Catalogue of the Urban Activation in

Romania exhibition (2.11.20.12.2011,

National Museum of Contemporary

Art, Bucharest). The exhibition is

an event within the Heritage as

resource program. The program is

part of the 2011 Zeppelin Festival.

Acest catalog nsoete expoziia

Activri urbane n Romnia (2.11.

20.12.2011, Muzeul Naional de Art

Contemporan, Bucureti). Expoziia

este un eveniment din cadrul

programului Patrimoniul ca resurs.

Programul face parte integrant din

Festivalul Zeppelin 2011.

Intro 4

Operaiunea Verona Street Delivery / Verona Operation Street Delivery 6

Fabrica de Pensule din Cluj / The Paintbrush Factory in Cluj 10

Club Electroputere, Craiova 14

The Ark Centru de industrii creative, Rahova / The Ark Centre for Creative Industries, Rahova 18

ibneti ateliere tradiionale / ibneti traditional workshops 22

60 de biserici de lemn / 60 wooden churches 26

Regenerare urban Axa BuzetiUranus / Urban regeneration BuzetiUranus Axis 30

Ctrl-S: Roia Montan 34

Intervenie urban n Ferentari Aleea Livezilor / Urban intervention in Ferentari Livezilor Alley 38

Magic Blocks 42

Claca urban / Urban Kalaka 46

Fa de Mure / Mure Face 50

Intervenii n spaiul public din Harghita / Public space interventions in Harghita County 54

Rowmania & Canotca 58

Ce-am urmrit cu expoziia asta / What we aimed at in this exhibition 62

www.zeppelin-magazine.net

Urban activation in Romania

Activri urbane n Romnia

Programul Patrimoniul ca resurs Heritage as a Resource Programme

4T his selection suggests 14 eff ective models of recovery of abandoned spaces, the identity of a place, certain techniques and

good practice, ways of dealing

with our environment promot-

ing thus a culture of urban civic

activism. Th e exhibition brings

together the energies, experience,

memories, questions and perspec-

tives of people understanding

that the fate of the place they live

in is up to them.

Th ey are all independent projects,

initiated by professionals of the

city, design groups, entrepreneurs

or nongovernmental organiza-

tions: people who get together

for a common cause. Th ey do not

follow a commission, yet aim at

sorting out diffi cult issues, often

of immediate and vital public

interest. Th ey usually short-

cut institutional systems, and

sometimes some of them turn

AA ceast selecie propu-ne 14 modele e ciente de recuperare a unorspaii abandonate, a identitii unui loc, a unor tehnici

i obiceiuri bune, a relaiilor

cu lumea promovnd astfel

o cultur a activismului civic

urban. Expoziia aduce mpreun

energiile, experienele, aminti-

rile, ntrebrile i perspectivele

unor oameni care au neles c

de ei depinde soarta locului n

caretriesc.

Toate sunt proiecte indepen-

dente, iniiate de profesioniti

ai oraului, grupuri de creaie,

antreprenori sau organizaii

non-guvernamentale: oameni

care se asociaz liber n funcie

de o cauz comun. Nu rspund

niciunei comenzi, dar urm-

resc rezolvarea unor situaii

problematice, adesea de interes

public imediat i vital. De regu-

l, scurtcircuiteaz sistemele

14 recent projects14 proiecte recente

Urban activation in Romania

Activri urbane n Romnia

Programul Patrimoniul ca resurs Heritage as a Resource Programme

5into institutions. Th ey are all long

term projects and have already

gone successfully through a stage,

and won a battle. Beyond their

precise, clear purpose, all of them

aim at working as an impulse for

future actions, reverberating as

good practice models; and change

the way of thinking in time.

Each initiative manages to regen-

erate existing local communities,

motivating them to take part in

actions bene c to all, or builds

up other communities, coming

up with new ways of using a city.

Th ey challenge people to get away

from passiveness and interact

with each other a rst and vital

step of the activation process.

Besides the mere intervention,

the communities get con dence

in their own forces and in the

concept of improving their lives

on their own.

instituionale, iar unele, la un

moment dat, se instituionalizea-

z. Toate sunt proiecte pe termen

lung i au parcurs deja cu succes

cel puin o etap, au punctat o

victorie. Dincolo de scopul precis,

punctual, toate-i propun ns s

funcioneze ca un impuls pentru

aciuni viitoare, s reverbereze,

ca modele valabile de practic; n

timp, s schimbementaliti.

Fiecare iniiativ reuete s

regenereze comunitile locale

existente, determinndu-le s

participe la aciuni din care vor

bene cia toi, sau construiete

alte comuniti propunnd noi

moduri de folosire a oraului. i

provoac pe oameni s ias din

pasivitate i s interacioneze

un prim i foarte important pas al

procesului de activare. Mai mult

dect intervenia n sine, comuni-

tile ctig ncredere n forele

proprii i-n faptul c-i pot face

singure viaa mai bun.

6S treet Delivery quickly turned into a trendyevent, an urban happen-ing whose success almostconsumes its deep resources: from

the distance it looks like a sum-

mer Oktoberfest, a mini-edition

on Dambovita where people enjoy

culture instead of beer.

Yet, behind this event there is

no PR fabric, but a clear strate-

gic plan of urban rehabilitation

and possible model of interven-

tion in the historical structure

of the capitals centre: the Area

Urban Plan for A cultural axis

Episcopiei Street, Pictor Verona

Street, Gradina Icoanei by archi-

tect Serban Sturdza and Prodid

which, for over ve years, has got

the urban planning endorsement.

And no more.

In 2009 though, following numer-

ous requests by architect erban

Sturdza, the project leader, the

city hall, accepted to implement

a small portion of the AUP, the

SS treet Delivery a devenitfoarte repede un eveni-ment stradal trendy,un fenomen, al cruisucces aproape c-i caniba-

lizeaz resorturile profunde:

de la distan, pare un soi de

Oktoberfest estival, miniatural,

dmboviean, unde n loc de bere

se consumcultur.

n spatele evenimentului nu

este ns o urzeal de PR, ci un

plan strategic de reabilitare urba-

n i posibil model de intervenie

n esutul istoric al centrului

Capitalei: Planul Urbanistic Zonal

Traseu Cultural str. Episcopiei,

str. Pictor Verona, Grdina

Icoanei, autor erban Sturdza

i Prodid, care de mai bine de

cinci ani are avizul de urbanism.

iatt.

AAbia n 2009, dup nenumratele

solicitri ale arhitectului erban

Sturdza, coordonatorul proiec-

tului, Primria a acceptat imple-

mentarea unui mic segment din

Cine: Ordinul Arhitecilor

din Romnia i Fundaia

Crtureti

Who: The Chamber of

Romanian Architects and

Crtureti Foundation

For three days a year, we close Arthur Verona street access to cars and open it to people.

Timp de trei zile pean, nchidem strada Arthur Verona pentrumaini i o deschidem pentru oameni.

Verona Operation Street Delivery

Operaiunea Verona Street Delivery

P-TA BISERICIIANGLICANE

PIETONALPROPUS

Piaa

Bisericii

Anglicane

Anglican

Church Square

Proiectul

urbanistic

integrat

Integrated

urban Projecct

9www.streetdelivery.ro

rehabilitation of Anglican Church

Square. Although the Actually,

this should have included a turn-

ing of the street in that section

into a pedestrian area too, which

did not happen. Despite this and

other cuts, the work stands for

an achievement enjoyed by the

public, highlighting the dubious

contrast between such urban oa-

ses and a diversity of vandalisms

or usurpation of public space.

Simplifying the case, which is the

very mission of Street Delivery a

non-pro t event of social respon-

sibility, meant to highlight roles

and functions of the public space

in order to make it work, at least

temporarily, as a place of commu-

nity awareness, without waiting

for the urban project to be fully

nalized. A permanent pressure

of the current state while going

forward with small steps until

authorities will understand that

3 days out of 365 are an extremely

avaricious concession for locals

and that such urban oases should

be constant.

It is satisfying that the action pat-

tern is contagious: Street Delivery

is simultaneously organized in

Timioara, in Florimund Mercy

Street, while several similar ini-

tiatives and street events appear

in the capital, aiming at restor-

ing the city to its people, step

bystep.

PUZ, reabilitarea Pieei Bisericii

Anglicane, dei aceasta implica

n mod esenial i transformarea

n traseu pietonal a segmentului

din str. Pictor Arthur Verona care

acum desparte Grdina Icoanei de

parcul Casei Universitarilor. Cu

toate ciuntirile impuse, aceast

soluie elegant este nsuit cu

bucurie de public, accentund

dubiosul contrast dintre astfel de

oaze urbane i varietatea de forme

de vandalizare sau con scare a

spaiuluipublic.

Simpli cnd, tocmai asta e i

misiunea Street Delivery un

eveniment cultural non-pro t, de

responsabilizare social, gndit

s evidenieze roluri i func-

ii ale spaiului public n ideea

de-al face s funcioneze, m-

car provizoriu, s intre ca loc n

contiina comunitii, fr a se

mai atepta ca proiectul urbanis-

tic i de amenajare s e nali-

zat n amploarea lui. O forare

permanent a strii de fapt i o

avansare cu pai mici, pn cnd

autoritile vor nelege c 3 zile

din 365 sunt o concesie extrem

de zgrcit pentru locuitori i c

astfel de oaze urbane ar trebui s

e opermanen.

E mbucurtor c modelul de

aciune e molipsitor: Street

Delivery e organizat, simultan, i

n Timioara, pe strada Florimund

Mercy, iar n Capital sunt tot

mai multe iniiative similare i

evenimente stradale menite s

restituie oraul locuitorilor si,

pas cu pas.

