Iwan Baan: Ingenious homes in unexpected places

Prevodilac: Jelena Ilisić Lektor: Mile Živković

Throughout my career, I've been fortunate enough

Kroz moju karijeru, imao sam sreću

to work with many of the great

da radim sa mnogim sjajnim

international architects,

svetskim arhitektima,

documenting their work and observing

dokumentujem njihov rad i posmatram

how their designs have the capacity

kako njihovi projekti imaju kapacitet

to influence the cities in which they sit.

da utiču na gradove u kojima se nalaze.

I think of new cities like Dubai

Mislim na nove gradove kao što je Dubai,

or ancient cities like Rome

ili na drevne kao što je Rim

with Zaha Hadid's incredible MAXXI museum,

sa neverovatnim MAXXI muzejom Zahe Hadid,

or like right here in New York with the High Line,

ili kao ovde u Njujorku sa Haj Lajnom,

a city which has been so much influenced

gde je na grad mnogo uticala

by the development of this.

izgradnja ovog projekta.

But what I find really fascinating

Ali ono što je za mene fascinantno

is what happens when architects and planners leave

je šta se dešava kada arhitekte i planeri odu

and these places become appropriated by people,

i ova mesta zauzmu ljudi,

like here in Chandigarh, India,

kao ovde u Čandigaru u Indiji,

the city which has been completely designed

u gradu koji je u potpunosti projektovao

by the architect Le Corbusier.

arhitekta Le Korbizje.

Now 60 years later, the city has been taken over

Sada, 60 godina kasnije, grad su preuzeli ljudi

by people in very different ways

na veoma različite načine

from whatever perhaps intended for,

u odnosu na ono što je, možda bila namera,

like here, where you have the people

kao ovde, gde imate ljude

sitting in the windows of the assembly hall.

koji sede na prozorima zgrade skupštine.

But over the course of several years,

Tokom nekoliko godina

I've been documenting Rem Koolhaas's

sam dokumentovao zgradu Rema Kolhasa,

CCTV building in Beijing

CCTV u Pekingu,

and the olympic stadium in the same city

i olimpijski stadion u istom gradu

by the architects Herzog and de Meuron.

arhitekata Hercoga i de Merona.

At these large-scale construction sites in China,

Na ovim velikim gradilištima u Kini,

you see a sort of makeshift camp

vidite neku vrstu improvizovanog kampa

where workers live during the entire building process.

gde radnici žive tokom celog procesa gradnje.

As the length of the construction takes years,

S obzirom da gradnja traje nekoliko godina,

workers end up forming a rather rough-and-ready

radnici formiraju prilično efikasan

informal city, making for quite a juxtaposition

neformalan grad, čineći jukstapoziciju

against the sophisticated structures that they're building.

naspram sofisticiranih struktura koje grade.

Over the past seven years, I've been following

Tokom poslednjih sedam godina sledio sam

my fascination with the built environment,

svoju opsednutost izgrađenom sredinom,

and for those of you who know me, you would say

i oni među vama koji me poznaju, rekli bi

that this obsession has led me to live

da me je ova opsesija dovela do života

out of a suitcase 365 days a year.

sa koferom 365 dana u godini.

Being constantly on the move

Pošto sam konstantno u pokretu,

means that sometimes I am able

ponekad sam u prilici

to catch life's most unpredictable moments,

da uhvatim veoma nepredvidive trenutke,

like here in New York

kao ovde u Njujorku

the day after the Sandy storm hit the city.

dan nakon što je oluja Sendi pogodila grad.

Just over three years ago,

Pre tri godine,

I was for the first time in Caracas, Venezuela,

prvi put sam bio u Karakasu u Venecueli,

and while flying over the city, I was just amazed

i dok sam leteo preko grada, zapanjio me je

by the extent to which the slums

obim u kojem straćare

reach into every corner of the city,

dosežu u svaki ugao grada,

a place where nearly 70 percent of the population

mesto gde gotovo 70 posto populacije

lives in slums,

živi u straćarama

draped literally all over the mountains.

koje prekrivaju cele planine.

