MODEL _ 10 x 10 manifesto
Three teams which included five LINA fellows were invited to participate in the activities of MODEL
Barcelona Festival of Architectures, organised and managed by Fundació Mies van der Rohe and in the context of the EUmies Awards programme.
The objective when choosing the three teams was to have complimentary points of view to the topic of the MODEL Festival: Radical Empathy which is also connected to the topic being discussed upon the results of the EUmies Awards 2022 and 2023: Education. On the one hand, we invited Palace of Unlearning to develop a project on narratives taking the Barcelona Pavilion as the point of departure. zwkr were invited to tackle with the ecologies in the area where the Pavilion is located, an important green area of the city still in need of improvements. The third guest participated in the event 10X10 manifestos to briefly reflect on complex topics with a dialectical encounter between locals and visitors where the guest was asked to speak about “courage”. This diversity of participants, complemented with Federica Sofia Zambeletti from a communication point of view, has allowed for an inclusive and broad discussion on the role of architecture and architectural culture. The outcomes have been the construction of two actions with a strong impact that have included workshops with the audience from the previous research developed for the occasion by the authors, talks and first steps towards the further development of the topics.
Collaboration with LINA Fellow Space Saloon X the MAAK
10X10 manifestos is a series of events that present short reflections on complex topics with a dialectical encounter between locals and visitors where each participant is invited to take part with a 5-minute presentation on a specific topic.
This event includes contributing reflections on joy, interns, precision, courage, politicking, contracts,
salary, bureaucracy, intellectual property and festivals.
Speakers: Mireia Luzarraga, Martina Nadal (Domestic Data Streamers), Asli Cicek, Fito Conesa, Max
Melvill, Amélia Brandao and Rodrigo da Costa, Toni Llàcer, Dubravka Sekulić, Ricard Robles, and Eva Franch i Gilabert.
Max Melvill presented his points of view on Courage in architecture and shared the debate with the other speakers. From 29-30 April, The MAAK x Space Saloon attended the MODEL Barcelona Festival of Architecture and participated in the festival programme through the ‘10x10’ event- this was a 5-7 min presentation themed around the topic of ‘courage’. The occasion was an opportunity for us to share a body of work titled ‘RRRUBBLE’ that is being furthered through the LINA programme. The trip was also used to conduct informal interviews related to a speculative sound documentary called ’The Secret Life of Materials’ that is currently in development. Our initial engagement with the local context and its various stakeholders will form the basis of future collaborations between The MAAK x Space Saloon and MODEL.
The execution of this work is currently planned for 2024.
Furthermore, in conjunction with the Porto Academy, MODEL hosted us in Barcelona at various networking events and public programming linking to the festival schedule. We look forward to connecting further with MODEL and executing valuable work that overlaps with our shared interests and enquiries.
