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case study on the use of public space in warm climates

In a commercial tourist city reaching 40°C, people give away their time and effort when offered a currency overlooked by the market: fun.

Hayden Chan, 2024
Patricio Sota, 2024
Patricio Sota, 2024
Gabriel Ogbonna, 2024
Hayden Chan, 2024
Hayden Chan, 2024
Gabriel Ogbonna, 2024
Gabriel Ogbonna, 2024
Juliette de Metz, 2024
Patricio Sota, 2024
Vivien Graute, 2024
Gabriel Ogbonna, 2024
Gabriel Ogbonna, 2024
Gabriel Ogbonna, 2024
Gabriel Ogbonna, 2024

We built a mobile ice cream machine using scrap gas bottles, borrowed welding tools, solar stoves, and surplus fruit rescued from local hotels. Money was not accepted; visitors created their own ice cream by pressing fresh juice onto a −20°C freezing cylinder, trading their time and participation for a shared product.

Gabriel Ogbonna, 2024
Gabriel Ogbonna, 2024
Gabriel Ogbonna, 2024
Gabriel Ogbonna, 2024
Gabriel Ogbonna, 2024
Lara Ipolito, 2024
Lara Ipolito, 2024
Gabriel Ogbonna, 2024
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