Workshop 5×5

Barcelona / Santiago de Chile 2006-2007

In 2006 I met the Catalan architect Ignasi Perez Arnal in Sardinia. We started to work in Humanitarian Emergencies in La Barceloneta, in that place I have created the Workshop 5×5 (2006) inspired by Ignasi and his academic approach. The participants of this academic workshop, in a short time must study 5 humanitarian emergencies in 5 different places and cultures around the world. We develop strategical solutions that will give the participants a perspective of the global challenges that our modern society faces today. The 5 cases are according to the international classification of humanitarian emergencies:

-Natural Disasters (earthquake, flood, hurricane, etc.)

-Man-Made Emergencies (civil wars, social conflicts, slums, etc.)

-Climate Crisis

-Pandemic

We did the firsts workshops 5×5 in the National University Andres Bello UNAB (2007) Santiago de Chile with the collaboration of the architect and classmate Fernando Dowling, who was assistant of my architecture course. later, I did this workshop in the University of Sassari, Sardinia UNISS (2007-08) Italy

Later, we applied this concept in The Royal Danish Academy of Copenhagen KADK together with the architect Peder Duelund, Director of the Institute of Housing and Planning. We did more than 20 WORKSHOPS around the world with the participation of hundreds of teachers and architecture students from 2008-2015. We published the results in a series of 5 books called “Architecture & Humanitarian Emergencies” Published By KADK in Copenhagen and Aracne in Rome. The workshop 5×5 has been the academic base for the postgraduate Master “Emergency & Resilience” (2015) and the Master “Resilient Spaces” (2020) both in IUAV, Venice

By Jorge Lobos

01 Workshop 5×5

Santiago de Chile 2007

1 Earthquake Arequipa, Peru

2 Volcanic Eruption Vanuatu, Oceania

3 Drought Uganda, Africa

4 Tsunami Trincomale Sri Lanka

5 Hurricane New Orleans USA

Academic Partners; University Andres Bello, Santiago de Chile

Participants: University of Chile, Jorge Lobos + Associate Architects, ARCH+H.R.

02 Workshop 5×5

Copenhagen 2010

1 Volcanic Eruption, Chaiten, Chile 2009

2 Earthquake L´Aquila, Italy 2009

3 Civil war, Sri Lanka

4 Flood, Mozambique 2001

5 Climate Change, Maldive Islands

Academic Partners; The Royal Danish Academy of Copenhagen & University of Sassari, Italy

Participants: Eduardo Mondlane University of Maputo Mozambique, UN-Habitat Mozambique, Danish Red Cross, University of Copenhagen, Architects without Frontiers Denmark, ARCH+H.R.

03 Workshop 5×5

Mexico 2010

1-Indigenous and Informal economy, Mexico

2-Indigenous and culture Aguas Calientes

3-Unuseful spaces under bridges

4-Unuseful spaces under electricity towers

5-Elders without house in Mexico

Academic Partners; The Royal Danish Academy of Copenhagen KADK & University of Sassari UNISS, Italy: National Autonomous University of Aguas Calientes Mexico UNAAC,

Participants: ETSAB Barcelona, Jorge Lobos + Associate Architects and ARCH+H.R.

04 Workshop 5×5

Copenhagen 2011

1-Homeless in Denmark

2-Flood in Pakistan

3-Civil war in Sudan

4-Earthquake in Haiti

5-Climate Change in Maldives

Academic Partners; The Royal Danish Academy of Copenhagen KADK & University of Sassari UNISS, Italy

Participants: Architects without Frontiers, Jorge Lobos + Associate Architects and ARCH+H.R.

05 Workshop 5×5

La Sabina Italy 2011

Abandoned villages Mompeo

Abandoned villages Casaprotta

Abandoned village Monteleone

Academic Partners; The Royal Danish Academy of Copenhagen KADK & University of Sassari UNISS, Italy: TRECC association

Participants: Commune of Monteloene Jorge Lobos + Associate Architects and ARCH+H.R.

06 Workshop 5×5

Maputo 2011

1-Flood and Chirembue village Mozambique

2-Flood and Malaria, Mozambique

3-Flood and food Mozambique

4-Flood and energy Mozambique

5-Flood and drinkable water Mozambique

Academic Partners; The Royal Danish Academy of Copenhagen KADK & University of Sassari UNISS, Italy: Eduardo Mondlane University,

Participants: UN-Habitat Mozambique, Architects without Borders Denmark. Jorge Lobos + Associate Architects and ARCH+H.R.

07 Workshop 5×5

Sao Paulo 2011

Five cases of Favelas and humanitarian Emergencies in Brazil

Academic Partners; Escola da Cidade, Sao Paulo Brazil, The Royal Danish Academy of Copenhagen KADK & University of Sassari UNISS, Italy,

Participants: Jorge Lobos + Associate Architects and ARCH+H.R.

