#failedarchitecture

[bunnydarko]

#failedarchitecture of art n design https://www.instagram.com/p/B2cFRd7F-Ik/?igshid=4oml3om3v0fe

[lukasnovo]

Waiting for.. Godot? #stillhere #robinhoodgardens #AlisonandPeterSmithson #poplar #archilovers #archiporn #london#architecturephotography #architecture #architektur #architectureporn #architecturelovers #modernarchitecture #londonlife #londonarchitecture #londonbuildings #lookingup_architecture #exploreeverything #eastlondon #architektura #brutal_architecture #skyscrapers #brutalism #brutalarchitecture #igresdaily #towerhamlets #failedarchitecture #londonestate #councilestate #c20society (at London, United Kingdom)

[vanyalambrechtward]

#Cardiff #structure

[lucvanfourthyear]

The Poetry of Decay

Mark Minkjan

Urban and architectural decay appeals to the imagination. While some consider the unfinished or collapsing parts of the city as ugly or disturbing, others feel they make an area more interesting than the picture perfect urban fabric. The city’s scars are stimuli for the mind. They raise questions, about memories and imaginations of a foregone past, and of potential futures. They visualise the passage of time and the inevitability of collapse, reminding us of our own transience. On a smaller level, dilapidation shows traces of faded lives, moved communities and shrunken economies. The voids provide space for the observer to interpret them as she or he likes, to fill them with imaginations and meanings.

Decay is a process rather than a fixed image and provokes thoughts and actions. It is not in sync with progress, modernisation and determined narratives, which are characteristics of modern Western society. Not surprisingly, decay is a main creative inspiration for artists and writers.

Minkjan, M. (n.d.). The poetry of decay -FailedArchitecture. Retrieved May 06, 2021, from https://failedarchitecture.com/the-poetry-of-decay/#:~:text=Urban%20and%20architectural%20decay%20appeals%20to%20the%20imagination.&text=The%20voids%20provide%20space%20for,and%20provokes%20thoughts%20and%20actions.

[arhitektuurimuuseum]

Väike-Õismäe housing district in Tallinn. The circular Väike-Õismäe was masterplanned by Malle Meelak and Mart Port; built during 1970s and 80s. Photo by Johannes Külmet. #arhitektuurimuuseum #arhitektuur #architecture #womeninarchitecture #femalearchitect #mallemeelak #estonianarchitecture #architectureinestonia #archidaily #archdaily #architect #chinesewall #archistory #archiporn #architecturalphoto #masshousing #architecturalphotography #tallinn #1980s #1980sarchitecture #väikeõismäe #haabersti #martport #sovmod #cityplanning #sovietmodernism #socialistmodern #failedarchitecture #museumsfromhome (at Väike-Õismäe) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEZevHyps5F/?igshid=t11o5kik1hch

[procnomore]

O: “bunu benim ceren yollamıştı. bugünkü belgesel üzerine çikolatalı fondü gibi geldi. http://www.failedarchitecture.com/ hemen anasayfadan: http://www.failedarchitecture.com/tbilisis-rose-revolution-square-a-political-showcase/

jubulumbuk kçilomba.”

[basicsaboutaroundarchitecture]

#cascina #sanbernardo #chiaravalle #newgenerations #newfarmsforexpo #international #workshop #parcoagricolosud #parcoagricolosudmilano #failedarchitecture #basics #aroundaboutarchitecture

[prepa-architecture]

failedarchitecture

[biennaleobservatory]

[cosmocampbell]

#werdmullercentre #failedarchitecture #architecture #capetown #abandonedmall

[ballantynes]

"FUNCTION FOLLOWS FORM: HOW BERLIN TURNS HORROR INTO BEAUTY

Fetish, Techno and Darkrooms

With the wall falling, squatters, intellectuals and artists from the West take over the abundance of warehouses in East Berlin. The bunker is used for techno parties and gains a reputation for being the ‘hardest club in the world’. At the ground floor, techno music was played, while on the first floor the walls where painted black, serving as darkrooms for SM activities.

Rumours has it that during extravagant parties such as “Sexperimenta” or “Overture of Lust”, candles where put in each room of the bunker: when they stopped burning, it was a sign to leave immediately: the oxygen had run out. After some raids, Berlin authorities placed severe building restrictions for the use on the bunker and the tenets where forced the bunkers closure.

The scene erected around the congregations in the bunker produced a group of party organisers and DJ’s that moved into an abandoned warehouse close to the Ostbahnhof and the former Stalinallee: Ostgut. It became known for Snaxx-Parties, gay-fetish parties under heavy techno, played by DJ’s from the club’s related Ostgut Tontrager label. After years of war, separation and oppression, Berlin had become a post-apocalyptic landscape, with hedonistic inhabitants that created spaces of freedom, expression and a (gay) sexual revolution."

http://failedarchitecture.com/berlin-horror-beauty/

[architectuul]

Failed Architecture in Budapest: A Case Study

Throughout the world sit buildings that are crumbling and disused. What governments, architects and urban planners choose to do with them can promote and revitalise a city. 