During a conversation with local architects Urban-Think Tank,

Tokom razgovora sa lokalnim arhitektima, Urban tink tenk,

I learned about the Torre David,

čuo sam za Tore David,

a 45-story office building which sits

45-spratnu poslovnu zgradu koja se nalazi

right in the center of Caracas.

u samom centru Karakasa.

The building was under construction

Zgrada je bila pod izgradnjom

until the collapse of the Venezuelan economy

do kolapsa venecuelanske ekonomije

and the death of the developer in the early '90s.

i smrti njenog graditelja u ranim '90-im.

About eight years ago, people started moving

Pre otprilike osam godina, ljudi su počeli

into the abandoned tower

da se doseljavaju u napušteni toranj,

and began to build their homes right in between

i počeli da grade svoje domove među

every column of this unfinished tower.

stubovima ovog nedovršenog tornja.

There's only one little entrance to the entire building,

Postoji samo jedan mali ulaz u celu zgradu,

and the 3,000 residents come in and out

i 3000 stanara ulazi i izlazi

through that single door.

kroz ova jedna vrata.

Together, the inhabitants created public spaces

Zajedno, stanari su stvorili javne prostore

and designed them to feel more like a home

i kreirali ih da podsećaju više na dom,

and less like an unfinished tower.

a manje na nedovršen toranj.

In the lobby, they painted the walls and planted trees.

U ulazu su obojili zidove i zasadili drveće.

They also made a basketball court.

Napravili su i košarkaški teren.

But when you look up closely,

Ali kada pažljivo pogledate,

you see massive holes where elevators

vidite velike šupljine kroz koje bi liftovi

and services would have run through.

i servisi trebalo da prolaze.

Within the tower, people have come up

Unutar tornja, ljudi su pronašli

with all sorts of solutions

razna rešenja

in response to the various needs

kao odgovor na razne potrebe

which arise from living in an unfinished tower.

koje nastaju u životu u nedovršenom tornju.

With no elevators,

Bez liftova,

the tower is like a 45-story walkup.

toranj je kao 45-spratno stepenište.

Designed in very specific ways

Projektovan je na veoma specifičan način

by this group of people

od strane grupe ljudi

who haven't had any education in architecture or design.

koji nisu obrazovani u arhitekturi ili dizajnu.

And with each inhabitant finding their own

I pošto svaki stanar ima svoj

unique way of coming by,

jedinstven način zarađivanja za život,

this tower becomes like a living city,

ovaj toranj postaje kao živi grad,

a place which is alive with micro-economies

mesto koje vrvi od mikro-ekonomija

and small businesses.

i malih firmi.

The inventive inhabitants, for instance,

Inovativni stanari, na primer,

find opportunities in the most unexpected cases,

vide prilike u najmanje očekivanim slučajevima,

like the adjacent parking garage,

kao što je susedna parking garaža,

which has been reclaimed as a taxi route

koja je proglašena taksi rutom

to shuttle the inhabitants up through the ramps

koja prevozi stanare preko rampi

in order to shorten the hike

da bi se skratilo pešačenje

up to the apartments.

gore do stanova.

A walk through the tower

Šetnja kroz toranj

reveals how residents have figured out

otkriva kako su stanari shvatili

how to create walls, how to make an air flow,

kako da grade zidove, kako da naprave protok vazduha

how to create transparency,

kako da postignu providnost,

circulation throughout the tower,

cirkulaciju kroz celi toranj,

essentially creating a home

u suštini stvarajući dom

that's completely adapted

koji je potpuno prilagođen

to the conditions of the site.

uslovima lokacije.

When a new inhabitant moves into the tower,

Kada se novi stanari dosele u toranj,

they already have a roof over their head,

oni već imaju krov nad glavama,

so they just typically mark their space

tako da oni obično samo obeleže svoj prostor

with a few curtains or sheets.

sa nekoliko zavesa ili plahti.

