wie dauerhaft muss stadtplanung angelegt sein? vom oktoberfest in münchen über das weltweit grösste pilgerfest kumbh mela in indien und das burning man-festival in nevada bis hin zu vielen anderen großereignissen zeigt sich, dass flexible bauliche strukturen weltweit eingesetzt werden, um zum teil sehr große menschenmengen kurz- oder auch mittelfristig zu versorgen. [quelle: architekturmuseum]

die ausstellung ephemeral urbanism geht vom 14. september 2017 – 18. märz 2018, was dann schon einem satten viertel der standzeit der leichtbauhallen in der max-pröbstl-straße entspricht und deren ende noch überdauern wird.
does it matter?
and i think of times we were together as time went on it seemed forever [here today, gone tomorrow; the ramones; 1977]

how long-term should urban planning be? munich’s oktoberfest, the festival of kumbh mela in india (the largest pilgrimage in the world), the burning man festival in nevada, and scores of other major events demonstrate that flexible architectural structures are perennially deployed around the globe to provide temporary or medium-term shelter and amenities, often to enormous crowds. such temporary structures fulfil a range of functional tasks and are used in religious and cultural festivals or can take the shape of military camps, refugee camps, or even temporary mining towns. the exhibition has been conceived based on a long-term study by rahul mehrotra at harvard university’s graduate school of design and felipe vera of the centro de ecologia paisaje y urbanismo in santiago. the show traces a global phenomenon that has become increasingly topical given today’s current climate of mass migration streams. [quelle: architekturmuseum]