T.A.N.G.O.
What about T.A.N.G.O. in architecture?
Task, Antihero, Negotiation, Guess and Optimism in South American architecture
In the 20th century the Americas and the Río de la Plata (River Plate) region were a true laboratory of European architecture. Le Corbusier ’s trips and then the political asylum of the modern masters coincided with an excellent economic situation of the region. The combination of these elements contributed to the strength of such an unusual laboratory.
This is no longer the case. Nowadays, a new architecture is born beyond buildings.
“Out There: Architecture Beyond Building”
Author: Aaron Betsky
Source: http://www.labiennale.org/en/architecture/exhibition/en/62180.html
“The 11th Architecture Biennale, entitled Out There: Architecture Beyond Building, points out what should be an obvious fact: architecture is not building. Buildings are objects and the act of building leads to such objects, but architecture is something else. It is the way we think and talk about buildings, how we represent them, how we build them. This is architecture. More generally, architecture is a way of representing, shaping and perhaps even offering critical alternatives to the human-made environment. In this world it is not enough to keep the rain out, create room for office cubicles, or fit into a context that either changes continually or becomes artificially frozen.