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  • La fusión de gasolina y espuma de poliestireno (poliespuma) se ha usado en Cuba por muchos años. La gasolina consume cada molécula de oxigeno derritiendo el plástico hasta convertirlo en una masa grisácea que toma diversas contexturas en relación a la proporción.

    Gasolina con espuma de poliestireno (poliespuma). Gasoline with polystyrene foam

    La fusión de gasolina y espuma de poliestireno (poliespuma) se ha usado en Cuba por muchos años. La gasolina consume cada molécula de oxigeno derritiendo el plástico hasta convertirlo en una masa grisácea que toma diversas contexturas en relación a la proporción.

    Posted: May 20th, 2013 ˑ  1 Comment
    Filled under: 2013, Architecture of Necessity, Arquitectura de la Necesidad, Objects of Necessity, Objetos de Necesidad

  • Horno solar – Tomado de Juventud Técnica

    Horno solar Versión: José Ramón García Ilustraciones: Yury Díaz Muy sencilla su construcción. En días soleados de campismo o playa posibilita el calentamiento de alimentos ligeros Como primeras fuentes naturales de energía, el hombre aprovechó el sol, el agua y el viento, que hoy retoma e incorporan al desarrollo tecnológico, ante el evidente agotamiento de ...
    Posted: May 18th, 2013 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: Juventud Tecnica, Objects of Necessity, Objetos de Necesidad
  • La operación de enroscar o desenroscar estos artefactos comunes en toda casa cubana y de los cuales depende un buen café, resulta, cuando menos, fastidiosa. Mas, con un sencillo dispositivo que emplea pequeñas piezas de madera ensambladas podemos realizar esta maniobra de forma rápida y cómoda..

    Manipulador de cafeteras – Tomado de Juventud Técnica

    La operación de enroscar o desenroscar estos artefactos comunes en toda casa cubana y de los cuales depende un buen café, resulta, cuando menos, fastidiosa. Mas, con un sencillo dispositivo que emplea pequeñas piezas de madera ensambladas podemos realizar esta maniobra de forma rápida y cómoda..
    Posted: May 18th, 2013 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: Juventud Tecnica, Objects of Necessity, Objetos de Necesidad
  • A partir de la construcción de un banco, este podrá ser transformado en una silla doble (de posiciones opuestas con un solo espaldar), que se convierte en un asiento multiposición reclinable con solo cambiar la orien­tación del respaldo. A su vez, este puede transfigurarse en una cama-catre.

    Mueble multipropósito transformable – Tomado de Juventud Técnica

    A partir de la construcción de un banco, este podrá ser transformado en una silla doble (de posiciones opuestas con un solo espaldar), que se convierte en un asiento multiposición reclinable con solo cambiar la orien­tación del respaldo. A su vez, este puede transfigurarse en una cama-catre.
    Posted: May 18th, 2013 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: Architecture of Necessity, Juventud Tecnica
  • Muros agujereados.

    Paredes tersas – Tomado de Juventud Tecnica

    Muros agujereados.
    Posted: May 18th, 2013 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: Juventud Tecnica, Objects of Necessity, Objetos de Necesidad
  • Dispositivo concebido para encender las cocinas de gas utilizando una fosforera común

    Encendedor criollo – Tomado de Juventud Tecnica

    Dispositivo concebido para encender las cocinas de gas utilizando una fosforera común
    Posted: May 18th, 2013 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: Juventud Tecnica, Objects of Necessity, Objetos de Necesidad, Technological Disobedience
  • Con materiales de desecho puede hacerse esta herramienta que garantiza la verticalidad en la construcción de paredes y muros

    Plomada – Tomado de Juventud Tecnica

    Con materiales de desecho puede hacerse esta herramienta que garantiza la verticalidad en la construcción de paredes y muros
    Posted: May 18th, 2013 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: Architecture of Necessity, Arquitectura de la Necesidad, Juventud Tecnica, Objects of Necessity, Objetos de Necesidad

  • 1999 Objets Reinventes
    Posted: April 27th, 2013 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: 1999, Ernesto Oroza, Objects of Necessity, Objetos de Necesidad

  • Juguete – Toy
    Posted: April 26th, 2013 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: Objects of Necessity, Objetos de Necesidad

  • Habana, 2013
    Posted: April 25th, 2013 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: 2013, Havana, Objects of Necessity, Objetos de Necesidad