Slowly, from found materials, walls rise,

Polako, od materijala koje oni pronađu, zidovi rastu,

and people create a space out of any found objects

i ljudi stvaraju prostor od bilo kojih nađenih objekata

or materials.

ili materijala.

It's remarkable to see the design decisions

Izvanredno je videti dizajnerske odluke

that they're making,

koje oni donose,

like when everything is made out of red bricks,

kao kad je sve napravljeno od crvenih opeka,

some residents will cover that red brick

neki stanari će prekriti tu crvenu opeku

with another layer of red brick-patterned wallpaper

slojem tapeta sa uzorkom crvene opeke

just to make it a kind of clean finish.

samo da bi napravili otprilike čist završni sloj.

The inhabitants literally built up these homes

Stanari bukvalno grade ove domove

with their own hands, and this labor of love

svojim rukama, i taj rad s ljubavlju

instills a great sense of pride

uliva sjajan osećaj ponosa

in many families living in this tower.

mnogim porodicama u ovom tornju.

They typically make the best out of their conditions,

Oni naprave najbolje u svojim uslovima,

and try to make their spaces look nice and homey,

i trude se da im prostori izgledaju lepo i nalik domu,

or at least up until as far as they can reach.

ili bar najbolje što mogu postići.

Throughout the tower, you come across

Kroz toranj nailazite na

all kinds of services, like the barber,

sve vrste usluga, kao što je frizer,

small factories, and every floor has

male fabrike, i svaki sprat ima

a little grocery store or shop.

malu prodavnicu.

And you even find a church.

Imaju čak i crkvu.

And on the 30th floor, there is a gym

A na 30. spratu je teretana

where all the weights and barbells

gde su svi tegovi i šipke

are made out of the leftover pulleys

napravljeni od preostalih remenica

from the elevators which were never installed.

za liftove koji nikad nisu ugrađeni.

From the outside, behind this always-changing facade,

Izvana, iza fasade koja se stalno menja,

you see how the fixed concrete beams

vidite kako fiksirane betonske grede

provide a framework for the inhabitants

pružaju okvir stanarima,

to create their homes

za izgradnju njihovih domova

in an organic, intuitive way

na organski, intuitivan način

that responds directly to their needs.

koji odgovara direktno njihovim potrebama.

Let's go now to Africa, to Nigeria,

Hajdemo sada u Afriku, do Nigerije,

to a community called Makoko,

u zajednicu zvanu Makoko,

a slum where 150,000 people

siromašno naselje gde 150 000 ljudi

live just meters above the Lagos Lagoon.

živi samo nekoliko metara iznad lagune Lagos.

While it may appear to be a completely chaotic place,

Iako možda izgleda kao potpuno haotično mesto,

when you see it from above, there seems to be

kada ga vidite odozgo, čini se da postoji

a whole grid of waterways and canals

čitava mreža vodenih puteva i kanala

connecting each and every home.

koji povezuju sve domove.

From the main dock, people board long wooden canoes

Sa glavnog pristaništa, ljudi ukrcavaju duge drvene kanue

which carry them out to their various homes and shops

koji ih voze do njihovih različitih domova i prodavnica

located in the expansive area.

koji se nalaze u ekspanzivnoj oblasti.

When out on the water, it's clear

Kada ste na vodi, jasno je

that life has been completely adapted

da se život potpuno prilagodio

to this very specific way of living.

ovom specifičnom načinu života.

Even the canoes become variety stores

Čak i kanui postaju različite prodavnice

where ladies paddle from house to house,

u kojima dame veslaju od kuće do kuće,

selling anything from toothpaste to fresh fruits.

prodajući sve od paste za zube do svežeg voća.

Behind every window and door frame,

Iza svakog prozora i vrata,

you'll see a small child peering back at you,

videćete malo dete koje pilji u vas,

and while Makoko seems to be packed with people,

i dok Makoko izgleda krcat ljudima,

what's more shocking is actually

ono što više šokira je zapravo

the amount of children pouring out of every building.

broj dece koja vire iz svake zgrade.

