DESESTABILIZAR,可丢弃景观丨阿根廷布宜诺斯艾利斯

As part of the Buenos Aires Architecture Biennial and the course Urban Essays, I was invited to participate and present a conceptual and spatial research proposal on the ecotones of the Río de la Plata, exhibited at the Museum of Architecture.My analysis focused on the invisible delta upon which Buenos Aires is built. I reflected on where we are situated and how we make—not just the city but also our lives.Buenos Aires lies on a delta formed by 11 buried streams that flow into the widest river in the world. This context brings us face-to-face with a fundamental truth: water, as a liquid and unstable matter, defies the very notion of firmness and control. One cannot step on water—it is almost absurd to consider it. Yet, the city has checkmated nature, concealing the water that shapes its territory.When it rains, Buenos Aires floods because water lies beneath its inhabitants' feet. Urbanization has altered how we perceive the ground and our way of inhabiting it, leading us to build on an unstable platform we largely ignore.My proposal explores how this instability affects our sense of being and presence, and how, paradoxically, we find stability through connection with one another. Like a network symbolizing human bonds, collective strength gives us resilience and stability in a physically unstable environment.

The idea was to create a device that responded to this concept using discarded materials. Following a collection of waxed threads, we collectively wove a net. This net supported a platform that simulated stability through a system of weights and counterweights, using demolition debris collected from the shores of the Ecological Reserve, also known as the “land reclaimed from the river.”The system symbolized the importance of cooperation: together, we achieve balance, but if one part breaks or fails to stay united, everything becomes unstable. This device sought to materialize the idea that in an unstable environment, only collective bonds allow us to stand firmly.