10

Foto: Dacian Groza,

Luminia Klara Veer,

Galeria Sabot,

Brice Guillaume

Photo: Dacian Groza,

Luminia Klara Veer,

Galeria Sabot,

Brice Guillaume

F actory for rent. Th enewspaper ad in 2009 followed the economical crisis which blocked theoriginal plans of replacing the Th e

Paintbrush Factory, a former so-

cialist plant in Cluj, with an offi ce

and ats compound. At the same

time, a group of artists, curators,

cultural producers and manag-

ers was in search of nancially

convenient spaces.

Th is is how the top cultural

independent centre in Romania

probably appeared; not as a result

of cultural or urban public policies

or mega-investments coupled

with an architecture project, but

as a federation managing a place,

building and developing a collec-

tive entity with certain common

values along the respect for the

individuality of its members.

nchiriez fabric.Anunul de ziar din2009 venea ca urma-re a crizei care oprise planurile iniiale de nlocuire a

Fabricii de Pensule, o fost ntre-

prindere socialist din Cluj, cu un

ansamblu de birouri i locuine.

Concomitent, un grup de artiti,

curatori, productori i manageri

culturali cuta spaii accesibile

din punct de vedere nanciar.

AAa a luat natere probabil cel

mai important centru cultural

independent din Romnia; nu ca

rezultat al unor politici cultura-

le sau urbane publice i nici al

unei megainvestiii cuplate cu

un proiect de arhitectur, ci sub

forma unei federaii care asigur

administrarea unui loc, constru-

irea i dezvoltarea unei entiti

colective care are la baz valori

An independent cultural centre and a social enterprise, a blend of creative improvisation and smart self-organization.

Un centru cultural independent i ontreprindere social, o combinaie ntre improvizaie creativ i autoorganizare inteligent.

The Paintbrush Factory in Cluj

Fabrica de Pensule din Cluj

13

www.fabricadepensule.ro

Th e federation has a cultural

manager and a board of directors.

Th e 2500 sqm space was organ-

ized following the needs of the

members, in 30 modern art units,

with a minimal setup and essen-

tial technical equipment. Th e mix

of cultural display and produc-

tion is fascinating and constantly

feeds on energy, interdiscipli-

nary acts and visibility. On the

same oor one can acces artists

workshops, contemporary art

galleries, music or contemporary

dance studios or an independent

theatrehall.

Th e Paintbrush Factory stands

and develops. It will probably

need a public support at a certain

point: not mere funding, but an

institutional one as well, perhaps

a public-private partnership to

cover the sustainability of the

project without interfering its

independence. Besides that, the

reconversion will probably also

ask for the coordination of an

architect. As in so many places,

the development produced by

alternative culture may initiate

a new issue it may gentrify the

area and eventually endanger the

very future of the center. But we

will see what will be the long-

term impact in the immediate

urban context.

comune n respectul individuali-

tii membrilor.

Federaia este administrat

de un manager cultural i un

consiliu director. Spaiul de peste

2.500 mp a fost organizat, dup

necesitile membrilor, n 30 de

celule de art contemporan,

cu amenajri minimale i doar

echipamente tehnice absolut

necesare. Amestecul de expunere

i de producie cultural e fasci-

nant i asigur n permanen

energii, salturi interdisciplinare

i vizibilitate. De pe acelai culoar

poi intra n ateliere de artiti,

galerii de art contemporan,

studiouri muzicale sau de dans

contemporan ori ntr-o sal de

teatruindependent.

Fabrica de Pensule rezist i se

dezvolt. Probabil ns c, la un

moment dat, va nevoie de o

susinere public: nu doar fon-

duri, ci i un sprijin instituional,

poate un parteneriat public-privat

care s asigure sustenabilitatea

proiectului fr a-i agresa inde-

pendena. Pe lng aceasta, va

probabil necesar o coordonare

arhitectural a reconversiei. Ca

n attea alte locuri, dezvoltarea

produs de cultura altenativ

poate declana o nou problem

ar putea gentri ca zona i, pn

la urm, periclita chiar viitorul

centrului. Urmeaz s vedem care

va impactul pe termen lung n

contextul urban imediat.

14

W orkers club clubs before 89 were about art bri-gades, heavy commu-nist propaganda but also about art circles and tolerated

or simply well-hidden rock con-

certs and projections of subversive

lms. Most of those changed after

1989 in bazaars or bingo halls,

with an amaying exception: the

club of Electroputere Craiova

Union turned though into an art

and contemporary culture centre.

Th e post-industrial recovery for

the art production is a classical

phenomenon by now. But in this

case, the factory did not remain

a mere name, but continues to

work on, and the centre does not

simply occupy certain industrial

areas left out, but reinvents, and

cooperates with the union, a place

VV mai amintii cluburilemuncitoreti de dinaintede 89? Brigzi artistice,propagand comunist la greu, dar i cercuri de art, i

tolerate sau mcar bine ascun-

se concerte rock i proiecii de

lme subversive. Majoritatea s-au

transformat apoi n bazaruri sau

sli de bingo. Clubul sindicatu-

lui de la Electroputere Craiova

a devenit ns centru de art i

cultur contemporan.

Recuperarea postindustrial

pentru producia de art e deja

un fenomen clasic. Dar, n acest

caz, fabrica n-a rmas doar ca

nume, ci activeaz n continuare,

iar centrul nu ia n posesie nite

spaii industriale dezafectate, ci

reinventeaz, n colaborare cu

sindicatul, un loc i o instituie.

We lacked a background for cultural activities, so we started to build one. The other things just came along.

Ne lipsea un mediun care s activmcultural, aa cam nceput s-lconstruim. Restul avenit pe parcurs. Cine: Adrian Bojenoiu

(curator), Alexandru

Niculescu (artist vizual)

Who: Adrian Bojenoiu

(curator), Alexandru

Niculescu (visual artist)

Club Electroputere,Craiova

17

www.clubelectroputere.ro

and an institution. Starting with

the launch in 2010, the activity

of the centre exploded: a rm

curatorial programme, several ex-

hibitions, an elaborate catalogue,

Romanian Cultural Resolution,

the project for one of Romanias

pavilions at 2011 Venice Biennale.

Th e natural participation to

the international arena blends

with building a local audience

and attracting visitors from the

country. People come to see key

works, listen to famous people

like Dan Perjovschi and take part

in lm projections or community

theatre shows. We hope a more

substantial physical change of

the building and the public space

(for the moment dull) in front of

it will happen in time. Th e club

could not only position and keep

Craiova on the map of contempo-

rary art, but also turn itself into

an urban hub of Craiova.

De la inaugurarea din 2010,

activitatea centrului a explodat:

un program curatorial solid,

mai multe expoziii, un catalog

somptuos, Romanian Cultural

Resolution, proiectul pentru

unul dintre pavilioanele Romniei

la ediia din 2011 a Bienalei de

laVeneia.

Participarea fr complexe la

lumea artistic internaional

se combin cu construirea unui

public local i atragerea de vizita-

tori din ar. Lumea vine s vad

lucrri eseniale sau s-l asculte

pe Dan Perjovschi i s participe

la proiecii cinematogra ce sau

spectacole de teatru comunitar.

Ateptm i o transformare zic

mai important a cldirii i a spa-

iului public (deocamdat inert)

din faa acesteia. Clubul ar putea

nu doar s pun i s menin

Craiova pe harta artei contem-

porane, ci s devin i un focar

urban pe harta Craiovei.

18

O ver a century ago, it wasa landmark for connect-ing the capital to the European economy. A monument of industrial ar-

chitecture by the Italian archi-

tect Giulio Magni, assisted by

Anghel Saligny: the Commodity

Exchange. In the 80s it turned

into an administration site for

the building site of Ceausescus

Palace. After 90 it went through

a devastating re, was abandoned

and declared a collapse. Th is

project saved it.

Following Teodor Frolus initia-

tive, DC Communications and

Headvertising initiated a rehabili-

tation strategy under a common

partnership: they saved the build-

ing from demolition buying it,

AA cum mai bine de-unsecol era simbolulconectrii capitalei la economia european. Unmonument de arhitectur indus-

trial datorat arhitectului italian

Giulio Magni, cu asistena lui

AAnghel Saligny: Bursa Mrfurilor,

sau Vama Antrepozite. n anii

80 devenise loc de organizare de

antier pentru Casa Poporului.

Dup 90 a suferit un incendiu

devastator, a fost abandonat i

declarat n stare de colaps. Acest

proiect asalvat-o.

La iniiativa lui Teodor Frolu,

societile DC Communications

i Headvertising au pus la cale,

n parteneriat, o strategie de rea-

bbilitare: au salvat de la demolare

cldirea achiziionnd-o, s-au

Cine: DC Communication,

Headvertising i

Re-Act Now Studio

Foto: Andrei Mrgulescu,

The Ark

Who: DC Communication,

Headvertising and

Re-Act Now Studio

Photo: Andrei Mrgulescu,

The Ark

A new house supporting the old faade, recovered and restored after the collaps.

O nou cas, de care se sprijin vecheaffaad recuperati restaurat dup colaps.

The Ark Centre for Creative Industries, Rahova

The Ark Centru de industrii creative, Rahova

21

www.theark.ro

struggled to get various permits,

took loans and started the works,

based on a brilliant reconversion

project done by Re-Act Now archi-

tecture offi ce.

Th e transformation actu-

ally expanded over three years:

practically, a new building came

up, covered by the old red-

brick faade, fully recovered and

restored, and whose frontispiece

still has the old name. Th e func-

tions of the old exchange were

reconverted following current

needs the ground oor and

the basement as public spaces

for fairs, exhibitions and events,

and the three oors for offi ces for

creative industries.