The population growth in Nigeria,

Rast populacije u Nigeriji,

and especially in these areas like Makoko,

posebno u oblastima kao što je Makoko,

are painful reminders

je bolno podsećanje na to

of how out of control things really are.

koliko su stvari zaista izmakle kontroli.

In Makoko, very few systems

U Makoku, postoji veoma malo sistema

and infrastructures exist.

i infrastrukture.

Electricity is rigged and freshest water

Struja je improvizovana, a sveža voda

comes from self-built wells throughout the area.

dolazi iz bunara koje su sami iskopali.

This entire economic model

Ceo ekonomski model

is designed to meet a specific way of living

je napravljen da odgovara specifičnom načinu života

on the water, so fishing and boat-making

na vodi, tako da su ribarstvo i brodogradnja

are common professions.

uobičajene profesije.

You'll have a set of entrepreneurs

Imate set preduzetnika

who have set up businesses throughout the area,

koji su izgradili poslove u čitavom području,

like barbershops, CD and DVD stores,

kao što su frizerski saloni, prodavnice CD-ova i DVD-ova,

movie theaters, tailors, everything is there.

bioskopi, krojačke radnje, sve je tu.

There is even a photo studio

Postoji čak i foto-studio

where you see the sort of aspiration

gde vidite neku vrstu težnje

to live in a real house or to be associated

ka životu u pravoj kući, ili asocijacije

with a faraway place, like that hotel in Sweden.

sa dalekim mestom, kao što je hotel u Švedskoj.

On this particular evening,

Jedne večeri,

I came across this live band

naišao sam na ovaj bend

dressed to the T in their coordinating outfits.

propisno odeven u usklađenu garderobu.

They were floating through the canals

Plovili su kanalima

in a large canoe with a fitted-out generator

u velikom kanuu, opremljeni generatorom

for all of the community to enjoy.

da bi cela zajednica mogla da uživa.

By nightfall, the area becomes almost pitch black,

Noću, celo područje postaje gotovo sasvim crno,

save for a small lightbulb

osim malih sijalica

or a fire.

ili vatre.

What originally brought me to Makoko

Ono što me je odvelo u Makoko

was this project from a friend of mine,

bio je projekat mog prijatelja,

Kunlé Adeyemi, who recently finished building

Kunle Adejemi, koji je nedavno završio izgradnju

this three-story floating school

ove trospratne plutajuće škole

for the kids in Makoko.

za decu u Makokou.

With this entire village existing on the water,

Dok celo selo živi na vodi,

public space is very limited,

javni prostor je veoma ograničen,

so now that the school is finished,

tako da, sada kad je škola završena,

the ground floor is a playground for the kids,

u prizemlju je igralište za decu,

but when classes are out, the platform

ali kad se časovi završe, platforma

is just like a town square,

postaje nalik gradskom trgu,

where the fishermen mend their nets

gde ribari krpe svoje mreže

and floating shopkeepers dock their boats.

i plutajući prodavci usidre svoje čamce.

Another place I'd like to share with you

Još nešto što bih podelio sa vama

is the Zabbaleen in Cairo.

su Zabalini u Kairu.

They're descendants of farmers who began migrating

To su potomci farmera koji su počeli da se doseljavaju

from the upper Egypt in the '40s,

iz gornjeg Egipta '40-ih godina,

and today they make their living

i koji danas žive

by collecting and recycling waste from homes

od skupljanja i reciklaže otpada iz domova

from all over Cairo.

iz celog Kaira.

For years, the Zabbaleen would live in makeshift villages

Godinama, Zabalini su živeli u privremenim selima

where they would move around

koja su selili

trying to avoid the local authorities,

pokušavajući da izbegnu lokalne vlasti,

but in the early 1980s, they settled

ali ranih '80-ih, naselili su se

on the Mokattam rocks

na planini Mokatam

just at the eastern edge of the city.

na istočnom rubu grada.

