Why is there so much disrespect in the city, if it's supposed to be a place where everyone can share respect amidst differences? With this question as a backdrop, the Museum of Tomorrow, Theatrum Mundi, and the People's Palace Project present the exhibition "Respect." The exhibition will be on display in the museum lounge from October 4 to 23, 2016.
During the months of July, August, and September, a jury convened artists, urban planners, activists, and global citizens to identify the major gaps in Rio's capital and develop projects that could foster all forms of respect in the city. A total of 62 projects were submitted—ranging in a variety of formats, from land regularization proposals to new urban landscape models, from gestures of kindness to homeless assistance centers.
The projects with the most votes from participants will be on display at the Museum of Tomorrow. See all projects here.
With the idea of testing the potential and limits of design in critical issues related to politics and urban culture, the competition, which has previously been held in New York and London, is coming to Rio for the first time.
The competition has an official jury, composed of Gringo Cardia, Pedro Rivera, Washington Fajardo, Marcus Faustini, Eliana Souza, Jailson de Souza e Silva, Luiz Alberto Oliveira (curator of the Museum of Tomorrow), Marcelo Dughettu, Jane Hall, Martin Dowle, Olga Esteves Campista, Ana Cláudia Souza, Paul Heritage and Adam Kaasa, who was responsible for curating the projects on themes such as accessibility, opportunity, politics, visibility and memory, to compose the exhibition.
Previous editions - Since 2014, Theatrum Mundi has organized an annual ideas competition to discuss political issues facing cities. In 2014, New York City considered how urban interventions could encourage the use of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to protect freedom of expression in public spaces.
In 2015, the city selected was London, and design was used to create systems and situations that configured new spaces for common use in the city.
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