Slum Sessions #3

Bring your dream plan

4 Dec 2012

Designers, builders and livers have been happily discussing the future of the Freezing Favela. During Slum Sessions #3 we shared our proposals to fulfill the favela needs.

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Slum Sessions #3 - Designers, builders and livers have been happily discussing the future of the Freezing Favela. Aleksandra Kalashnikova

At this session, we listened to exciting proposals for the favela such as plans for an indoor igloo, plaster made from cow dung and diverse products created from local trash. It was a very interactive session where participants were involved in questioning possibilities and providing solutions.

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Discussing ideas - This picture was taken at Mediamatic Fabriek during Slum Sessions #3, part of Freezing Favela. Aleksandra Kalashnikova

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Discussions during Slum Sessions #3 - Derk Peter from Knippen en Plakken speaks at Slum Sessions #3. You can find his proposal for the favela here . Aleksandra Kalashnikova

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We also started imagining possible future collaborations. Can a Cow Poo Factory benefit from our Mushroom Farm? Will there be a shared workshop space for organic design? For now, we ask those interested in contributing to the Freezing Favela project to share their proposals on the Mediamatic website. Let people know what kind of help you need and respond to proposals you would like to help make happen.

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John Presents - John Lonsdale presents his group's Hamam Proposal to the rest. You can find the Hamam Proposal here . This picture was taken at Mediamatic Fabriek during Slum Sessions #3, part of Freezing Favela. Aleksandra Kalashnikova

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Pablo speaks - Pablo, prepared in warm clothing, discusses possibilities for our Freezing Favela Aleksandra Kalashnikova

At Slum Sessions #4 we will play to explore how the distribution of space and resources may unfold. Please RSVP to let us know you’ll be joining.

Freezing Favela

Freezing Favela is a small city within Mediamatic Fabriek. Builders, cooks and other makes have been given the possibility to claim a part of the big industrial hall as their own. They work on their projects autonomously, but like in any other community, materials, space and functions have to be shared. Favela citizens are making tosti's from scratch, paper from cow shit, furniture from cardboard, and food from our very own aquaponics farm. And everyone is welcome to contribute. Build this city with us.