Today, they live in this area,

Danas u ovom području živi

approximately 50,000 to 70,000 people,

otprilike 50 000 do 70 000 ljudi,

who live in this community of self-built

koji žive u zajednici

multi-story houses

višespratnica koje su sami izgradili,

where up to three generations live in one structure.

gde u jednoj zgradi žive i do tri generacije.

While these apartments that they built for themselves

Iako se čini da ovim zgradama koje su sami izgradili

appear to lack any planning or formal grid,

nedostaje bilo kakvo planiranje ili formalna mreža,

each family specializing in a certain form of recycling

svaka porodica se specijalizovala za određen oblik reciklaže,

means that the ground floor of each apartment

što znači da je prizemlje svake zgrade

is reserved for garbage-related activities

rezervisano za poslove sa smećem,

and the upper floor is dedicated to living space.

a viši spratovi za životni prostor.

I find it incredible to see

Neverovatno mi je kad vidim

how these piles and piles of garbage

kako su ove gomile i gomile smeća

are invisible to the people who live there,

nevidljive ljudima koji tu žive,

like this very distinguished man who is posing

kao ovaj izdvojeni čovek koji pozira

while all this garbage is sort of streaming out behind him,

dok smeće svih vrsta teče iza njega,

or like these two young men who are sitting

ili kao ova dva mladića koji sede

and chatting amongst these tons of garbage.

i ćaskaju među tonama smeća.

While to most of us, living amongst

Dok većini nas, život među

these piles and piles of garbage

ovim gomilama i gomilama smeća

may seem totally uninhabitable,

izgleda potpuno nezamislivo,

to those in the Zabbaleen, this is just

Zabalinima je to samo

a different type of normal.

drugačija vrsta normalnog.

In all these places I've talked about today,

U svim ovim mestima o kojima sam danas pričao,

what I do find fascinating is that there's really

ono što me fascinira je da zaista

no such thing as normal,

ne postoji jasno određeno "normalno"

and it proves that people are able to adapt

i dokaz je da su ljudi sposobni da se prilagode

to any kind of situation.

bilo kakvoj situaciji.

Throughout the day, it's quite common

Tokom dana, uobičajeno je

to come across a small party taking place

da naiđete na malu zabavu koja se dešava

in the streets, just like this engagement party.

na ulicama, kao što je ova verenička zabava.

In this tradition, the bride-to-be

Po tradiciji, buduća mlada

displays all of their belongings,

pokazuje svu svoju imovinu,

which they soon bring to their new husband.

koju će uskoro preneti kod svog novog muža.

A gathering like this one

Okupljanje poput ovog

offers such a juxtaposition

pruža pravu jukstapoziciju

where all the new stuff is displayed

gde se izlažu sve nove stvari,

and all the garbage is used

a smeće se koristi

as props to display all their new home accessories.

kao potpora za izlaganje njihovog novog kućnog pribora.

Like Makoko and the Torre David,

Kao u Makokou i Tore Davidu,

throughout the Zabbaleen you'll find all

u Zabalinu ćete naći sva

the same facilities as in any typical neighborhood.

ista postrojenja kao i u bilo kojem tipičnom naselju.

There are the retail shops, the cafes

Tu su prodavnice, kafići,

and the restaurants, and the community

restorani, i ova zajednica

is this community of Coptic Christians,

je zajednica hrišćanskih Kopta,

so you'll also find a church,

tako da ćete takođe naći i crkvu,

along with the scores of religious iconographies

sa kolekcijama verske ikonografije

throughout the area,

kroz celo područje,

and also all the everyday services

i takođe svakodnevne usluge

like the electronic repair shops,

kao što je radnja za elektronske popravke,

the barbers, everything.

frizeri, sve.

Visiting the homes of the Zabbaleen

Poseta domovima Zabalina

is also full of surprises.

je takođe puna iznenađenja.

