STOREFRONT IS DR
Tuesday June 25, 2013 – Sunday June 30, 2013
STOREFRONT INTERNATIONAL SERIES DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Storefront IS Dominican Republic
June 25 – June 30, 2013
Storefront International Series: Dominican Republic (Storefront IS DR), organized in collaboration with Laboratorio Dominicano de Arquitectura (LAD), was a six-day series of events which took place in contested sites across the country while addressing the most pressing issues in the construction of public life in the region. Local experts, in conversation with global experts from different fields, presented and discussed their ideas and observations on various sites throughout country in order to articulate some of the most relevant questions of the cultural and physical landscapes in the Dominican Republic today. Going beyond social, disciplinary or ideological boundaries, Storefront IS DR aimed to break established lines of division to produce spaces of collective thought, reflection and ultimately, action.
Participants
Global and local Experts for the Storefront International Series Dominican Republic included Marcelo Alburquerque, Frank Baez, Aleshiang Ben, Tony Capellan, Christy Cheng, Elvin Díaz, Mauricia Dominguez, Rezo Fwontalye Fanm Atizan, Eva Franch, Rubén Hernández Fontana, Grupo Bonyé, Chileng Ho, El Hombrecito, Sachi Hoshikawa, Jeffrey Inaba, Andrés Jaque, Jake Kheel, Bichara Khoury, Dominic Leong, Chris Leong, Alex Martínez Suárez, Jordi Masalles, David Meyreles, Ayacx Mercedes, Lourdes Meyreles, Robert Mena, Gamal Michelen, Carlos Miranda Levy, A riosto Montisano, Gustavo More, Juan Mubarak, Mite Nishio, Carmen Ortega, Natalia Ortega, Jorge Pineda, Ramon Peguero, Shaney Peña Gomez, Omar Rancier, Emil Rodríguez Garabot, Angel Rosario, Juan Rufino Castillo, Constantinos Saliaris, Maurice Sanchez, Shohei Shigematsu, Harry Troncoso, Michele Valdez, Gustavo Valdez, Melisa Vargas, among many others.
Program
Definitions Series: PROGRESS
June 25, 2013, 10am
Punta Cana
Walking Series: ECOLOGIES OF TOURISM
June 25, 2013, 5pm
Ecological Reserve of Punta Cana
Total Enthusiasm Series: IDENTITY
June 26, 2013, 10am
La Romana
Altos de Chavón
Reading Images Series: INNOVATION
June 26, 2013, 5pm
San Pedro de Macoris
Pinewood Indomina Studios
Productive Disagreement Series: INFRASTRUCTURE
June 27, 2013, 10am
River
Estación Ecológica Las Malvinas
Paella Series: LOCAL FOREIGNERS
June 27, 2013, 6pm
Boca Chica
Interrogation Series: GEOPOLITICAL BORDERS
June 28, 2013, 2pm
Haiti-DR Border
Dajabón -Market plaza- ia
Manifesto Series: BRAVE NEW NOW
June 29, 2013, 7pm
Santo Domingo
La Alpargatería
Cabaret Series: RHYTHM & RUINS
June 30, 2013, 4pm
Santo Domingo
Las Ruinas de San Francisco [La Tocada de los Domingos]
Organization
Storefront IS Dominican Republic was presented in partnership with LABORATORIO DE ARQUITECTURA DOMINICANA (LAD).
Local Support team
Irina Angulo
Rubén Hernández Fontana,
Sachi Hoshikawa
Emil Rodríguez Garabot
Ricardo Valdez
About Storefront International Series
Storefront International Series (Storefront IS) is a nomadic project that takes the Storefront Series to different cities and territories around the globe. Establishing a transversal format of inquiry, Storefront International Series works with local individuals and institutions to identify relevant topics and address the most pressing challenges by providing alternative frameworks of discussion. With a mix of local and global experts from the fields of art, architecture, literature, politics, real state, anthropology, economics, technology and science and citizens at large, the Storefront International Series aims to articulate local desires within global understandings.
Benefactor Sponsor
Lead sponsorship of Storefront IS is provided by Vectorworks.
About Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc.
Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Nemetschek Group and has been developing software since 1985. The Vectorworks line of software products provides professional design solutions for more than 450,000 designers in the AEC, entertainment and landscape design industries. With a tradition of designing flexible, versatile, intuitive and affordable CAD and BIM solutions, NemetschekVectorworks continues to be a global leader in 3D design technologies. For more information, visit www.vectorworks.net .
Storefront IS Dominican Republic Sponsors
Support for the Storefront IS DR was provided by BME Eventos, CBS Developments, Estudio Caribe, LAD, La Alpargatería, Miliú, Parada 77, Pinewood Indomina Studios, Agua Planeta Azul, and UNPHU (Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña).
For information on sponsorship of Storefront IS, please contact Kara Meyer, Director of External Relations at km@storefrontnews.org.