Re-opened in 2007, the build-

ing was called the Ark. Th e same

year, Bucharest Urban Space

Association launched the TUB

project (TransCentral Urban

Bucharest), a model of urban

development following urban

halls and which placed the

UranusRahovaTh e Ark area in

a possible Room of Alternative

Culture. Its role would be to help

regenerate a neighborhood with

huge social problems and start a

natural integration of the centre,

currently savagely cut by the to-

talitarian axes, and, together with

that, of all the cultural, social and

economic events along a route ex-

clusively dedicated to pedestrians

and cyclists.

luptat pentru autorizaii, s-au

mprumutat de la banc i au

demarat lucrrile, n baza unui

briliant proiect de reconversie

realizat de studioul de arhitectur

Re-Act Now.

Procesul de transformare a durat

trei ani: practic, a fost construit

o nou cldire nvelit de vechea

faad de crmid, integral recu-

perat i restaurat, i pe al crei

frontispiciu nc gureaz vechea

denumire. Funcionalitile

vechii burse au fost reconvertite

conform necesitilor actua-

le parterul i subsolul ca spaii

publice, pentru trguri, expo-

ziii i evenimente, iar cele trei

etaje ca zone de birouri pentru

industriilecreative.

Redeschis n 2007, cldirea a fost

rebotezat Th e Ark. n acelai an,

Asociatia Spaiu Urban Bucureti

lansa proiectul TUB (TransCentral

Urban Bucureti), un model de

dezvoltare urban dup conceptul

camerelor urbane i care plasa

zona UranusRahovaTh e Ark

ntr-o posibil Camer de Cultur

Alternativ. Rolul acesteia ar s

contribuie la o regenerare a unui

cartier cu enorme probleme socia-

le i la o integrare natural a cen-

trului, acum barbar secionat de

Calea 13 Septembrie i Bulevadul

Unirii i, odat cu asta, a tuturor

manifestrilor culturale, sociale

i economice, de-a lungul unui

traseu exclusiv dedicat pietonilor

i ciclitilor.

22

Cine: Prodid, Asociaia

Maria i Arhiterra

Who: Prodid, Maria

Association and ArhiterraA t the edge of ibneti, part of a historical route connecting Iai to Vaslui, there is Petre P. Carps complex, apparently

damned to neglect and degrada-

tion: an almost two hundred year

mansion, a mausoleum (allegedly

raised following Gustave Eiff els

plans, who lived there for a while),

a church and a tree park. Taken

by the communist regime in

1949, the mansion went through

vandalisms and brutal interven-

tions, being simply abandoned

gradually. Th e restoration of

the place to its owners brought

the opportunity of a surprising

rehabilitationformula.

Instead of a mere restoration

action, absolutely vital, the

initiators suggested the change

of its original function from a

residence to an education and

research centre linked to the res-

toration of historical monuments,

traditional techniques in con-

struction, environmental archi-

tecture and sustainability, the key

owners being both the children

in the village, and the students

LL a marginea satului ibneti, pe un drum istoric ce leag Iaiul de Vaslui, se a ansamblul conacului Petre P. Carp, care era

condamnat la uitare i degradare:

un conac vechi de aproape dou

secole, un mausoleu (ridicat, spu-

ne-se, dup planurile lui Gustave

Eiff el, care locuise o vreme aici),

o biseric i un parc dendrologic.

Con scat de comuniti n 1949,

moia a suportat devalizri i

intervenii brutale, ind lsat,

treptat, n paragin. Repunerea n

drepturi a proprietarilor a prileju-

it dezvoltarea unei surprinztoare

formule de reabilitare.

n locul simplei operaiuni de

restaurare, care se impunea de

la sine, iniiatorii au propus i

schimbarea funciei iniiale din

reedin n centru de educaie i

cercetare n meserii legate de re-

staurarea monumentelor istorice,

tehnici tradiionale n construcii,

arhitectur ecologic i suste-

nabilitate, principalii bene ciari

ind att copiii din sat, ct i

studenii la Arhitectur, Arte sau

Sociologie interesai de cursuri

Restoration through education

Restaurare prin educare

ibneti traditional workshops

ibneti ateliere tradiionale

25

at architecture, arts of sociology

interested in summer courses

and camps. A staring point was

the general fact that experts in

traditional craftwork turn into an

endangered species.

In 2007, the rst workshops took

place: one for wood restoration

and ironwork, and a second for

clay work and wood sculpture

(more precisely, the backrest of

traditional roma chairs). In 2008,

a carpentry workshop took place

at the administration offi ce.

Following a partnership of Th e

Chamber of Romanian Architects,

Pro Patrimonio Foundation and

Les Compagnons du Devoir, a

French blacksmith was invited to

ibneti to set up a smithy and

to initiate a train a number of

blacksmiths in that community.

Th e initiative goes on and de-

velops, and each year several

workshops and labs are organized

to rediscover the old crafts, useful

both to the locals and to those in-

terested in heritage conservation.

Th erefore, in 2011, architecture

students and members of French

group of associations Rempart

equally worked together with

the village volunteers, experi-

mented earth, manure or recycled

paper plasters. Th ey found out

how simple and cheap technolo-

gies can improve the quality of a

vandalized space by brutal inter-

ventions with a set of concrete

covers done halfway through and

laterabandoned.

i ateliere de var. Un punct de

plecare era i faptul c specialitii

n meteuguri tradiionale sunt

pe cale dedispariie.

n 2007, au fost organizate pri-

mele ateliere: unul de restaurare

lemn i feronerie, unul de con-

strucii de lut i unul de sculptur

n lemn (mai exact, sptare de

scaune rudreti). n 2008, a fost

n inat un atelier de tmplrie

la casa Administraiei conacului.

n urma unui parteneriat ntre

Ordinul Arhitecilor din Romnia,

Fundaia Pro Patrimonio i

organizaia Les Compagnons du

Devoir, un erar francez a fost

invitat la ibneti, unde se pune

pe picioare un atelier de errie,

n scopul de a iniia i a forma n

comunitate o serie de erari.

Iniiativa directorului Asociaiei

Maria, arhitectul erban Sturdza,

continu i se dezvolt, n ecare

an ind organizate o serie de ate-

liere i laboratoare pentru redes-

coperirea vechilor meteuguri,

utile n egal msur localnicilor

i celor preocupai de conservarea

patrimoniului. Astfel, n 2011,

studenii la Arhitectur i mem-

brii grupului francez de asociaii

Rempart au lucrat cot la cot cu vo-

luntarii din sat, au experimentat

tencuielile cu pmnt i bligar

sau cu hrtie reciclat, descope-

rind cum tehnologiile simple i

ieftine pot ameliora calitatea unui

spaiu vandalizat de intervenii

brutale cu cmuieli de beton

abandonate la jumtate.

www.arhiterra.ro

26

I n between 20072009, DalaFoundation identi- ed 60 wooden churches under serious degrada-tion, some even under collapse, in

Hunedoara, Sibiu, Gorj and Vlcea

counties. All of them are historical

monuments. In 2009, two of them

(Almau Mic and Tomnatecul de

Sus) fell down.

Given such a case, Th e Chamber of

Romanian Architects initiated a

set of urgent intervention actions

in 2009, often as a time trial,

for emergency or even revival.

Certain churches were covered

with a temporary foil to protect

the degraded cover, the tile roof-

ing was repaired in the case of

others, and the wooden church

in Pogojeni Gorj was moved to

Cmreasca Monastery as an

exceptional recovery case.

n perioada 20072009,Fundaia Dala a iden-ti cat n judeele Hunedoara, Sibiu, Gorj i Vlcea 60 de biserici din lemn

ntr-o stare extrem de avansa-

t de degradare, unele chiar de

colaps. Toate sunt monumente

istorice. n 2009, dou dintre ele

(Almau Mic i Tomnatecul de

Sus) s-audrmat.

n aceste condiii, Ordinul

AArhitecilor din Romnia a

iniiat, n 2009, un set de msuri

urgente de intervenie, adesea

contra cronometru, aciuni de

prim-ajutor sau chiar de resus-

citare. Printre altele, anumite

bbiserici au fost acoperite provi-

zoriu cu folie pentru protejarea

nvelitorii deteriorate, la cteva

a fost reparat acoperiul de igl

iar, ca msur excepional de

Cine: Ordinul Arhitecilor

din Romnia, ProPatrimonio

i Fundaia Dala

Parteneri: Universitatea

de Arhitectur i Urbanism

Ion Mincu Bucureti,

Universitatea Naional

de Art Bucureti, Muzeul

ranului Romn, SoNoRo

Who: The Chamber of

Romanian Architects,

ProPatrimonio and Dala

Foundation

Partners: Ion Mincu

University of Architecture

and Urban Planning,

National University of

Arts, Romanian Peasant

Museum, SoNoRo

An emergency project for 60 historical monuments in Northern Oltenia and Southern Transylvania.

Proiect de primnecesitate pentru 60 de monumente istorice din nordul Olteniei isudul Transilvaniei.

60 wooden churches

60 de biserici de lemn

Intervenii de urgen

la frescele bisericii

din Uri

Emergency interventions

on frescoes from the

church in Ursi

Biserica din Uri

The church in Ursi

Protejarea bisericii

din Uri

Protection for the

church in Ursi

Protejarea acoperiului

bisericii din Slciva

Roof protection for the

church in Salciva

29

In 2010, the rst aid actions

continued, especially for the

Uri wooden church whose vault

collapsed on the 12th of June. Th e

critical state of paintings (mainly

the exterior ones where pieces

kept dropping daily) asked for an

extreme emergency intervention:

the frescoes were consolidated,

a temporary protection struc-

ture was built, the roof and the

iconostasis were disassembled

and a warehose for detached

frescoes was built. Th e works

went on in 2011 as well: a geo area

was set up; the structure project

and references for the restaura-

tion of frescoes are under way.

