Two competitions for the creation of a temporary architectural intervention
December 27, 2018
Concéntrico 05, the Logroño International Festival of Architecture and Design, seeks to reflect on the urban environment and the city through different formats of architectural and design projects. The next edition will take place April 26–May 1, 2019.
The festival propose two competitions for the creation of a temporary architectural intervention at Plaza Santa Ana and at Viña Lanciano – Bodegas LAN. All creators (individuals or collectives) may adhere to these rules if they present projects for temporary interventions within any artistic discipline, design or architecture. The period for presentation of proposals will conclude on December 27, 2018 at 1pm.
Concéntrico is aimed at a wide audience, with multiple different suggested routes for an unconventional look at the city. The architectures, exhibitions, discussions and activities are all elements of reflection and observation, to awaken the desire to reclaim the joy of spaces, of the city.
Each installation is created by a team of architects and/or designers who make proposals, experiment and explore new fields of design with their environment, thereby establishing a dialogue between heritage and contemporary architecture, which seeks to activate citizens’ reflection on these spaces.
One of the most important features of this festival is the character of the locations. Interior courtyards, hidden spaces or new places, all part of a connective tissue that has been of great importance in the history of the city but which are now rarely visited, or not even open to regular transit. The common factor of all the selected spaces is that they lack a clear function, and therefore are places in which one walks by without stopping.
These places, common in almost every city, slowly disappear from common knowledge, and even the collective imagination, turning them into hidden spaces. Yet they still maintain their own identity, and can be transformed very easily with just a few elements. Something which allows contemporary architecture the chance to reveal and awaken these dormant spaces.
The festival is organised by the Fundación Cultural de los Arquitectos de La Rioja (FCAR) together with Javier Peña Ibáñez, creator of the initiative, the City of Logroño and the Government of La Rioja. Garnica and Bodegas LAN are the main partners, and the festival is also supported by the Goethe Institut Madrid, Construcciones Calleja and the La Rioja School of Design.