  • Purse
    Posted: April 25th, 2013 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: 2000, Havana, Objects of Necessity, Objetos de Necesidad

  • Habana 2013
    Posted: April 23rd, 2013 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: 2013, Objects of Necessity, Objetos de Necesidad

  • Holguin 2005
    Posted: April 23rd, 2013 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: 2005, Objects of Necessity, Objetos de Necesidad

  • Moral Modulor

    Architecture of Necessity. Moral Modulor 1997-2012
    Posted: April 23rd, 2013 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: Architecture of Necessity, Arquitectura de la Necesidad, Ernesto Oroza, Moral Modulor

  • www.cubannordicartcurrent.wordpress.com

    http://cubannordicartcurrent.wordpress.com/2013/04/08/editing-havana-stories-of-popular-housing/
    Posted: April 14th, 2013 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: Architecture of Necessity, Arquitectura de la Necesidad

  • Centro Habana
    Posted: April 7th, 2013 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: 2005, Architecture of Necessity, Arquitectura de la Necesidad, Centro Habana, Ernesto Oroza, Moral Modulor

  • Juguetes – Toys
    Posted: April 7th, 2013 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: 1999, Ernesto Oroza, Objects of Necessity, Objetos de Necesidad

  • Luyano 2005
    Posted: April 7th, 2013 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: 2005, Architecture of Necessity, Arquitectura de la Necesidad, Ernesto Oroza, Luyano, Moral Modulor

  • Echo-system by Baptiste Menu

    Echo-system by Baptiste Menu http://www.echo-system.fr
    Posted: April 7th, 2013 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: Architecture of Necessity

  • Lecture – Institut Superieur des Arts de Toulouse
    Posted: April 2nd, 2013 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: 2013, Lectures, Workshops

  • DESIGN POVERTY FICTION
    Posted: March 19th, 2013 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: 2013, Desobediencia Tecnologica, Désobéissance Technologique, Technological Disobedience
  • En mars 2013, DESIGN, POVERTY, FICTION célèbre le 40e anniversaire du premier choc pétrolier (mars 1973), qui marque l’entrée des pays occidentaux en crise permanente. Pour le moment, rien n’indique une rémission. Il est donc essentiel d’imaginer la pauvreté autrement, soit pour s’en accommoder, par manque d’alternatives, soit pour en faire un lieu d’expériences. DESIGN, POVERTY, FICTION questionne le rapport ambigu qu’entretient le design avec la pauvreté. http://designpovertyfiction.free.fr/2EngDPF2013.pdf

    Design Poverty Fiction Festival

    En mars 2013, DESIGN, POVERTY, FICTION célèbre le 40e anniversaire du premier choc pétrolier (mars 1973), qui marque l’entrée des pays occidentaux en crise permanente. Pour le moment, rien n’indique une rémission. Il est donc essentiel d’imaginer la pauvreté autrement, soit pour s’en accommoder, par manque d’alternatives, soit pour en faire un lieu d’expériences.
    DESIGN, POVERTY, FICTION questionne le rapport ambigu qu’entretient le design avec la pauvreté. http://designpovertyfiction.free.fr/2EngDPF2013.pdf
    Posted: March 4th, 2013 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: 2013, announcements, Collaborations, Desobediencia Tecnologica, Désobéissance Technologique, Objects of Necessity, Objetos de Necesidad, Technological Disobedience, Workshops

  • Notes sur la maison moirée

    Gean Moreno et Ernesto Oroza Préface : Victor Lévy Notes sur la maison moirée (ou un urbanisme pour des villes qui se vident) Co-édition : Cité du design et École nationale supérieure d’architecture de Saint-Étienne Six textes composent Notes sur la maison moirée (ou un urbanisme pour des villes qui se vident). Le premier texte, qui a ...
    Posted: February 25th, 2013 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: 2013, Collaborations, notes sur la maison moirée, Publications

  • Two Wall Clocks

    Miramar, Habana 2006
    Posted: February 25th, 2013 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: 2006, Désobéissance Technologique, Objects of Necessity, Objetos de Necesidad, Technological Disobedience

  • Colored B&W TV (Caribe)
    Posted: February 2nd, 2013 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: 2012, Ernesto Oroza, Objects of Necessity, Objetos de Necesidad

  • Holguin 2006
    Posted: January 24th, 2013 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: 2006, Holguin