While from the outside,

Dok izvana

these homes look like any other informal structure

ovi domovi izgledaju kao bilo koja neformalna građevina

in the city, when you step inside,

u gradu, kada kročite unutra,

you are met with all manner of design decisions

susrećete se sa raznim dizajnerskim odlukama

and interior decoration.

i unutrašnjim uređenjima.

Despite having limited access to space and money,

Uprkos ograničenom prostoru i novcu,

the homes in the area are designed

domovi u ovom području su dizajnirani

with care and detail.

detaljno i brižno.

Every apartment is unique,

Svaki stan je jedinstven,

and this individuality tells a story

i ta individualnost priča priču

about each family's circumstances and values.

o uslovima i vrednostima svake porodice.

Many of these people take their homes

Mnogi od ovih ljudi shvataju svoje domove

and interior spaces very seriously,

i unutrašnje prostore veoma ozbiljno,

putting a lot of work and care

ulažući mnogo rada i brige

into the details.

u detalje.

The shared spaces are also treated in the same manner,

Zajednički prostori su tretirani na isti način,

where walls are decorated in faux marble patterns.

i zidovi su dekorisani u šablonu lažnog mermera.

But despite this elaborate decor,

Ali uprkos ovom razrađenom dekoru,

sometimes these apartments are used

ponekad se ovi stanovi koriste

in very unexpected ways,

na veoma neočekivane načine,

like this home which caught my attention

kao ovaj dom koji je privukao moju pažnju

while all the mud and the grass was literally

dok su blato i trava bukvalno

seeping out under the front door.

izbijali ispod ulaznih vrata.

When I was let in, it appeared that this fifth-floor apartment

Kada su me pustili unutra, ispostavilo se da je ova petospratnica

was being transformed into a complete animal farm,

transformisana u životinjsku farmu,

where six or seven cows stood grazing

gde je šest ili sedam krava paslo

in what otherwise would be the living room.

tamo gde bi inače bio dnevni boravak.

But then in the apartment across the hall

A onda, u stanu prekoputa

from this cow shed lives a newly married couple

ove štale sa kravama, živi nedavno venčani par

in what locals describe

u stanu koji lokalni ljudi opisuju

as one of the nicest apartments in the area.

kao jedan od najlepših stanova u području.

The attention to this detail astonished me,

Pažnja posvećena detaljima me zapanjuje,

and as the owner of the home so proudly

i dok me je vlasnik stana ponosno

led me around this apartment,

vodio kroz ovaj stan,

from floor to ceiling, every part was decorated.

od poda do plafona, sve je ukrašeno.

But if it weren't for the strangely familiar

I da kroz stan stalno ne prolazi

stomach-churning odor that constantly

neobično poznati miris

passes through the apartment,

od kojeg se okreće stomak,

it would be easy to forget

bilo bi lako zaboraviti

that you are standing next to a cow shed

da ste pored kravlje štale

and on top of a landfill.

i iznad deponije.

What moved me the most was that despite

Ono što me je najviše dirnulo je da sam uprkos

these seemingly inhospitable conditions,

ovim naizgled nepristupačnim uslovima,

I was welcomed with open arms

dočekan raširenih ruku

into a home that was made with love, care,

u dom koji je izgrađen sa ljubavlju, brigom,

and unreserved passion.

i bezrezervnom strašću.

Let's move across the map to China,

Hajdemo preko sveta u Kinu,

to an area called Shanxi, Henan and Gansu.

u područje zvano Šansi, Henan i Ganšu.

In a region famous for the soft, porous Loess Plateau soil,

U regiji poznatoj po mekom, poroznom Les Plato tlu,

there lived until recently an estimated

živelo je po nedavnoj proceni

40 million people in these houses underground.

40 miliona ljudi u ovim podzemnim kućama.

These dwellings are called the yaodongs.

Ove zgrade se zovu jaodong.

Through this architecture by subtraction,

Kroz ovu arhitekturu oduzimanja,

these yaodongs are built literally inside of the soil.

jaodonzi su izgrađeni doslovno u tlu.

