Does permanence matter? Ephemeral urbanism

Mehr zum Buch

How durable must urban planning be? From the Oktoberfest in Munich to the world's largest pilgrimage festival Kumbh Mela in India and the Burning Man Festival in Nevada to many other major events, it is apparent that flexible structural structures are used worldwide to supply very large crowds in the short or medium term supply. The ephemeral structures fulfill various functional tasks and serve religious and cultural festivals, as military and refugee camps or mining towns. The exhibition is based on a long-term study by Rahul Mehrotra, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, and Felipe Vera, Centro de Ecologia Paisaje y Urbanismo, Santiago, and describes a global phenomenon that is particularly relevant in times of global migration