Oppositional Architecture

Please join us!
November 12 – 21, 2009, New York City

Ten Days for Oppositional Architecture
Towards Post-Capitalist Spaces

Location: Gair Building No 6, 81 Front Street , Brook l yn NY 11201 / York stop on the F Train


Wednesday, November 11 // 6 pm
Opening Reception


Thursday, November 12 // 7 pm
The Decommodification of Housing
Discussion with James deFilippis, geographer, Rutgers University, New Brunswick · Esther Wang of CAAAV, Organizing Asian Communities, New York


Friday, November 13 // 7 pm
Bar + programming by Lize Mogel, An Atlas of Radical Cartography

A MODEL CITY
What does a post-capitalist city look like? Participate in cut-and-paste urban DEplanning and REplanning on a big map of NYC.



Saturday, November 14 // 7 pm
The Real Estate Crisis, Private Property and the Prospects of Planning
Discussion with David Kotz, economist, University of Massachusetts Amherst · Teddy Cruz, architect, San Diego


Sunday, November 15 // 7 pm
Bar + programming by An Architektur

URBAN ACTION
Short films of urban actions we did in the mid 1990s in Berlin: "Rückbau X. Preemptive, non-authorized protest demolition of the former GDR foreign ministry at Schloßplatz Berlin" and "Temporary Extension" in Berlin-Mitte as part of the City Actions Days.



Monday, November 16 // 7 pm
On the Commons: Taking versus Granting Rights
Discussion with Peter Linebaugh, historian, University of Toledo · Brett Bloom of Midwest Radical Culture Corridor, Urbana · Rob Robinson of Picture the Homeless, New York


Tuesday, November 17 // 7 pm
Bar + programming by common room

STUDENT LOUNGE / THE PUBLIC SCHOOL (FOR ARCHITECTURE) NEW YORK
The Public School (for Architecture) New York a self-organizing educational program for which the curriculum and schedule are proposed by the general public.
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http://nyc.thepublicschool.org


Wednesday, November 18 // 7 pm
Territory as a Means of Struggle
Discussion with Veronica Dorsey and Ashley Hufnagel of United Workers, Baltimore · Neil Smith, geographer, City University New York


Thursday, November 19 // 7 pm
Bar + programming by Amanda Schachter and Alexander Levi of SLO architecture

BELOW HIGH-WATER MARK
An evening of film footage and musical improvisation exploring hidden connections along the water ways of New York City

Musical Improvisation by Joe Warner



Friday, November 20 // 7 pm
Reclaiming Capitalist Spaces
Discussion with Janelle Cornwell and Julie Graham, geographers, University of Massachusetts Amherst · Max Rameau of Take Back the Land, Miami


Saturday, November 21 // 12 pm
Towards Post-Capitalist Spaces
Lecture by David Harvey, geographer, City University New York, 12 pm
Workshops with special guests*, 2 - 6 pm
Final presentation and discussion, 7 pm
Party, 10 pm


* more details coming soon

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