Permanently Temporary

Architecture’s defiance of personal adaptation exposes a fundamental flaw of the discipline. Permanent spaces and infrastructures struggle to remain socially, culturally, and physically relevant when presented with the changing and variable needs of the people that occupy them. Historical and recent states of emergencies have proven the inherent limitation of permanence as an ideal, as temporary architecture has become a key tool in human resilience. The systematic approach of Permanently Temporary deploys pop-up devices and mechanisms at a daily scale to complete re-use transformations of existing urban conditions. These dynamic additions to public space contribute to an ever-evolving new city, better activating shared spaces and blurring the distinction between relief and leisure.