08 Workshop 5×5

Istanbul 2011

1- Earthquake and public market as shelter

2- Earthquake and modular emergency shelter

3-Earthquake and structural reinforcement

4-Earthquake and food production

5-Earthquake and infrastructure

Academic Partners; University of Kocaeli Istanbul, The Royal Danish Academy of Copenhagen KADK & University of Sassari UNISS.

Participants: Jorge Lobos + Associate Architects and ARCH+H.R.

09 Workshop 5×5

Copenhagen 2012

1- Slum Dharavi Mumbai India

2-Social Crisis Madrid Spain

3-Garbage city Cairo Egypt

4-Favelas Sao Paulo Brazil

5-Earthquake Tokio Japan

Academic Partners; The Royal Danish Academy of Copenhagen KADK & University of Sassari UNISS, Italy, Participants: University of Copenhagen, Architects without Borders Denmark, ETSAM Madrid, Jorge Lobos + Associate Architects and ARCH+H.R.

10 Workshop 5×5

Valdivia 2012

1- Slum Dharavi Mumbai India

2-Social Crisis Madrid Spain

3-Garbage city Cairo Egypt

4-Favelas Valdivia Chile

5-Earthquake Tokio Japan

Academic Partners; University Austral de Chile UACH, The Royal Danish Academy of Copenhagen KADK & University of Sassari UNISS, Italy, Participants: Jorge Lobos + Associate Architects and ARCH+H.R.

11 Workshop 5×5

Santiago de Chile 2012

1- Slum Dharavi Mumbai India

2-Social Crisis Madrid Spain

3-Garbage city Cairo Egypt

4-Social Crisis, Santiago de Chile

5-Earthquake Tokio Japan

Academic Partners; University of Chile UACH, The Royal Danish Academy of Copenhagen KADK & University of Sassari UNISS, Italy,

Participants: ETSAM Madrid, Technology University Metropolitan Santiago, Jorge Lobos + Associate Architects and ARCH+H.R.

12 Workshop 5×5

Copenhagen 2013

1-Fukushima Tsunami

2-Fukushima Earhquake

3-Haiti Earthquake

4-Haiti Social Crisis

5-Haiti Hurricane

Academic Partners; The Royal Danish Academy of Copenhagen KADK & University of Sassari UNISS, Italy,

Participants: Architect, Jorge Lobos + Associate Architects and ARCH+H.R.

13 Workshop 5×5

Sardinia 2013

1-Social Crisis Somalia

2-Climate Crisis Karibati Oceania

3-Tsunami Fukushima

4-Abandoned buildings Rome

5-Hurricane Cuba

Academic Partners; The Royal Danish Academy of Copenhagen KADK & University of Sassari UNISS, Italy,

Participants: Architect, Jorge Lobos + Associate Architects and ARCH+H.R.

14 Workshop 5×5

Valdivia 2013

1-Abandoned building Portoscuso Sardinia Italy

2-Skrunda Latvia

3-Chiaten Chile

Academic Partners; University Austral of Chile, The Royal Danish Academy of Copenhagen KADK & University of Sassari UNISS, Italy,

Participants: Riga Technical University, Architect, Jorge Lobos + Associate Architects and ARCH+H.R.

15 Workshop 5×5

Copenhagen 2014

1–Small Sandbag schools in Zaatari Camp Jordan

2-Microrayon Riga Latvia

3-Hurricane in Tacoblan Philippines

4-Social Crisis Montevideo Uruguay

5-Abandoned rural villages La Sabina Italy

Academic Partners; The Royal Danish Academy of Copenhagen KADK & University of Sassari UNISS, Italy,

Participants: Riga Technical University, Architects without Borders Denmark, University of Damascus, Syria, Architect, Jorge Lobos + Associate Architects and ARCH+H.R.

16 Workshop 5×5

Riga 2014

1 Microrayon Purcievs Riga Latvia from Socialism to Capitalism

Academic Partners; Riga Technical University Latvia, The Royal Danish Academy of Copenhagen KADK & University of Sassari UNISS, Italy,

Participants: Architect of the City Riga Commune, Urban Institute Latvia, University of Latvia, Architect, Jorge Lobos + Associate Architects and ARCH+H.R.

17 Workshop 5×5

Valdivia 2014

1-Abandoned City Skrunda Latvia

2-Hurricane Philippines

3- Flood Mozambique

4-Civil war Syria

5-Favela in Valdivia Chile

Academic Partners; University Austral of Chile, The Royal Danish Academy of Copenhagen KADK & University of Sassari UNISS, Italy,

Participants: University of the Republic Uruguay, Technology University Metropolitan Chile, Riga Technical University, Architect, Jorge Lobos + Associate Architects and ARCH+H.R.

18 Workshop 5×5

Copenhagen 2015

1-war & architecture Syria, Sudan, Bosnia, Palestine, WWII.

Academic Partners; The Royal Danish Academy of Copenhagen KADK & University of Sassari UNISS, Italy, Danish Architecture Center DAC.

Participants: University of Venice IUAV, Red Cross Denmark, Architects for Urgency France, University of Copenhagen, Architect Jorge Lobos + Associate Architects and ARCH+H.R.