In October, the construction of a

new temporary wooden roof for

the Clugreni church started.

At the same time with those

urgent interventions, lots of

events, information and raising

awareness campaigns, workshops,

exhibitions, debates, concerts and

charity events were organized, an

impressive eff ort meant to speed

up and explore the long term

strategies supported by a legisla-

tion able to protect such a herit-

age close to extinction.

www.60-project.blogspot.com

salvare, biserica de lemn din

Pogojeni Gorj a fost strmutat la

MnstireaCmreasca.

n 2010, au continuat lucrrile de

prim-ajutor, n special la biserica

de lemn din Uri, a crei bolt

se prbuise la 12 iunie. Starea

critic a picturilor (n special a

celor exterioare, din care cdeau

zilnic buci) impunea o interven-

ie de maxim urgen: au fost

consolidate frescele, s-a construit

o structur provizorie de protec-

ie, s-au demontat acoperiul i

iconostasul i a fost construit un

depozit pentru frescele desprin-

se. Lucrrile au continuat i n

2011: a fost ntocmit un studiu

geo i sunt n curs de desfurare

proiectul de rezisten i ntoc-

mirea documentaiei de restau-

rare a frescelor. n octombrie, a

nceput construcia unui acoperi

provizoriu de lemn la biserica

dinClugreni.

n paralel cu toate aceste inter-

venii de prim-ajutor au fost orga-

nizate nenumrate evenimente,

campanii de informare i sensi-

bilizare, workshop-uri, expoziii,

discuii, concerte i aciuni carita-

bile, o mobilizare impresionant,

menit s urgenteze i identi -

carea de strategii pe termen lung,

susinute de legi care s protejeze

acest patrimoniu a at n pericol

de dispariie.

30

A n extremely contro-versial operation in Bucharest made a part of the centre sim-ply melt away under our own

eyes: the apocalyptic landscape

seasoned with bulldozers in the

BerzeiBuzeti area reminded

to many of us the brutality of

interventions in the 80s. Tens of

organizations joined, stating the

absence of public consultation

and the anachronism of an action

far away from the rules of mod-

ern urban planning, favouring

sustainability, pedestrians and

cyclists (the 2007 Leipzig Chart

and the 2010 Toldedo Declaration,

both signed by our country

aswell).

Set up in 2008, as a reaction to

major issues of the capital such as

chaotic development, the dispari-

tion of green areas, as well as at-

tacks on the SalvaiBucuretiul

Cine: Asociaia Salvai

Bucuretiul, Platforma

pentru Bucureti, Ordinul

Arhitecilor din Romnia i

Arhitecii Voluntari

Who: Salvai Bucuretiul

Association, Platform for

Bucharest, The Chamber of

Romanian Architects and

Volunteering Architects n cadrul unei operaiuni extrem de controversa-te, o bucat din centrul oraului a disprut subochii notri: peisajul apocaliptic

agrementat cu buldozere din zona

BerzeiBuzeti evoca pentru muli

bbrutalitatea interveniilor din

anii 80. Zeci de organizaii s-au

mobilizat, amendnd absena

consultrilor publice i anacronis-

mul unei operaii n dezacord cu

principiile urbanismului actual,

care privilegiaz sustenabilitatea,

pietonii i biciclitii (Carta de

la Leipzig, 2007 i Declaraia de

la Toldedo, 2010, asumate i de

aranoastr).

n inat n 2008, ca reacie la

probleme majore ale Capitalei,

precum dezvoltarea haotic,

dispariia spaiilor verzi i agre-

siunile asupra patrimoniului,

AAsociaia Salvai Bucuretiul i-a

propus, ca procedur urgent de

Peace at Matache Market Hall

Pacea de la Hala Matache

Urban regeneration BuzetiUranus Axis

Regenerare urban Axa BuzetiUranus

Foto / Photo: Drago Lumpan

(Save Bucharest) Association

aimed at, as an urgent type of

intervention, taking such an

attack in the court: therefore,

it turned into a legal entity in

no less than 25 trials. Valuable

time was hence saved to draw up

alternativesolutions.

In early 2011, a coalition of 50

associations grouped under

the Platform for Bucharest

title forwarded authorities an

elaborate survey, An alternative

vision to BuzetiBerzeiUranus

Diametral, which described

the background of a potential

integrated regeneration project.

In April, the Area Urban Plan

was cancelled by the court. In

June, following the pressure of

the coalition, the Ministry of

Development decided to stop the

works in the area and initiate a

public debate, taking the role of

a mediator between the town

hall, the NGOs, Th e Chamber of

Romanian Architects and the

experts. Th e team of Arhitectii

Voluntari (Volonteeer Architects)

launched the Alternative Project

for Matache Market Hall, a

intervenie, atacul n instan: n

acest caz a iniiat nu mai puin

de 25 de procese (pentru stoparea

demolrilor, anulri de autoriza-

ii, PUZ-uri, utilitate public sau

expropieri). S-a ctigat astfel

timp preios pentru elaborarea

unor soluiialternative.

La nceputul lui 2011, o coa-

liie a 50 de asociaii grupate

sub numele Platforma pen-

tru Bucureti a supus ateniei

autoritilor laboriosul studiu O

viziune alternativ la Diametrala

BuzetiBerzeiUranus, care

descria cadrul unui posibil proiect

de regenerare integrat. n aprilie,

Planul Urbanistic Zonal a fost

anulat n instan. n iunie, la

presiunea coaliiei, Ministerul

Dezvoltrii a dispus sistarea lu-

crrilor din zon i iniierea unei

dezbateri publice, asumndu-i

rolul de mediator ntre Primrie,

ONG-uri, Ordinul Arhitecilor din

Romnia i specialiti. Echipa

AArhitecii Voluntari a lansat

Proiectul Alternativ pentru Hala

Matache o soluie sustena-

bbil de dezvoltare a zonei prin

protejarea esutului istoric rmas

32

33

sustainable development solution

of the area including the protec-

tion of the remained historical

fabric and the preservation of

the market as an identity core of

publicspaces.

Following intense rounds of nego-

tiations, the administration and

the coalition announced in mid

summer that they reached a rea-

sonable compromise, the so-called

Peace at Matache Open Market

agreement: besides the preserva-

tion of Matache Market Hall on

the current location, they got the

commitment of the City Hall for

an integrated urban regeneration

of the neighbourhood, a rst seen

historical by many: it would be

the rst time when the principles

of such an intervention would

be applied in Romania where a

disadvantaged area is turned into

a high standard housing one,

following solid surveys, a possible

model for other cities across the

country. Yet, in October, the City

Hall hadnt started the actual

urban regeneration process for

theneighborhood.

i meninerea halei ca nucleu

identitar de spaiipublice.

Dup intense runde de negoci-

eri, edilii i coaliia au anunat,

la mijlocul verii, c au ajuns

la un compromis rezonabil,

aa-numitul acord Pacea de la

Hala Matache: pe lng pstrarea

Halei Matache pe actualul ampla-

sament, s-a obinut angajamentul

Primriei pentru regenerarea

urban integrat a cartierului, o

premier pe care muli au consi-

derat-o istoric: ar prima oar

cnd s-ar aplica i n Romnia

principiile unei astfel de de inter-

venii, prin care o zon defavori-

zat e transformat, dup studii

temeinice, ntr-una cu standarde

nalte de locuire, un posibil model

pentru alte orae din ar. Totui,

pn n octombrie, Primria nc

nu demarase procesul efectiv de

regenerare urban integrat a

cartierului Matache.

Proiectul

Arhitecilor

Voluntari

Volunteering

Architects'

project

www.bucurestiulmeu.ro

34

Cine: a|r|a Asociaia

Arhitectur. Restaurare.

Arheologie

Who: a|r|a Architecture.

Restoration. Archeology

Association

T he Roia Montan Mining project is a very popular topic for manyyears, and quite noisily referred to, so it is rather dif-

cult to go beyond words and

even harder to nd out the truth.

High notes, increasingly shrewd

ventriloquists and pink promises,

a war of impressions on values

with a clear market price list.

Meanwhile, in almost total dumb-

ness, an implacable war goes on:

lately, over 150 houses were de-

molished or left degraded, and the

case only points out the destruc-

tions planned once this huge gold

surface extraction starts.

In fact, starting with 2002,

the International Council on

Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS

the largest world association on

heritage) regularly affi rmed its

point of view on such threats,

DD espre Roia Montan sevorbete foarte mult, defoarte muli ani, i petonaliti ridicate, nct egreu s mai vezi altceva dect vor-

bbele i tot mai greu s poi decela

adevrul. Vocalize acute, ventri-

loci tot mai abili i promisiuni

rozalii, un rzboi al impresiilor

despre valori cu mercurial expli-

cit. n tot acest timp, n muenie

aproape deplin, se consum un

rzboi implacabil: n ultimii ani,

peste 150 de case au fost demolate

sau lsate-n ruin, bilan ce abia

pre gureaz distrugerile plani -

cate odat cu nceperea imensei

exploatrii aurifere de suprafa.

n fapt, nc din 2002,

International Council on

Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS

cea mai mare organizaie pro-

fesional din lume n domeniul

patrimoniului) s-a pronunat

Concrete action instead of just protest.

