Hacia la ciudad de umbrales
Stavrides, Stavros
This work underpins the importance of questioning of what once Foucault and Lefebvre discussed on despotism of political and urban projects on cities. By focusing on the way despotism is challenged, or ignored, on the way it is disobeyed, by "heterotopias", Stavros discusses about the crisis entering point, when dark energies aroused in the society, that simultaneously brought about some kind of hope.
In more recent years, the occupation of squares and other public spaces claimed - "a way of reclaiming our own lives and proposing a different way of composing social life" - which has underpinned a powerful reinvention of politics and of social relations. The book "Towards the city of thresholds" is a pioneer and brilliant study of these new forms of socialization and of self-management use of communal space.
Roundtable
Tuesday, July 5th, 18.00-20.00. UAM
Discussants in this roundtable:
Débora Ávila is member of the Metropolitan Observatory of Madrid and of the Carabanchealeando platform. She is the editor of "Enclaves of security" (published by Trafficantes de Sueños in 2015), which includes an extending contribution by Stavros Stavrides.
Amador Fernández-Savater is an independent researcher and editor of Watercolor Books, co-editor of the blog 'Interference' in eldiario.es and of the magazine Alexia (revistaalexia.es).
Stavros Stavrides is Syntagma activist and professor of architecture at the Technical University of Athens, author of "Towards the city of thresholds" (Akal 2016).
First, Deborah Avila will discuss about Stavros' work and its input on thinking beyond the city, beyond the dichotomies of the center and the periphery. Then, Amador Fernández-Savater will coordinate an interview with Stavros Stavrides where they will discuss about the book, the current situation in Greece and other emerging issues.
About the author:
Stavros Stavrides is an architect and university professor at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) where he teaches architectural theory and project. His research focuses on urban space and habitability practices ,especially the ones related to struggles for the right to the city, in which he has participated as an activist.. He has published extensively papers and books.
