Just a few hours ago, we received a tweet sent by our friend @javierest and thougt that is an event with the perfect philosophy and a great program to post as our first review in this blog, that came out from a networking session via twitter in between some of us [bloggers, friends, architects and non-architects] that were just wondering about the future of the architectural profession and about the new ways that architects have to be involved in the real and current socio-political reality that we are living.

The program,  under the theme Ten Days for Oppositional Architecture is really amazing and you can have a complete overview here:

The event is public and will be at the Storefront for Art and Architecture in New York, is a project developed by An Architektur and organized by Oliver Clemens, Sabine Horlitz, Anita Kaspar, Kim Förster. As they quotes in their web-site:

During the event we want to discuss the potential of the concept of commons as a political discourse and practice that sets a limit to capitalist accumulation but that also goes beyond it – a strategy of de-commodification and re-appropriation that tries to recognize and articulate the already existing though maybe minor and often micro-level alternative practices. Commons are an optimistic alternative, a grounded vision based on existing struggles but fundamentally questioning the hegemonic logic of today’s society. We want to explore the notion of commons in different historical situations and see how it can be actualized today. What are its potentials, limitations and can it be turned into a social and political force and perspective towards post-capitalist spaces?

The program includes multidisciplinary lecturers as James deFilippis [geographer], David Kotz [economist], Teddy Cruz [architect], Peter Linebaugh [historian], Lize Mogel ans Alexis Baghat, editors of An Atlas of Radical Cartography, among others. The complete program is here.

So, if you’re around New York in November 12th to 21th, don’t miss it… Did someone say #thinkark?