provide the stage and resources necessary for people to turn project resources into useful infrastructure. this will be a place focused on learning, rather than teaching [alexander, 100], with the primary objective of inspiring action. it will produce agents of change, community champions, leaders and makers.
connect is the meeting place for ideas, people and resources, mining the collec-tive imagination, and synergizing exist-ing assets towards the production of common infrastructure. this is space for sophisticated pooling of problems, needs, dreams and visions in pursuit of common understanding of differences and collec-tive action. connect will serve as a clear-ing house for all extraneous and unpur-posed wealth and issues, compiling and collaborating. objectives are set in phases. it will produce dialogue, recom-mendations, and action strategies.
sustainmakepartnership, reflect, grow,collaborate, materialize, manifestwithout careful attention to continued investment in infrastructure, community investment will wane, and the original improvement rendered ineffectual. sustain will focus on the maintenance of projects over time, establishing networks of stakeholders to observe and analyze outcomes, and plan for infrastructure improvement. this facility will maintain connection with community networks, providing administrative support, resources and maintenance services.
dialogue and reflection is trivial if not accompanied by action. this will be a space for accomplishing goals defined by community vision through the manufacture of common infrastructure. flexible workspace will accommodate collaborators of various numbers and qualifications in processes of production. space will be made for neighborhood groups, staff members and individual entrepreneurs. project success will gauged on alternative metrics, focused on how new infrastructure benefits the health and equality of the system it is made for.
process
Initial Cycle
establishment of independant networks for project sustainablity
support role of facility
Initial Cycle
growth of project in 4th dimension
growth
dialogue with larger citizenry
reuse of vacant infrastructure
forum for ongoing community discussion
community identity
partnership with local construction guild
in-kind donation from major construction company
tax-exemption for new infrastructure
establisment of neighborhood non-profit
“work-from-home” workshops
construction training for residents
reuse of vacant infrastructure
rising neighborhood “champions”
involvement of emerging demographics
engagement with neighborhood “old guard”
neighborhood action events
pro-bono design services from landscae firm
use of recycled materials
conditional use permit
student construction experience
establishment of neighborhood dialogue
parents at day care
local skilled craftspeople
neighborhood elders
neighborhood elders
networks of action
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life systems
sustainability
surplus
equality
access
health
individual
community
global
individual
office
citizen - madeurban greenways
product processes:
portland build agency will provide many of the design and action components of ecological initiatives, paired with research agencies and local/state governments. ideas may be solicited from designers of all types for the realization of public ammenities like parks, playgrounds, rainwater remediation, and habitat corridors. services can be used for creating urban farms.
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sustainability
surplus
equality
access
health
individual
community
global
individual
life systems
sustainability
surplus
equality
access
health
individual
community
global
individual
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section through burnside, production yard and design courtyardneighborhoodmicro-infrastructures
informal andmicro - enterprise
similar to [see click fix], and similar programs, web-based crowd-sourcing by pba will be able to moniter the needs and desires of portland resdents to identify critical masses of resources. projects for small business owners will include building rennovation, business counseling, buy-local campaigns, food carts, and new infill structures.
portland build agency as nervous system - identifies social needs of neighborhoods though connections with community groups. projects include sidewalk furniture, public art, bike transit and walkability initiatives, community events around food and music, and eventually housing and community structures.
action
_clearing house
_deployable
_subsidiary
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_satellite
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clearing house deployable satellite
mobility
phone booth book share pop-up city park[ing] day
the uni see click fixproxy sfbat cloud
fresh movesday labor station
covington farmers market
social
objective
economic
ecological
clearing house
deploy
satellite
reprogram
remodel
build new
self - initiated
delivery constructionproducer
community
micro - enterprise
product
public workshop
gallery
commercial
food incubator
educational design studio
open office
shared conference room
officeconference room
plotting, laser cutting, cnc routing shop
kitchen break space
large collaboration space
artist live-work
community project space
community project space
design office
artist live space
materials storagestructural steel
business development office
cold-formed steel framing
painting contractor
furniture shop
office
structural steel
landscape contractor
art car shop
mason
financial office
office
community project space
community project space
shared steel tools
nursery space
project workspace
design office
graphic design office
office
project storage
ceramics studioclean
dirty
public staff
connect
empowermake
sustain
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reprogrammingexisting infrastructure
site addition of services
dispersal of programinto city
expansion of program
repurposing of site and foundation
expansion
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scheme
horizontal expansiongrid planned
vertical expansion accomodation
scaffold
large shop small shop
baltimorebeijing
container workspace
flexibility
santiagonew orleans
diffusion
alexander froehlichthesis proposalay. 2012-2013
prof. howard davis