Nu doar proteste, cii aciuni concrete.

Ctrl-S: Roia Montan

asking the Romanian state to take

action, save this site and evaluate

it to be nominated on the World

Heritage List. Even if unheard

of, several wide-known science

organisations annually sign up

resolutions, letters and position

papers to support the endangered

heritage; given this background,

the actions of the Romanian or-

ganizations should be referred to

more carefully.

Starting with 2007, the

Architecture. Restoration.

Archeology Association carries

out several projects for the cul-

tural heritage in Roia Montan.

Moreover, it initiated various ac-

tions for the site to be part of the

UNESCO World Heritage, providing

the documents for the offi cial

registration to the Ministry of

Culture; following the initiative

of A.R.A., the International Union

of Architects adopted a resolu-

tion to support this exceptional

heritage. It is notable that such

mobilizing actions of the associa-

tion (including in the court) are

doubled by practical and exem-

plary initiatives, such as the ve

editions of A.R.A. Summer School

regulat n privina acestor ame-

ninri, solicitnd statului romn

s acioneze pentru salvarea

acestui sit i evaluarea sa n ve-

derea nominalizrii pentru Lista

Patrimoniului Mondial. Chiar

dac neauzite aici, nenumrate

organisme tiini ce de calibru

din lume semneaz anual rezo-

luii, scrisori i luri de poziie n

sprijinul patrimoniului ame-

ninat, context n care aciunile

organizaiilor romneti ar trebui

decelate cu mai mult atenie.

Din 2007, Asociaia Arhitectur.

Restaurare. Arheologie (A.R.A.)

dezvolt numeroase proiec-

te pentru protejarea valorilor

patrimoniului cultural de la

Roia Montan. n plus, a iniiat

demersurile de nscriere a sitului

n Patrimoniul Mondial UNESCO,

furniznd Ministerului Culturii

documentaia pentru declanarea

procedurii o ciale; tot la iniiativa

A.R.A., Uniunea Internaional a

AArhitecilor a adoptat o rezoluie

n sprijinul protejrii acestui pa-

trimoniu excepional. Remarcabil

e c aciunile militante ale

organizaiei (inclusiv n justiie)

sunt dublate de iniiative practice

36

37

www.simpara.ro

(for architecture undergradu-

ates) which take place in Roia

Montan since2009.

Th e aim is both the data on the

threatened architectural heritage,

as well as protecting it through

practical works of restoring

historical buildings. Th us, emer-

gency temporary interventions

were completed at the Reformed

Church Offi ce, as well as resto-

ration works to the Unitarian

Church House, the Unitarian

Church and traditional mining

houses. Everything based on low

funding, traditional materials and

crafts and a direct commitment

of the community: local labour

and craftsmen, knowledge and

techniques still alive in special-

ized masonry, carpentry, iron

or limestone work. A model of

intervention was thus provided,

and it may be used on for a sus-

tainable development of an area

hosting the oldest mining loca-

tion in the country, and one of

the most important in the world.

Loosing that, we could just show

off with the widest open quarry

inEurope.

i demonstrative, precum cele

cinci ediii ale colii de var A.R.A.

(dedicate studenilor arhiteci) i

care, din 2009, se desfoar la

Roia Montan.

Se urmrete aici att documen-

tarea patrimoniului arhitectural

ameninat, ct i protejarea, prin

lucrri practice de restaurare, a

unor edi cii istorice. Astfel, s-au

fcut att intervenii de urgen-

, provizorii, la O ciul Parohial

Reformat, ct i lucrri de restau-

rare la Casa Parohial Unitarian,

Biserica Unitarian i locuine

minereti tradiionale. Totul

cu mijloace nanciare reduse,

materiale i tehnici tradiionale i

implicarea direct a comunitii:

for de munc i meteri locali,

cunotine i practici nc vii n

lucrri specializate de pietrrie,

dulgherie, errie sau vrrit. A

fost furnizat astfel i un model de

intervenie, care ar putea multi-

plicat pentru dezvoltarea durabil

a zonei ce gzduiete cea mai

veche aezare minier din ar i

una dintre cele mai semni cative

din lume. n contrapartid, ne-am

putea fli cu cea mai mare carier

cu crater deschis din Europa.

38

F erentari, sometimes knows as Frentexas or Ghettoland, is the area with the worst reputa-tion in the capital. Th ere are

the cheapest, but also the most

diffi cult housings to sell, and the

taxi drivers in the centre often

decline a call. Yet there are also

people willing to work voluntarily

in a place where everybody wants

to run away from.

In 2009, Komunitas Association,

set up by a few researchers on

social sciences, ran several a

participative urbanism project,

Our city our decision: inter-

active workshops with children

form Ferentari and students

from Ion Mincu University

for Architecture and Urbanism

and a mapping of the needs

of the community the most

urgent and achievable being the

FF erentari, uneori po-reclit Ferentexas sauGhettoland, e cartierul cucea mai ifonat reputa-ie din capital. Aici sunt cele mai

ieftine, dar i mai greu de vndut

locuine iar taximetritii din cen-

tru refuz adesea s vin. Sunt,

ns, i oameni care-i fac benevol

de lucru n locul de care fug toi.

n 2009, Asociaia Komunitas,

fondat de nite tineri cercettori

n domeniul tiinelor sociale, a

derulat un proiect de urbanism

participativ, Oraul nostru

decizia noastr: ateliere de lucru

interactive cu elevi din Ferentari

i studenii de la Facultatea de

AArhitectur Ion Mincu, i o

inventariere a nevoilor comuni-

tii cea mai urgent i soluio-

nabil ind revitalizarea parcu-

lui din Aleea Livezilor. Pentru

succesul unei interveii urbane de

Cine: Asociaia Komunitas

Parteneri: LArmoire

Urbaine (Frana), Asociaia

pentru Dezvoltare

Comunitar Ferentari,

Asociaia Peisagitilor din

Romnia i Administraia

Domeniului Public sector 5

Who: Komunitas Association

Partners: LArmoire Urbaine

(Frana), Ferentari

Association for Community

Development, Association

of Landscape Planners in

Romania and the District 5

Administration of

Public Areas

Irrespective of its stigma, a community can work and be aware that it can only win through active involvement.

Orict ar fi de stigmatizat, o comunitate poate coopera icontientiza c are doar de ctigat prin implicarea activ.

Urban intervention in Ferentari Livezilor Alley

Intervenie urbann Ferentari Aleea Livezilor

41

www.din-inima-cartierului-meu.blogspot.com

rehabilitation of Livezilor Alley

Park. To be successful in a massive

urban intervention, the organisa-

tion aimed at taking action with

the locals instead of doing some-

thing for them.

Th e project started in February

2011 with some workshops at

School 136, and the students

were invited to show, via collage

and drawings on photographs,

how they would like the park to

change. Adults were consulted

then, and architects and land-

scape planners suggested various

alternatives, for both partial and

permanent rehabilitation, while

the professional project of the

whole park was to be implement-

ed by sector 5 town hall admin-

istration when the funds were

going to be available.

Starting almost from zero, the

bene ciaries were directly in-

volved in coordinating the work

for a football ground, install-

ing benches and rubbish bins,

cleaning the green areas and the

park. Th eir awesome park was

celebrated with a big party

FerentariDelivery.

amploare, organizaia a neles c,

n loc s fac ceva pentru locui-

tori, trebuie s acioneze mpreu-

n cu ei.

Proiectul Din inima cartierului

meu a debutat n februarie 2011

cu nite ateliere de lucru la coala

136, elevii ind invitai s arate,

prin colaje i desene pe fotogra i,

cum i-ar dori s schimbe parcul.

Au fost consultai i adulii, apoi

arhitecii peisagiti au propus

cteva variante de revitalizare,

att parial ct i permanent,

proiectul profesionist de ame-

najare a ntregului parc urmnd

s e pus n aplicare de edilii

sectorului 5 cnd vor dispune de

su cienteresurse.

Pornind aproape de la zero, be-

ne ciarii au participat direct la

amenajarea unui teren de fotbal,

amplasarea de bnci i couri de

gunoi i salubrizarea de amploare

a parcului. Apoi au srbtorit cu o

paranghelie, Ferentari Delivery,

c au un parc boboc.

42

W hen speaking generally of communist blockswe forget that behindthis obsessive expressionthere are extremely diverse urban,

architectural and social cases:

large neighbourhoods at the edge

of the city, but also Ceausescus

interventions in the centre; ex-

clusive residential areas and at

whose cost drops down; wide free

spaces or formless waste grounds

around the buildings.

Magic Blocks is a research pro-

gramme of alternative projects

and interventions for the blocks

in the socialist era; it started from

two assumptions: rst, that the

issue of rehabilitating the blocks

is not a mere technical one, but

that it implies urban regen-

eration, which should include

strategies and projects both for

CC nd vorbim, gene-ric, despre blocurile comuniste, uitm c n spatele obsedantei expresii se ascund situaii urbane,

arhitecturale i sociale cum nu se

poate mai diferite: mari cartiere

la periferie i operaiile ceauiste

din centru; reedine exclusiviste

i apartamente care-i pierd tot

mai mult valoarea; uriae spaii

libere sau maidane informe n

jjurul cldirilor.

