114

Arte Útil archive nr:

114

Initiator:

José Miguel de Prada Poole, Carlos Ferrater and Fernando Bendito

Location:

Spain

Category:

urban-development, economy, social

Users:

José Miguel de Prada Poole, Carlos Ferrater, Fernando Bendito and students that participate in the congress.

Maintained by:

VII Congress International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID)

Certification:

prototype

Duration:

1971

José Miguel de Prada Poole, Carlos Ferrater and Fernando Bendito
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Instant City

Description:

A solution to overcome a lack of temporary accommodation: a self built architectural structure made with inflatable plastics and staple-guns, that could disappear after use without any trace in the landscape. It was built by and for students during a congress. Everyone should build his own habitation that was integrated into the whole structure. The Manifesto of the Instant City was sent all over the world to architecture and design schools as an invitation to participate. It was a symbol of its ideology of participation and experimentation.

Goals:

Create a model of cities with buildings that could disappear after used, without any traces of human constructions.

Beneficial Outcomes:

The students got a place to stay for free during the congress.

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