manifesto for an ambiguous spatial praxis
mesh spatial design studio is a recently established collaboration between Antonis Stylianou, architect and artist, and Andreas Papallas, architect and urban designer. mesh sds is determined to bring a research and design methodology and approach to a series of live projects that aim to question and shatter preconceptions. www.meshsds.com info@meshsds.com
WE BELIEVE THAT THE NEOLIBERAL TRENDS OF THE 21ST CENTURY HAVE CORRUPTED THE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL SPHERE, NEW TECHNOLOGIES CAN BE USED TO EITHER ALIENATE HUMANITY OR MEND THE PUBLIC SPHERE. WE DEVIATE FROM THE POSITION THAT ARCHITECTURE IS AN ART WITH USEFULNESS AT HEART, ARCHITECTURE IS NOT AN ART; IT IS A PRACTICE THAT BINDS SPACE WITH EXPERIENCE. WE DO NOT DESIGN BUILDINGS; BUILDINGS ARE INHERENTLY EPHEMERAL WE DESIGN AND EXOTERIC, SPATIAL EXPERIENCES; EXPERIENCES ARE ETERNAL AND ESOTERIC. WE CHAMPION FOR THE VALUE OF SPATIAL EXPERIENCES THAT QUESTION BELIEFS AND PRECONCEPTIONS, facebook.com/meshsds instagram.com/mesh_sds