Magic Blocks este un program de

cercetare, proiecte alternativei

intervenii n cartierele de blocuri

din perioada socialist, i a pornit

de la dou convingeri: nti, c

problema reabilitrii blocurilor

nu e doar una tehnic, ci i de

regenerare urban, care ar trebui

s implice strategii i proiecte att

pentru construcii, ct i pentru

Cine: Asociaia

Zeppelin, Point4,

Archis Interventions i

Hackenbroich Architekten,

n colaborare cu ATU,

Space Syntax Romania,

StudioBASAR, Platforma 9,81

Who: Zeppelin

Association, Point4,

Archis Interventions i

Hackenbroich Architekten,

in cooperation with ATU,

Space Syntax Romania,

StudioBASAR, Platforma 9,81

People call them matchboxes. Nobody loves the blocks of flats of the socialist era, yet most of the urban population lives there.

Oamenii le numesc cutii de chibrituri.Nimeni nu iubete blocurile din perioada socialist, ns n ele locuiete cea mai mare parte a populaiei noastre urbane.

Magic Blocks

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Deschiderea spaiului public

Opening up public space

Un salon urban

An urban living room

Un loc al comunitii

Community space

O trecere ntre dou lumi

A passage between two worlds

Localizarea

interveniilor pe

Calea Moilor

Interventions on

Calea Moilor

Boulevard

Un model de dezvoltare: O arie de

intervenie (un nou spaiu public), o

deschidere a cortinei prin funciuni

publice, i un sistem de reglementare

pentru introducerea de funciuni noi n

esutul vechi din spatele blocurilor

A development model: An intervention

area (a new public space), an opening of

the curtain through public functions,

and a regulation system for inserting

new functions in the fabric behind the

blocks of flats

Exemple de intervenii

Interventions examples

45

www.zeppelin-magazine.net

constructions, as well as for the

public space and community

interventions; and then, that such

neighbourhoods do not only stand

for issues, but also include un-

foreseen perspectives for a better

balanced urban development.

In 2009, certain typologies were

researched, and various ideas

and principles for a regeneration

strategy were thought, including

possible solutions for a few key

areas. In 2010, the team focused

on the grand totalitarian aexes in

the centre and the waste grounds

behind them. For the Calea

Moilor study case, certain solu-

tions were looked after to change

such ignored places in genuine

public spaces to be used as ele-

ments of reviving the historical

city behind the concrete curtain.

Th e urban strategy was connected

to a series of interventions placed

in key-locations and implement-

ed with the local community:

pointing out that real things

can happen, while working as

democratic tests of a professional

initiative. Starting with 2011, the

project is to be further promoted,

aiming for an economic model,

including the cooperation with

the authorities to start certain

pilot-projects.

Th e programme is constantly supportedby Erste Foundation and Goethe Institute,and had the support of the Embassy of Netherlands, the Austrian Cultural Forum,the Romanian Cultural Institute throughCantemir Program, and the Union of Architects in Romania.

spaiul public i pentru opera-

ii comunitare; apoi, c aceste

cartiere nu aduc doar probleme, ci

i perspective nebnuite pentru o

dezvoltare urban mai echilibrat.

n 2009, s-au cercetat tipologii

i s-au propus idei i principii

pentru o strategie de regenerare

i soluii posibile pentru cteva

locuri reprezentative. n 2010,

echipa s-a concentrat asupra

marilor bulevarde din centru i a

maidanelor din spatele acestora.

Lund Calea Moilor ca studiu

de caz, s-au cutat soluii pentru

transformarea acestor locuri ale

nimnui n spaii publice verita-

bile i folosirea lor ca elemente

de activare ale oraului istoric

din spatele cortinei de beton.

Strategia urban a fost legat de o

serie de intervenii amplasate n

locuri-cheie i realizate mpreun

cu comunitatea local: semnale c

se pot ntmpla lucruri concrete,

dar i testri democratice ale unui

demers profesional. Din 2011, se

lucreaz la promovarea proiectu-

lui i la construirea unui model

economic i a unor colaborri cu

diferite autoriti pentru demara-

rea unor proiecte-pilot.

Programul este susinut permanent dectre Erste Foundation i Goethe Instituti a bene ciat de susinerea AmbasadeiRegatului rilor de Jos, a Forumului CulturalAustriac, a Institutului Cultural Romn prinProgramul Cantemir i a Uniunii ArhitecilordinRomnia.

Non-locuri n spatele cortinelor de

beton: zone abandonate sau prost

folosite, dar i o rezerv de spaii

publice pentru ora

Non-places behind the socialist

boulevards: abandoned or ill-used areas,

but also an un-acknowledged reserve in

the heart of the city

46

T he word kalaka has inour language meanings as close as Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde: the negative one,from the Middle Ages, referring

to unpaid and bad quality work,

made with no enthusiasm; the

tradition also left the good one

the mutual support between

fellows or neighbours, a nal-

ized work, regularly followed by a

small party.

In 2008, Ordorheiu Secuiesc

Community Foundation aimed at

reviving this extraordinary tradi-

tion. Once the town hall, a news-

paper and a few local companies

joined the idea, they managed

to mobilize over 120 locals who

worked voluntarily, and in their

own bene t, to rehabilitate the

playing grounds in 4 quarters,

turning them into clean, safe

CC uvntul clac are n limba noastr sensuri la fel de apropiate ca Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde: cel ru, rmas din feudalism, e de munc

obligatorie nepltit i lucru de

mntuial, fr tragere de inim,

prost; tradiia ni l-a lsat ns i

pe cel bun de ajutor colectiv re-

ciproc ntre consteni sau vecini,

activitate nalizat, de regul, cu

o mic petrecere.

n 2008, Fundaia Comunitar din

Odorheiu Secuiesc i-a propus s

readuc la via n mediul urban

aceast extraordinar tradiie.

Dup ce i-a atras ca parteneri

primria, un ziar i cteva com-

panii locale, a reuit s mobili-

zeze peste 120 de localnici care

au muncit benevol i-n propriul

lor bene ciu la renovarea tere-

nurilor de joac din 4 cartiere,

Give, get, do.S dai, s primeti,s faci.

Cine: Fundaia Comunitar

din Odorheiu Secuiesc

(SzKA)

Who: Odorheiu Secuiesc

Community Foundation (SzKA)

Urban KalakaClaca urban

49

and enjoyable places. Th is model

then developed naturally, with

a similar event organized by the

association of a block of ats and

another one initiated by a young

lady and her friends.

In 2009, FCOS involved the locals

in the urban planning process,

collating their ideas about what

could be done with a damaged

well in a major park. Th ere were

over 5000 votes and the fund-

raising started. Th e organisation

then reiterated the challenge on

other issues pointed out by locals:

rehabilitating the only free sports

ground. Th e programme contin-

ues to develop through similar

projects run by the community in

its own bene t.

When we knocked on the first

door in search of volunteers

the man said 'of course I

will come, it is my kids

playground.' We asked if

his neighbor would join. No.

We went to the neighbor and

asked if he would come. Of

course, he said, I drink my

coffee there. And, we asked

will your neighbor come?

Again, no. Later as they

were working side by side on

the playground it was nice to

thank them both for coming.

(Christopher Worman,

Executive Director)

transformndu-le n locuri curate,

sigure i plcute.Acest model

s-a dezvoltat apoi natural, cu un

eveniment similar organizat de

asociaia unui bloc i altul pus

la punct de o tnr i gupul ei

deprieteni.

n 2009, FCOS i-a implicat pe

localnici n procesul de plani -

care urban, adunnd prerile

lor n legtur cu ce ar de fcut

cu o fntn stricat dintr-un

parc important. S-au strns

peste 5 000 de voturi i-a nce-

put atragerea de fonduri pentru

proiect. Organizaia a repetat apoi

provocarea n jurul altei probleme

semnalate de locuitori: renovarea

singurului complex sportiv public

gratuit. Programul continu s

se dezvolte prin astfel de proiec-

te coordonate de comunitate n

propriul ei bene ciu.

Cnd am ciocnit la prima

u, n cutare de volun-

tari, omul a zis firete c

voi veni, doar e locul unde

se joac putii mei. L-am

ntrebat dac i se va altu-

ra i vecinul. Nu. Ne-am dus

apoi la vecin i l-am ntre-

bat dac ar veni. Firete,

ne-a zis, doar mi beau

cafeaua acolo! L-am ntre-

bat dac va veni i vecinul

lui. Iari nu. Mai trziu,

pe cnd munceau mpreun umr

la umr la locul de joac,

a fost fain s le mulu-

mesc la amndoi c-au venit.

(Christopher Worman,

director executiv)

www.szka.org

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T he horrors of communist collectivism left the su-perstition that whatever belongs to everybody is actually nobodys. Th e public

space, when not a mere abstract,

is a combatant a pet hate of

private space. It is nobodys, go-

ing to be ignored, degraded, and

annexed. unDAverde Association,

managed by young architects in-

terested in improving the quality

of public space, understood that

such a recovery includes healings

at human level: refreshing com-

mon sense, the sense of belong-

ing, the communion with local

values or a certain landscape.

Mure River crosses in Romania

11 cities and four natural parks.

A non-metaphorical remark

states that the locals turned their

backs to it, similarly to denying

OO rorile colectivismuluicomunist ne-au lsatsuperstiia c ce e altuturor nu e al nim-nui. Spaiul public, cnd nu e o

abstraciune, e un beligerant n

dumnie de moarte cu spaiul

privat. E al nimnui, aadar,

predispus a ignorat, degradat,

anexat. Asociaia unDAverde,

coordonat de trei tineri arhi-

teci preocupai de ameliorarea

calitii spaiului public, a neles

c o astfel de recuperare implic i

vindecri la nivel uman: trezirea

bbunului-sim, a sentimentului de

apartenen, de comuniune cu va-

lorile locale sau un anumit peisaj.

