Title | The Ubiquity of the American Dream - Housing priorities around the World |
Publication Type | Conference Proceedings |
Year of Conference | 2010 |
Authors | Dykxhoorn L |
Conference Name | UN World Urban Forum in Rio, March 2010 |
Abstract | Prepared for the exhibit at the UN World Urban Forum in Rio, March 2010. Situated within the context of the exhibition hall with thousands of occupants per day, a participatory structure was developed which mapped the conception of home from a myriad sources. Each viewer was asked to take a blank card and draw what represented their home on the font side. The viewer was then asked to place their card onto a stacked system built up over the several days of the Rio exhibit: each card was cut to have slots that fit together, making a house of cards. The informal nature led to an irregular pattern of growth, mimicking the favelas in the informal settlements in Rio. |
URL | http://web.mit.edu/incrementalhousing/WUF-Rio/pdfs/BuildYourOwnFavela_incrementalexhibit.pdf |