The Feminist Initiative Pavilion / Antman Goresetman Architects
During an election year in Sweden, public squares are filled with temporary bases to display the political parties. Although only temporary structures, these “huts” play a vital role in the political networking system of the country. Such structures allow the politicians to meet and interact with the voters, answer any political questions and spread information, or even debate with those in neighbouring huts with different political ideas. “In the best case, such a structure is a manifestation of a parties’ political identity and priorities. It is therefore ironic that campaign-structures are similar, independent of what party they represent,” explained Antman Gorsetman Architects. In an effort to redesign the huts and allow each structure to embody their individual parties’ ideals, Antman Gorsetman Architects approached the political parties during the election year of 2006. The FI Party, the Feminist Initiative, was campaigning for the first time and decided to work with the architects to solidify their image in the public squares.
More about the election pavilion after the break.
“The FI-pavilion tries to fuse ideological and practical matters. It should promote interaction with people and be an inviting place to have political discussions. Last but not least it should be a clear symbol of the party in the urban landscape,” explained the architects.
The pavilion is a cube, as the geometry allows the form to face all sides in an equal way, inviting people from every direction. The different facades can be opened to allow the form to adapt to the different contexts in which the pavilions are placed.
A clear varnish exposes the roughness of the steel while the delicate perforated skin carries the strong magenta colour that identifies the party. For rain protection the roof was covered with a transparent plastic foil.
Three pavilions were erected in the three biggest cities (Stockholm, Malmö and Gothenburg) in the most central places. With their modular construction method, the pavilions are easily assembled in time for the campaigning and disassembled after their four week stay in the public squares. Next year marks another election year in Sweden with the hopes that “the ephemeral pink boxes will pop up again.”
so.. it’s a pink box?
Been there, done that. Please new ideas!
“Feminist Initiative pavilion” WTF?? these pavilion projects are getting a bit out of hand…
I think that with the concept of Feminist Initiative it could be done much more than that. WOMEN = CURVES for me…
TARP, Whats your “WTF/a bit out of hand” about? You don’t like the idea of temporary pavilions anymore or you think a Feminist pavilion is such an absurd stretch for the architectural concept of “pavilion”?
and..why does in looks like a cage? maybe that fits feminists. pink cage is still a cage.
Davvid- I think the whole notion of ‘pavilions’ in general is getting a bit ridiculous in terms of quantity vs. quality…I think this project is a perfect example, it’s a pink box! how does that relate or address ‘feminist initiatives’??
I’ don’t have very much interest in feminists groups or any “ists” for that matter but if I did, this pavilion will not be enough…
Tarp, It addresses feminist issues by providing a space for people that address feminist issues.
You’ve seen so many pavilions built to basically display national wealth, host a cocktail/dance party, or feature luxury brand clothing and THIS pavilion is “getting a bit out of hand”?? This modest thing, probably built on a tiny budget to promote a worthy cause is doing exactly what architecture should be doing.
In my opinion, Zaha’s traveling Chanel thing deserves a thousand WTFs.
it looks aggressive and defensive.
perfect.
Hmmm…it’s not particularly exciting nor feminine!
Definitely not something I would be attracted to go see.
Blegh!
Then again you’re not a Swedish woman. Tastes are not shared by all women, and hardly outside *cultures*.
magentalists in an acupuncutered cuboid… what a welcome and refreshing change…come back soon!
Its pink. What more can I say?
I would be very interested in any other projects on a similar line. i work interactively with the public also using temporary structures
11:11 AM Aug 5th
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1:42 PM Aug 5th
"Feminist Initiative" structure has to be PINK http://bit.ly/zI7RG Such a gender cliche #fail
10:31 AM Aug 9th
Reading: "magentalists in an acupunctured cuboid" (http://twitthis.com/zqcaz5)
4:41 PM Oct 18th
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