Rul Mure traverseaz, n

Romnia, unsprezece orae i

patru parcuri naturale. O ob-

servaie deloc metaforic e c

riveranii i-au ntors spatele, ca i

Cine: Asociaia unDAverde

Who: unDAverde Association

Feel at home.Simii-v ca acas.

Mure FaceFa de Mure

53

an old ally and friend once they

started enjoying running water

and plastic bottles. Th e Mure

Face project literally proposes a

change of attitude through an at-

tractive shop window along its

course, integrating certain simul-

taneous functions: navigation, ca-

noeing, cycling, trekking, shing,

industry, living andrecreation.

Following the mapping of shing

routes trekked and recorded

with a GPS receiver a cycling

journey on ReghinTrgu Mure

section was proposed, including

minimal improvements, with

certain halts or re ection places,

bridges over surrounding streams,

and information signposts.

Various design workshops were

organized on the water shore. Th e

area, initially trekked by sher-

men and agricultural tools only,

turned into an enjoyable route for

running, walking or cycling, far

from the busy traffi c. Kayak trips

can be organized along this rst

inter-urban park.

Th e concept could be applied from

Izvorul Mureului to river mouth

(Szeged) across Transylvania.

Around 80 castles with gardens

are attraction points along this

journey, and tens of additional

services could be involved to

sustain tourism. Th e implemen-

tation of this initiative is funded

byAnvergo.

www.undaverde.ro

cum s-ar dezice de-un vechi aliat

i prieten odat cu binefacerile

apei de la canal i-ale Pet-urilor.

Proiectul Fa de Mure propu-

ne, literalmente, o schimbare de

atitudine prin realizarea unei

vitrine atrgtoare de-a lungul

su, integrnd toate funciile care

se suprapun: navigaie, canotaj,

ciclism, drumeii, pescuit, indus-

trie, vieuire i recreere.

Dup cartarea crrilor

pescreti parcurse i nregis-

trate cu un receptor GPS , a fost

propus pe segmentul Reghin

Trgu Mure, cu amenajri mini-

male, un traseu pentru biciclete

agrementat cu locuri de popas

sau de contemplare, podee peste

prurile a uente, indicatoare i

panouri informative. S-au orga-

nizat workshop-uri de proiectare

pe malul apei. Calea btut pn

deunzi doar de pescari i utilaje

agricole a devenit un plcut tra-

seu pentru alergare, plimbare i

pedalare, departe de tra cul auto.

De-a lungul acestui prim parc in-

terurban pot organizate excursii

cu caiace.

Conceptul ar putea implemen-

tat de la Izvorul Mureului pn

la vrsare (Szeged), traversnd

Transilvania. n jur de 80 de

castele cu grdini sunt puncte de

atracie pentru traseu, i zeci de

servicii complementare pot an-

trenate pentru susinerea turis-

mului. Implementarea iniativei e

susinut nanciar de Anvergo.

54

Cine: Elevii seciei de

arhitectur de la Liceul

de Art Nagy Istvn din

Miercurea-Ciuc. Profesori

ndrumtori: Mth Klra,

Korodi Szabolcs,

Kll Mikls

Who: students of Nagy

Istvan Art High School,

architecture section.

Supervising teachers:

Mth Klra, Korodi

Szabolcs, Kll MiklsA t school, students learn. At an architecture school, they are to learn a number of few things on the job they will practice

(not all of them actually) follow-

ing quite a long time of study at

university. Well, the students of

Nagy Istvan High School learn,

starting with 2006, also in real

projects interventions in various

areas in Harghita county. Part of

summer camps, they are of course

meant to make the students

familiar with the materials, the

role of a structure in an architec-

tural work, the progress from a

concept to real life; all on a rather

practical side, bringing an added

value to the place they set on.

And those things truly involved

the local communities they were

devotedto.

LL a coal, elevii nva. La un liceu de arhitectur, se presupune c nva cte ceva despre o me-serie pe care o vor practica (i nu

toi) dup nc nite ani buni de

facultate. Ei bine, elevii Liceului

Nagy Istvn nva, din 2006, i

prin proiecte reale intervenii n

diferite zone din judeul Harghita.

Realizate n cadrul unor tabe-

re de var, acestea sunt, rete,

menite s-i familiarizeze pe elevi

cu materialele, cu rolul structurii

ntr-o lucrare de arhitectur, cu

trecerea de la idee i-apoi proiect

la realitate; dar au i un rol practic

i aduc ceva n plus locului n care

se aaz. Toate aceste aciuni au

implicat i comunitile locale

crora le-au fost dedicate.

A case where community architecture is part of architectural pedagogy.

Un caz n carearhitectura comunitar devine parte aunei pedagogiiarhitecturale.

Public space interventions in Harghita County

Intervenii n spaiul public din Harghita

57

In 2008, in Ghidu, close to

Lzarea, three pedestrian bridges

were made of re trees off ered by

the town hall, bridges to make

the access to the school on the

hill easier. In 2009, in Frumoasa,

eight picnic areas were set up

close to a mineral water reservoir,

secured and run by the people in

the village. Th e areas turned into

the favourite places of locals for

parties and celebrations. Th e set

of interventions go on in 2011, at

ugu cave Natural Park, in part-

nership with the autorities and

Lacul Rou Adventure organiza-

tion. Th e set up includes bridges,

pathways, stops, signposting and

stops at the entrance to the cave.

Perhaps it is not a bad idea that

the rst works for the future

architects are those of public

interest, meant to support the

community, to value and protect

certain places and a local culture

of building.

n 2008, la Ghidu, lng Lzarea,

au fost construite trei poduri pie-

tonale din trunchiuri de brad puse

la dispoziie de ctre Primrie, po-

duri ce fac mai uor accesul ctre

coala din deal. n 2009, n locali-

tatea Frumoasa, au fost amenaja-

te opt locuri de picnic n imediata

vecintate a unui bazin de ap

mineral, captat i administrat

de ctre oamenii din sat. Zonele

au devenit locurile preferate ale

localnicilor pentru petreceri i

srbtori. Seria de intervenii a

continuat n 2011, n rezervaia

natural de la Petera ugu,

n parteneriat cu administraia

local i cu organizaia Lacul Rou

Adventure. Amenajrile cuprind

poduri, crri, semnalizri, locuri

de popas la intrarea n peter.

Poate c nu e ru c primele

lucrri cu care au de-a face viitorii

arhiteci sunt unele de uz public,

destinate s ajute comunitii,

s pun n valoare i s prote-

jeze locuri i o cultur local

aconstruirii.

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I n Romania, the excep-tional untainted places are usually in a poor economic and social situation. While the accessible

and popular ones get the touristic

and economic development, they

also destroy the values which

made them attractive.

Danube Delta is a marvellous

place and the setting of terrify-

ing social issues. Tourism, the big

hope, is rather of the week-end

kind and comes up with mo-

torboats, luxurious ghettos

and concrete. Olympic Canoe

Champion Ivan Patzaichin (a man

of the Danube Deltas himself )

and architect Doru Frolu come up

with an infrastructure strategy

for a slow tourism in the Delta:

outsides major routes, with

longer trips and more pro table

n Romnia, locurile excepionale neconta-minate se a de obiceintr-o stare economic isocial grav. n schimb, cele ac-

cesibile i populare obin dezvol-

tare turistic i economic, dar i

distrugerea tocmai a valorilor care

le-au fcutatractive.

Delta e n acelai timp un loc

minunat i scena unor proble-

me sociale nspimnttoare.

Turismul e unul de weekend

i aduce pn acum mai ales

bbrci cu motor, ghetouri de lux

i betoane. Campionul olimpic

Ivan Patzaichin i arhitectul

Teodor Frolu propun o strate-

gie de infrastructur pentru un

turism slow n Delt: dincolo

de traseele majore, de mai lung

durat i mai pro tabil pentru

localnici (mai ales cei din zonele

Cine: Asociaia

Ivan Patzaichin Mila 23

Arhitectur: SKAA

Construcie brci:

Paul Vasiliu

Designer: Grigore Mitrea

Foto: Drago Lumpan

Who: Ivan Patzaichin

Mila 23 Association

Architecture: SKAA

Boats: Paul Vasiliu

Designer: Grigore Mitrea

Photo: Drago Lumpan

An alternative to destructive and failing models of development in tourism or agriculture.

O alternativ la modelele nocive i falimentare de dezvoltare n turism sau agricultur.

Rowmania & Canotca

Centru de

acces pe

traseu

Access centres

along the

trail

61

www.rowmania.ro

for the locals (especially those in

isolated areas), more sensitive and

more sustainable too. A model to

match development to protec-

tion and to restore local traditions

andresources.

Th e format is an open one and

centred on a community: a series

of trips for human-powered boats

(no car roads or ships), genuine

eco tourist guesthouses to be

accredited against clear criteria.

Access centres along trips and

camping sites will be funded with

European money and then run

by the locals. Th e Ivan Patzaichin

Association, together with several

partners, is in charge with the

construction, funding and the

integrated management of the

project; once completed, it will

monitor and supervise the proper

use of resources.

Th e rst real achievement is a

prototype of the canotca done

with one of the last experts in the

Delta. Th e canotca is a hybrid of a

lotca (the traditional robust boat

of the Delta shermen) with a

canoe: a lighter boat in which you

can sail face forward. Th e boats

can be rent and left at certain

points along the route a water-

world rent-a-bike.

cele mai izolate), mai delicat i

mai sustenabil. Un model care

mpac dezvoltarea cu protecia

i recuperarea unor tradiii i

resurse locale.