In these villages, you see an entirely altered landscape,

U ovim selima, vidite potpuno izmenjen pejzaž,

and hidden behind these mounds of dirt

i skrivene iza ovih gomila prašine,

are these square, rectangular houses

nalaze se pravougaone i kvadratne kuće

which sit seven meters below the ground.

na sedam metara ispod površine.

When I asked people why they were digging

Kada sam pitao ljude zašto ukopavaju

their houses from the ground,

svoje kuće u zemlju,

they simply replied that they are poor wheat

odgovorili su mi da su oni siromašni uzgajivači

and apple farmers who didn't have the money

pšenice i jabuka, i da nemaju novca

to buy materials, and this digging out

da kupe materijale, i da je ovo iskopavanje

was their most logical form of living.

njihov najlogičniji oblik življenja.

From Makoko to Zabbaleen, these communities

Od Makokoa do Zabalina, ove zajednice

have approached the tasks of planning,

pristupaju zadacima planiranja,

design and management of their communities

dizajna i menadžmenta svojih zajednica

and neighborhoods in ways that respond

i naselja, na načine koji odgovaraju

specifically to their environment and circumstances.

specifično njihovom okruženju i okolnostima.

Created by these very people who live,

Stvarani od strane ljudi koji žive,

work and play in these particular spaces,

rade i igraju se u ovim prostorima,

these neighborhoods are intuitively designed

ova naselja su intuitivno projektovana

to make the most of their circumstances.

da izvuku najbolje od svojih okolnosti.

In most of these places, the government

U većini ovih mesta, vlast

is completely absent, leaving inhabitants

je potpuno odsutna, i ne ostavlja stanovnicima

with no choice but to reappropriate found materials,

drugi izbor, osim ponovne upotrebe nađenih materijala,

and while these communities are highly disadvantaged,

i iako su ove zajednice u veoma nepovoljnom položaju,

they do present examples

one predstavljaju primere

of brilliant forms of ingenuity,

brilijantnih oblika genijalnosti,

and prove that indeed we have the ability

i dokazuju da zaista imamo sposobnost

to adapt to all manner of circumstances.

da se prilagodimo raznim okolnostima.

What makes places like the Torre David

Ono što čini mesta poput Tore Davida

particularly remarkable

posebno zapanjujućim

is this sort of skeleton framework

je vrsta kostura, okvira,

where people can have a foundation

gde ljudi imaju temelj

where they can tap into.

koji mogu iskoristiti.

Now imagine what these already ingenious communities

Sada zamislite šta bi ove već genijalne zajednice

could create themselves,

mogle da stvore,

and how highly particular their solutions would be,

i kako bi posebna njihova rešenja bila,

if they were given the basic infrastructures

kada bi im bila data osnovna infrastruktura

that they could tap into.

koju bi mogli iskoristiti.

Today, you see these large residential development projects

Danas, vidite ove velike stambene projekte

which offer cookie-cutter housing solutions

koji nude stambena rešenja bez individualnosti

to massive amounts of people.

velikom broju ljudi.

From China to Brazil, these projects attempt

Od Kine do Brazila, ovi projekti pokušavaju

to provide as many houses as possible,

da obezbede najveći mogući broj kuća,

but they're completely generic

ali su potpuno uopšteni

and simply do not work as an answer

i jednostavno ne odgovaraju

to the individual needs of the people.

individualnim potrebama ljudi.

I would like to end with a quote

Želio bih da završim citatom

from a friend of mine and a source of inspiration,

moje prijateljice i izvora inspiracije,

Zita Cobb, the founder of the wonderful

Zite Kob, osnivača prekrasne

Shorefast Foundation,

fondacije Šorfast,

based out of Fogo Island, Newfoundland.

koja se nalazi na ostrvu Fogo, Njufaundlend.

She says that "there's this plague of sameness

Ona kaže: "Postoji kuga jednakosti

which is killing the human joy,"

koja ubija ljudsku radost,"

and I couldn't agree with her more.

i ne bih se mogao više složiti s njom.

Thank you.

Hvala.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)