Instant City
A self built architectural solution to overcome a lack of temporary accommodation
Initiator(s)
José Miguel de Prada Poole, Carlos Ferrater and Fernando Bendito
Description
The instant city was a self-built structure made with inflatable plastics and staple-guns, that could disappear after use without any trace in the landscape. It was designed as a solution to overcome the lack of temporary accommodation for students and participants of the VII Congress of International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID) in Ibiza. The Manifesto of the Instant City was sent to architecture and design schools all over the world as an invitation to participate. It was a symbol and, at the same time, the implementation of an alternative ideology based on participation and experimentation that characterised that edition of the Congress. The organisation provided the materials, but everyone should build his own habitation that was integrated into the whole structure.
Goals
Imagine, create and implement a model of cities with buildings that could disappear after used, without any traces of human constructions.
Beneficial outcomes
The participants got free accommodation during the Congress.
Location
Spain
Users
José Miguel de Prada Poole, Carlos Ferrater, Fernando Bendito and students that participate in the congress.
Maintained by
International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID)
Duration
1971
Category
Scientific
Pedagogical
Politics
Urban Development
Economy
Environment
Social
