Students Construct Timber Structures in the Argentinian Countryside at Hello Wood Argentina

For the past seven years, Hungary-based Hello Wood has been gathering participants from across the globe for its summer camps to engage in a week-long curriculum about creating spaces, networks, and knowledge. However, this year the event has expanded its borders even further; organized with partners MANDARINA and TACADI, Hello Wood Argentina was the first local Hello Wood summer camp, drawing a group of 150 students, architects, and designers. Hello Wood focuses on socially-engaged concepts and turning architectural theory into practice with collaborative week-long design-build projects. As a complement to traditional university education, students get the chance to work and learn alongside famous international architects to bring their concepts to life.

The theme of Hello Wood Argentina’s first summer camp was "Con-Tacto" (Contact), located in Ceibas, Entre Ríos. Curator Jaime Grinberg selected applicants with strong concepts to generate spaces that encouraged connection, whether traditional, functional, utopian, or idealized. Concepts also needed to be simple, natural, and feasible for a team of students to produce in a week. Hello Wood’s educational platform focuses on achieving social benefits and improving the quality of life through architecture and design. See below for photos of the projects built at Hello Wood Argentina.

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Edificio para Ceremonias Desoconocidas / Formosa

Edificio para Ceremonias Desoconocidas / Formosa. Image © Bernardo Ramirez

Refugio / Ventura Virzi

Refugio / Ventura Virzi. Image © Fernando Schapochnik

Estructura Expandida / Monoblock

Estructura Expandida / Monoblock. Image © Fernando Schapochnik

Fragata Natura / Carlos Campos l Silvana Ovsejevich

Fragata Natura / Carlos Campos l Silvana Ovsejevich. Image © Fernando Schapochnik

NOPASSANA / IR Arquitectura

NOPASSANA / IR Arquitectura. Image © Fernando Schapochnik

Una Ola / Santiago Perez de Muro

Una Ola / Santiago Perez de Muro. Image © Fernando Schapochnik

Vacuna / Camila Marin l Ramiro Torres Lacroze

Vacuna / Camila Marin l Ramiro Torres Lacroze. Image © Fernando Schapochnik

Sombra Pampa / Marantz Arquitectura

Sombra Pampa / Marantz Arquitectura. Image © Fernando Schapochnik

Pa'dentrero / Maleza

Pa'dentrero / Maleza. Image © Fernando Schapochnik

Coloquio / Cesar de Lucca

Coloquio / Cesar de Lucca. Image © Fernando Schapochnik

Students can apply through May 15 to participate in the next summer school and festival in Hungary July 1-9 here.

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Cite: Megan Schires. "Students Construct Timber Structures in the Argentinian Countryside at Hello Wood Argentina" 12 May 2017. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/871134/students-construct-timber-structures-in-the-argentinian-countryside-with-hello-wood-argentina> ISSN 0719-8884

Sombra Pampa / Marantz Arquitectura. Image © Fernando Schapochnik

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