Formatul este deschis i centrat

pe o comunitate: un sistem de

trasee pentru brci cu vsle (i

nu osele i vapoare), pensiuni

eco-turistice veritabile ce vor

acreditate conform unor criterii

ferme. Centrele de acces pe trasee

i campingurile de pe parcursul

acestora vor nanate din fon-

duri europene i apoi date n ad-

ministrare localnicilor. Asociaia

Ivan Patzaichin, alturi de mai

muli parteneri, coordoneaz

construcia, nanarea i mana-

gementul integrat al proiectului,

iar dup nalizarea acestuia va

monitoriza i asigura buna utili-

zare a resurselor.

Prima realizare concret este

prototipul canotcii, realizat

mpreun cu unul dintre ultimii

marangozi ai Deltei. Canotca este

o hibridizare a lotcii cu canoea:

o lotc mai uoar i n care poi

vsli cu faa. Brcile vor putea

nchiriate i lsate n diferite

puncte pe traseu cam cum se

face acum n oraele civilizate

cubicicletele.

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What about a private city

I f something does not work, do not try to force things, take a bigger hammer! says one of Murphys laws. Applied in our case, it would turn into: if the bike lanes are not usable, take a bigger car! A country

for cars only works perfectly in the Middle East.

For us though, the pedestrian areas, the lanes,

the public transport are vital: we do not want to

argue about city slices by hammers.

S ome of the selected initiatives follow: Restoring the public space Prioritizing the pedestrian A smart public transport A decent urban life

A common sense of daily life

A social dialogue and collective participation

One could say that they actually initiate a

project-based critique, a diff erent kind of a dis-

course on the values of the built environment.

Not that it is truly new, if we browse the histo-

ries of architecture, yet it is necessary given the

cultural stand assumed by the authors of the

projects and the way this professional tradition

is well understood and updated. Th e projects

promote, in this respect, something we really

need: a genuine and responsible culture of the

built environment.

Cum ar fi un ora privat

DD ac ceva nu merge, nu fora, ia unciocan mai mare! zice o lege a luiMurphy. Aplicat la noi, ea ar suna camaa: dac pistele de biciclete nu suntutilizabile, ia-i o main mai mare! O ar doar

pentru autoturisme funcioneaz perfect n

Orientul Mijlociu. Pentru noi ns pietonalele,

pistele, transportul public sunt vitale: nu dorim

s ne disputm felii din ora cu ciocanele.

OO parte dintre iniiativele selectateurmresc: restituirea spaiului public impunerea interesului pietonal transportul public inteligent

decena vieii urbane

bunul-sim al vieii cotidiene

dialogul social i participarea colectiv

Se poate spune c acestea iniiaz, de fapt, o

critic prin proiect, un alt fel de discurs despre

valorile mediului construit. Nu ar ea att de

nou, dac rsfoim istoriile de arhitectur, ns

e necesar prin poziia cultural asumat de

autorii proiectelor i prin modul n care aceast

tradiie profesional este bine neleas i

actualizat. n acest sens, proiectele militeaz

pentru ceva de care avem mare nevoie: o cultur

autentic i responsabil a mediului construit.

Two superposed textsby Constantin Goagea &Cosmin Caciuc

Dou texte suprapuse deConstantin Goagea i Cosmin Caciuc

C.G.:

C.C.:

What we aimed at in this exhibition

Ce-am urmrit cu expoziia asta

63

The conflict between the publicand the private interest

W e need: Investments in organising the public space, able to stimulate privateinitiatives Private initiatives able to stimulate invest-

ments in the public space.

It is a circular process: lets think, for instance,

about the historical centre of Bucharest where

private investments at the ground oor of

various buildings cannot be separated by the

neighbouring public space: a terraced caf

(private investment) depends on a pedestrian

lane (public investment). If squares or pedes-

trian lanes cannot be supported by converging

private interests, the quality of urban life is

sensibly lower and we feel its eff ects daily.

Why we need to developcoherently the urban activism

A critical stand:

socially relevant intentions and motivations

a set of assumed cultural values

knowing critical theories validated

internationally

managing adequate tools of mapping and

discourse interpretation to assess ideologies

involved in social debates

communicative action

a creative capacity in problem-solving

a multi-, inter- and

transdisciplinaryapproach

a project-based research and experimenting

in known cases.

A civic code of appropriating the city (by

educated and responsiblecitizens):

Ethical principles of using urbanspaces

Good behaviour and intervention practice in

the public space

Models of collective action, public reaction

and dissemination in the media.

Conflictul dintre interesul public i cel privat

A vem nevoie de: investiii n amenajarea spaiu-lui public, capabile s stimulezeiniiativeprivate iniiative private capabile s stimuleze inves-

tiiile n spaiul public.

E un proces circular: s ne gndim, de pild, la

centrul istoric al Capitalei, unde investiiile pri-

vate de la parterul cldirilor nu pot separate

de spaiul public adiacent: o cafenea cu o teras

(investiie privat) depinde de un pietonal (in-

vestiie public). Dac pieele sau pietonalele nu

pot susinute de interese private convergente,

calitatea vieii urbane scade drastic i resimim

zilnic consecinele ei.

De ce e nevoie ca s dezvoltm coerent activismul urban

O poziie critic:

intenii i motivaii relevante la nivel social

un set de valori culturale asumate

cunoaterea unor teorii critice validate la

nivel internaional

stpnirea unor instrumente pertinen-

te de cartogra ere i interpretare discursiv

pentru evaluarea ideologiilor implicate n

dezbaterilesociale

aciune comunicativ

capacitate creativ n avansarea unor soluii

la probleme

abordare multi-, inter- i transdisciplinar

cercetare prin proiect i experimentare n

situaii determinate.

Un cod civil al nsuirii oraului (de ctre

ceteni educai iresponsabili):

principii etice de folosire a spaiilor urbane

bune exemple de comportament i interven-

ie n spaiul public

modele de aciune colectiv, reacie public i

diseminare n mass-media.

64

Following the experience of a totalitarian city,

it is time to re ect on extreme capitalism,

the freedom of private economy at full speed.

Th is would exclusively imply small cars, limos,

mansions, mansions and mansions yet again,

offi ces, malls and supermarkets. And a few chic

cafs and relatively good restaurants. Perhaps.

And lots of apartment buildings, if the economy

were better. But it does not. Lets imagine a

wide and spread suburb with no free place for

people wasting time or for ordinary thoughts.

Nothing for free. Everything for sale, everything

to be paid and consumed. Everyone having a

card in search of an ATM or to pay services and

goods. In the middle of the private city, the eyes

of citizens notice transactions solely. Starting

as kids. Playing may be natural for living beings

but, if it does not produce, it will spoil things.

Everything making a city to be beautiful, pleas-

ant and loved (freedom, elections, diversity,

options, changing ones mind and hopes) would

be missed by everybody. Free spaces, mobility,

going out, meetings, and confrontation would

disappear. Th e same with parks and spaces for

education and culture. Issues invariably seen

under etcetera: optional, disposable and rath-

er unimportant now. To be done in the future.

A correct move to and from theworld and welfare

R ecent surveys claim though that edu-cation and spaces for meeting, dia-logue and culture are vital in a city and cannot be substituted by malls, that prosperity, welfare and balance rather come

with education and culture instead of exploita-

tion and strictly personal business. A correct

move to and fro of the world and welfare hap-

pen when there is a critical mass of biologically

and intellectually/morally balanced individuals.

It can be reached via complex actions, through

making a public space to stimulate the meeting,

assessment, negotiation, tolerance, reasoning,

and dialectics and not just through satisfying

and preserving the need of possessing things,

Not that the latter may be lessimportant.

Dup ce am experimentat oraul totalitar, e

timpul s re ectm la extremul capitalism, la

libertatea economiei private dat la maximum.

AAsta ar implica exclusiv maini mici, limuzine,

vile, vile i iar vile, birouri, malluri i supermar-

keturi. i cteva cafenele ic i restaurante mai

actrii. Poate. i blocuri multe, dac ar mai

merge bine economia. Dar nu merge. Ni-l ima-

ginm ca pe un intens i ntins suburb care nu

are nici un loc liber pentru oameni care pierd

vremea sau pentru gnduri normale. i nimic

gratuit. Totul e de vnzare, totul se pltete i

se consum. Toi umbl cu carduri dup aparate

de scos bani sau la pltit servicii i bunuri. n

mijlocul oraului privat, ochii cetenilor vd

numai tranzacii. De mici copii. Joaca o na-

tural la inele vii, dar, dac nu produce ceva,

mai multstric.

Tot ce face ca un ora s e frumos, plcut i

iubit (libertatea, alegerile, diversitatea, opiu-

nile, rzgndirile i speranele) ar lipsi tuturor.

AAr disprea spaiile libere, mobilitatea, ieirile,

ntlnirile, confruntarea. La fel i parcurile i

spaiile pentru educaie i cultur. Chestiile

care sunt trecute invariabil la i celelalte:

deocamdat facultative, dispensabile, neimpor-

tante. De fcut pentru viitor.

Balansul corect al lumii ibunstarea

TT otui, studiile recente spun c educa-ia i spaiile pentru ntlnire, dialogi cultur sunt vitale pentru un orai nu pot suplinite de malluri, c prosperitatea, bunstarea i echilibrul vin mai

degrab din educaie i cultur dect din ex-

ploatare i afaceri personale. Balansul corect al

lumii i bunstarea se petrec atunci cnd exist

o mas critic de indivizi echilibrai biologic

i intelectual/moral. Ceva ce poate atins prin

aciuni complexe, prin crearea unui spaiu

public care s stimuleze ntlnirea, evaluarea,

negocierea, tolerana, argumentaia, dialectica

i mai puin prin satisfacerea i ntreinerea

unor nevoi de