  • Vedado
    Posted: January 24th, 2013 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: 2005, Architecture of Necessity, Arquitectura de la Necesidad, Ernesto Oroza, Vedado

  • Luyano
    Posted: January 24th, 2013 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: Luyano

  • Concrete Test Specimens
    Posted: January 24th, 2013 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: Architecture of Necessity, Arquitectura de la Necesidad, Ernesto Oroza

  • Luyano
    Posted: December 23rd, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: 2012, Architecture of Necessity, Arquitectura de la Necesidad, Ernesto Oroza, Havana, Luyano, Potential House

  • CASALATA (Tin House)

    The CASALATA (Tin House) project started with a short film which was produced during a post-graduation course in Cinema at M_EIA (International Institute of Arte, Technology and Culture) in Mindelo, Cape Verde. The film focuses on the issue of the shortage of housing and on the problems the tin house neighbourhoods suffer from.The CASALATA film then evolved ...
    Posted: December 11th, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: Architecture of Necessity, Arquitectura de la Necesidad, Links

  • Tricycles
    Posted: November 29th, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: 2012, Objects of Necessity, Objetos de Necesidad
  • The Espace Fondation EDF spotlights the so-called simplicity of electric energy through an original exhibition open to the world... From Wednesday 14 November 2012 to Sunday 17 March 2013 Espace Fondation EDF Curator: Alain Beltran. Directeur de recherche au CNRS

    Objects of necessity at Mondes Electriques

    The Espace Fondation EDF spotlights the so-called simplicity of electric energy through an original exhibition open to the world…
    From Wednesday 14 November 2012 to Sunday 17 March 2013
    Espace Fondation EDF
    Curator: Alain Beltran. Directeur de recherche au CNRS
    Posted: November 9th, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: 2012, announcements, Exhibitions

  • Mod Off: An Archive of Modified Objects

      ModOff Blog   What is a Mod?   MOD OFF Make Do, Make Better, Make Different Mod Off : modified objects, photographic documentation and working sketches by artists and non-artists that all utilise existing objects experimentally to create better or alternative devices. HOW DO YOU KNOW IF IT’S A MOD: Did I buy it? (But ...
    Posted: November 9th, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: Architecture of Necessity
  • During the autumn of 2009, Virserum Art Museum launched the international manifesto on the Architecture of Necessity. 143 entries from 28 countries were submitted for the 2010 exhibition, 42 of which went on display. Now the Architecture of Necessity is set to become an international triennial for sustainable community building.

    Architecture of Necessity An international triennial for sustainable community building

    During the autumn of 2009, Virserum Art Museum launched the international manifesto on the Architecture of Necessity. 143 entries from 28 countries were submitted for the 2010 exhibition, 42 of which went on display. Now the Architecture of Necessity is set to become an international triennial for sustainable community building.
    Posted: November 7th, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: announcements, Architecture of Necessity

  • Architecture of Necessity at Yerba Buena Center

    YERBA BUENA CENTER OF ARTS Scaffolds are only rarely independent structures: conversation on the temporal landscape (Screening) William Cordova’s program at Yerba Buena Center: smoke signals: viviendo pa’ la ciudad Nov 3, 2012 2:00pm – 5:00pm FREE with gallery admission A double feature of Drylongso (1998), a film by Cauleen Smith, with the director in ...
    Posted: November 1st, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: 2012, announcements, Architecture of Necessity, Arquitectura de la Necesidad, Moral Modulor

  • Fifo’s House
    Posted: October 29th, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: Architecture of Necessity

  • Home made electric plugs, Havana, 2003
    Posted: October 29th, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: 2003, Architecture of Necessity, Arquitectura de la Necesidad, Technological Disobedience

  • Zimmerman
    Posted: October 27th, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: 2005, Rafael Zimmerman, Rikimbili

  • Technological Disobedience
    Posted: October 18th, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: Ernesto Oroza, Objects of Necessity, Objetos de Necesidad, Technological Disobedience

  • Debe hacerse en cada momento, lo que en cada momento es necesario
    Posted: October 8th, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: Architecture of Necessity, Arquitectura de la Necesidad, Texts

  • Handmade Yamaha by Zimmerman
    Posted: October 3rd, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: Objects of Necessity, Objetos de Necesidad, Rafael Zimmerman, Rikimbili

