Follow up of a former NATO area
In the middle of the mountains, a relic of the Cold War. For decades an inaccessible area, in its seclusion and impenetrability a place of mythmaking. Today a place awaiting a new destiny. Instead of a commercial re-use, we propose, on the basis of a manifesto, to maintain the uniqueness of the area: its seclusion. The idea of enacting a temporary project in situ is the only way to give (maverick) thinkers, artists, do-it yourself experimenters, developers etc. access to the Zone for a specific time in order to celebrate the paradox of freedom latent in the seclusion. Only for a short time each year the Zone opens its doors to the general public to show what has developed in it during this time. A new myth is created.
Category
Open idea competition, 1st prize ex aequo
Location
Natz-Schabs, IT
Year
2012
Client
Municipality of Natz-Schabs, IT
Follow up of a former NATO area
In the middle of the mountains, a relic of the Cold War. For decades an inaccessible area, in its seclusion and impenetrability a place of mythmaking. Today a place awaiting a new destiny. Instead of a commercial re-use, we propose, on the basis of a manifesto, to maintain the uniqueness of the area: its seclusion. The idea of enacting a temporary project in situ is the only way to give (maverick) thinkers, artists, do-it yourself experimenters, developers etc. access to the Zone for a specific time in order to celebrate the paradox of freedom latent in the seclusion. Only for a short time each year the Zone opens its doors to the general public to show what has developed in it during this time. A new myth is created.
Category
Open idea competition, 1st prize ex aequo
Location
Natz-Schabs, IT
Year
2012
Client
Municipality of Natz-Schabs, IT