Teddy Cruz<\/a>. \u00c2\u00a0He gave examples of kids who started using a crappy lot under a highway overpass as a skate park. \u00c2\u00a0They were told to stop\u00c2\u00a0by the city and county, but they kept at it and eventually formed a non profit organization, did fund raising, and finally made over the underpass as a really cool skate park. \u00c2\u00a0I was energized by this story which was optimistic about dealing with state bureaucracy . \u00c2\u00a0I’ve heard this idea in the parametric design circles of reconfigurable buildings which would physically readjust their structure based on human desires. \u00c2\u00a0Cruz overwrote this mechanistic vision with video of Tijuana street vendors who retracted their ultra light sales kiosks to make room for a passing train. \u00c2\u00a0As the train cleared the railroad the vendors unfolded their awnings in rapid succession, closing behind the train in a wave.<\/p>\nThe question and answer period resulted in a heated exchange between and the panelists and Patrik Schumacher\u00c2\u00a0with demands being made to disclose political affiliations and rebukes of etiquette flying back and fourth with the audience caught in a sort of awkward rapture in between. \u00c2\u00a0It was truly worthwhile to be part of a real confrontational smack down between parametricism apologists led by Schumacher and the opposition led by Cruz. \u00c2\u00a0They said the conference was going to be streamed and archived on the site, but I can’t find the racy video anywhere! \u00c2\u00a0All I have is this lousy pic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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