  • Aurika
    Posted: October 3rd, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: Objects of Necessity, Objetos de Necesidad, Technological Disobedience

  • The Technological Disobedience of Ernesto Oroza

    The Technological Disobedience of Ernesto Oroza Motherboard TV via: http://www.vice.com/motherboard/the-technological-disobedience-of-ernesto-oroza
    Posted: October 2nd, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: Ernesto Oroza, Technological Disobedience

  • Fans – Ventiladores
    Posted: September 27th, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: Aurika, Fan - Ventilador, Objects of Necessity, Objetos de Necesidad, Orbita, Technological Disobedience

  • Ernesto Oroza – CA2M 23 JUNIO 2010 – XVII Jornadas de Estudio de la Imagen.

    CA2M 23 JUNIO 2010 – XVII Jornadas de Estudio de la Imagen. El susurro de las imágenes. ERNESTO OROZA from CA2M on Vimeo. Ernesto Oroza. CA2M 23 JUNIO 2010 – XVII Jornadas de Estudio de la Imagen.
    Posted: September 27th, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: 2010, announcements, Architecture of Necessity, Arquitectura de la Necesidad, Ernesto Oroza, Objects of Necessity, Objetos de Necesidad, Technological Disobedience, Texts

  • #322
    Posted: September 11th, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: 2006, 2012, Architecture of Necessity, Arquitectura de la Necesidad, Moral Modulor, Updating City

  • Urban objects
    Posted: September 9th, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: 2012, Architecture of Necessity, Arquitectura de la Necesidad, Collaborations, Liber Ponce, Objects of Necessity

  • Luyano
    Posted: September 9th, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: 2005, 2012, Architecture of Necessity, Arquitectura de la Necesidad, Havana, Moral Modulor

  • Havana – Marzo – 2012
    Posted: September 1st, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: 2012, Architecture of Necessity, Arquitectura de la Necesidad, Havana

  • Chairs and benches – Havana, 2012
    Posted: August 12th, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: 2004, 2012, Havana, Objects of Necessity, Objetos de Necesidad

  • Decorative objects and vases – Habana, 2005
    Posted: August 12th, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: 2005, Architecture of Necessity, Arquitectura de la Necesidad, Objects of Necessity, Objetos de Necesidad

  • Marianao – March, 2012
    Posted: August 12th, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: 2012, Architecture of Necessity, Arquitectura de la Necesidad, Havana

  • Chair 2003
    Posted: July 11th, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: 2003, Architecture of Necessity, Arquitectura de la Necesidad, Ernesto Oroza, Objects of Necessity, Objetos de Necesidad, Technological Disobedience, Updating City

  • Signos 59: ARTES, TARECOS, ARTILUGIOS

    http://www.revistasignos.com/wp-content/uploads/pdf-files/SIGNOS_59.pdf
    Posted: July 2nd, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: Architecture of Necessity, Arquitectura de la Necesidad, Objetos de Necesidad, Publications, Signos 59, Technological Disobedience

  • Con tus propias manos (Primera y Segunda parte)

    Universidad para todos: Con tus propias manos. Cómo construir y mejorar tu vivienda. / 1ra Parte Con tus propias manos. Cómo construir y mejorar tu vivienda. / 2da Parte
    Posted: July 1st, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: Architecture of Necessity, Publications, Texts

  • Fabian Martinez – San Lazaro project 2012

    Martinez, Fabian 01 Martinez, Fabian 02 Martinez, Fabian 03 Martinez, Fabian 04  
    Posted: June 29th, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: 2012, Arquitectura de la Necesidad, Fabian Martinez, Havana

  • Fence, Havana, 2010
    Posted: June 26th, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: 2010, Architecture of Necessity, Arquitectura de la Necesidad, Havana, Objects of Necessity

  • www.folkforms.ru – Born out of necessity

    www.folkforms.ru born out of necessity photo from www.folkforms.ru
    Posted: June 11th, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: 2012, Links, Objects of Necessity, Objetos de Necesidad, Technological Disobedience

  • San Francisco #156, 2006 – 2012

    Lawton, Ciudad de la Habana left: San Francisco #156, 2006 right: San Francisco #156, 2012
    Posted: June 11th, 2012 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: 2006, 2012, Architecture of Necessity, Arquitectura de la Necesidad, Havana, Moral Modulor, Updating City
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