The Skála Metró in 1984 | Photo: Iván Vitányi

Recently a workshop was held in Budapest paying particular attention to the once glorious Communist jewel, the Skála Metró shopping centre. The workshop was the first part of the 'Adaptive city' series of the 'Uninhabited Budapest' campaign, an initiative by the Hungarian Contemporary Architecture Centre (KÉK). The event was led in collaboration with Failed Architecture (FA).

Failed Architecture is a Dutch research project, devoted to investigating urban failure. Their FA Mobile series takes to the road hosting workshops and events in cities around Europe. We were able to join an open debate about the Skála Metró in Budapest.

Participants of the workshop visiting the building | Photo: KÉK

Together with a group of 20 to 30 participants, Failed Architecture performed a complex research workshop that broke down the history of the Skála Metró by analysing different layers of influences to it – the built environment, social context, economics, reputation and politics. The timeline which they created shows the history of the case from various, interconnected angles.

During the workshop | Photo: Daniel Dorko

The investigation of the building from a social point of view showed that its floors are actually in accordance with the social stratification of Budapest. In the subway level one finds the lowest strata of the society, the next floor is occupied by cheap clothing shops and towards the top there are offices and services for the upper middle class.

The recovery from crisis to the reconstruction of Nyugati square which is taking place in 2014, can give possibilities to rethink the case of Skála Metró. According to the reconstruction plans the direct connection between the subway and the building will be cut off to avoid negative effects of the underpass.

Nowdays the owners have to accept a lot of compromise in order to keep the building alive, but the long-term plan is to convert the building to a multi-functional lifestyle centre which may host sport facilities and cultural venues alongside traditional shopping stores.

Timeline | Photo: Daniel Dorko

Full timeline of the workshop | Photo: Daniel Dorko

Levente Polyák, project leader of the workshop, thinks it is very interesting how the owners handled the crisis of the building. Polyák is convinced that the building's rebirth is closely related to the flexibility of the complex. With only small changes the spaces of the building can easily adapt to new functions. In conclusion he said that there is a lot of potential in the building as its core architecture is still in a great condition.

[lukasnovo]

Concrete recycled from air shelters was used to built Woodbery Down estate in the 50s. At the time, people called it 'Estate of the future' for it's innovative planning and construction. In recent years it went through a massive redevelopment, with a luxury apartments springing up and replacing many of the original buildings. I guess you can call it 'Estate of the future' again, although not in exactly positive way. #london #WoodberyDown #sevensisters #northlondon #housingcrisis #photoftheday #igres #londononly #londonlife #postwararchitecture #architecture #berkeleyhomes #gentrification #londonestates #architectureporn #architecturelovers #modernarchitecture #londonarchitecture #londonbuildings #lookingup_architecture #exploreeverything #architektura #brutal_architecture #skyscrapers #brutalism #brutalarchitecture #igresdaily #failedarchitecture #councilestate #c20society (at London, United Kingdom)

[arhitektuurimuuseum]

Väike-Õismäe housing district in Tallinn. View onto a typical standardised apartment block, a design that was the most commonly used in Väike-Õismäe, as well as Lasnamäe, the biggest of the mass housing districts built during Soviet occupation. The circular Väike-Õismäe was masterplanned by Malle Meelak and Mart Port, and built during 1970s and 80s. 1990s photo by unknown. #arhitektuurimuuseum #arhitektuur #architecture #womeninarchitecture #femalearchitect #mallemeelak #estonianarchitecture #architectureinestonia #archidaily #archdaily #architect #chinesewall #archistory #archiporn #architecturalphoto #masshousing #architecturalphotography #tallinn #1980s #1980sarchitecture #väikeõismäe #haabersti #martport #sovmod #cityplanning #sovietmodernism #socialistmodern #failedarchitecture #museumsfromhome (at Väike-Õismäe) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-wveRFJVtj/?igshid=1pn9w97tx1dwp

[lukasnovo]

It's over! #london #robinhoodsgarden #AlisonandPeterSmithson #poplar #cityskyline #archilovers #archiporn #architecturephotography #architecture #architektur #architectureporn #architecturelovers #modernarchitecture #londonlife #londonarchitecture #londonbuildings #lookingup_architecture #exploreeverything #eastlondon #architektura #brutal_architecture #skyscrapers #brutalism #brutalarchitecture #eastlondon #towerhamlets #failedarchitecture #londonestate #councilestate #c20society (at London, United Kingdom)

[arhitektuurimuuseum]

Cool vintage shots of Mustamäe, the first Soviet-time mass-housing district in Tallinn. #arhitektuurimuuseum #arhitektuur #architecture #artandarchitecture #estonianarchitecture #architectureinestonia #urban #urbanism #housing #city #archistory #archiporn #architecturalphoto #masshousing #architecturalphotography #tallinn #1960s #1960sarchitecture #ttü #mustamäe #failedarchitecture #sovmod #cityplanning #sovietmodernism #socialistmodern #underconstruction #building (at Mustamäe) https://www.instagram.com/p/B91hbFMpeZT/?igshid=hoxz6ehqibpd