Otra/Another 09 explore the various forms of current and future INFRASTRUCTURE in all its variations. We believe that the current urban condition across continents is forcing our infrastructure(s) into critical states of distress. We consider infrastructure to be part of urban systems and political spatial organizations that in some form or another sustain the operative functions of our cities. These include communication networks, economic zones and cultural institutions as well as informal activities dependent on the sequestering of infrastructural networks for their survival. From Detroit to Los Angeles, and from Mexico City to Mumbai, contemporary urban activities are reshaping our perception of infrastructure as something more than state-built physical networks. Otra/Another 09 explores the resilient strategies within the discipline (and beyond) to recreate and rethink our relationship with our urban environment.

Participantes / Participants

Arid Lands Institute, Woodbury University, Los Angeles
ARG Arquitectos, Tijuana
Cameron Crockett, Los Angeles
Cross Studio / Generica / Daniel Carrillo / Miguel Escobar / Jose Parral, Tijuana
GSAPP, Columbia University, New York / Jersey City Housing Authority
Fletcher Studio, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design, Los Angeles
Gerard Smulevich, Los Angeles
Neil M. Denari Architects, Los Angeles
Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts, Washington University in St. Louis.
Southern California Institute of Architecture, Los Angeles
TAAU / Entorno, Mexico City
Zooburbia, Mexico City