torsdag 29 januari 2009

Architecture and battle?

What does hip-hop battles and architecture haves in common?

Architects are fighting against each other in order to win international competitions and hopefully be published in magazines showing amazing images of hypothetic buildings.
If spectacular images are the key of fame, why should the architectural process not be spectacular?
Hip-hop battles are all about style, representation and acknowledgement of the crowd and their peer. The game is simple, show your skills in front of your peers and the crowd, have a good time and the best will be named winner of the battle.
Back to architecture. Architects are people wanting to communicate their visions with the “common people”, but are stuck in their offices, trying to find the best idea or concept that will improve people’s everyday life. At the same time the architect wants to gain the respect of his colleagues by showing its ability to create innovative architecture.
As a matter of fact, an architecture battle is the perfect platform to show the world the way architects thinks and produces projects for a better future. The event enables the participants to evaluate and judge the level of their opponents.
Last but not least, architecture becomes a jolly process where people are happy to compete and share ideas.

Just an image


onsdag 28 januari 2009

Rules!


-Each team/crew should be composed of 3 persons working together and having enough "digital skills" to illustrate an idea via a computer. (Knowledge of Microsoft Paint is far enough)
-4 teams will "battle" against one other in order to produce an idea/image that will be projected "live".
-The theme will be given and each teams will have a restricted time to produce the idea (between 1 and 2 hours - it will be defined further on -)
-In the end of the producing process each teams will have 5 minutes to present their project and convince the audience and jury.
-Cheating is part of the game.
-The jury may be corruptible.
-Have fun.

The Lövhomen Battle



The Lövholmen Battle will take place on Lövholmen, close to Liljeholmen in Stockholm, Sweden, the last week-end of April 2009.
The Battle is opened to everyone interested in architecture and the practices of the city shaping our future. Anyhow everyone is very welcome to participate and cheer your favorite team.

People interested in taking part to the event are very welcome to send an e-mail to
architectural.battle@hotmail.com