Times have changed and we need new words for the new realities, and new tools to operate within them. Presentation on some proposals for new concepts related to architecture and urbanism in *straddle3* - friday march 28, 2003 at 20h - by wewearbuildings gang (Pablo de Soto, José Pérez de Lama aka osfavelados y chaser -desde Deep Seville- y solo quizas xa3k.mil desde la siberia extremeña).

Hackitecture: From hacking and architecture: The use, in an unpredicted and subversive way, of architectural / urban spaces, elements, and systems. The term was influenced by another new concept: hacktivism, that describes the mix of netart, computer science, and activism during the last years of the xxth century.

Gonzo architecture: The architectural practice resulting from the application of the principles of gonzo journalism to architecture. In its seminal manifestation it is a mix of Situationism and cyberpunk.

related context
> pure-data beta rave. january 18, 2003
> smart mobs: new uses of mobile media . october 3, 2002
> krzysztof wodiczko. illuminating contradictions.
> city mine(d). a production house for municipal intervention for and by the city
> urban drift. transcultural platform for new tendencies in architecture, design and urbanism
> hackitectura

imago
> playing hackitecture