Idea by
Florencia Belen Ortelli and Agustina Pelegrina
Smiles Keepers Mza
http://www.facebook.com/smileskeepersMZA
Call for ideas 2016
Smiles Keepers MZA
Smiles Keepers MZA

There are 2 concepts on which we base our work: Urban interventions, that are means to generate ideas, based on the premise of “Be the example”; and Ephemeral interventions, that appear and disappear in a short period of time, leaving clear messages. When an ephemeral intervention takes place in the urban space, the message gets powerful and reaches a wider number of people. That is what we do
Because we believe that, in time of weakness, all of us need to be reminded that hope is the last thing we lose and dreams can give us the strength to create new things. However, nothing can be done without unity. That is why we join our will to create, and generate new spaces to leave messages of hope
We tested it, and as result, we proved our beliefs: The future of architecture rests on reinventing urban spaces that inspire people. Architecture is the motor of social change. Our idea helps people to believe in their power for change and become active members of their communities

"This is our cry. This is our prayer. Peace in the world."
Sadako Sasaki legend.
As a contribution for peace in the world, we created 1000 paper cranes and hanged them from a tree in the cycleway of the city, as a demonstration of our commitment to nowadays reality. We transformed a public space by leaving a strong message and invited people to join us.
Architecture can bring voice to those who have none.



It is needless to say that using the same roads every day makes the landscape monotonous. We get use to the same facades and signs. Consequently, everything becomes part of the daily routine
Therefore, we decided to surprise the people who use a bridge that crosses an important avenue in the city, by knotting stripes with dreams written on them. For people and by people
The bridge, instead of being just a transition space, became a place to stay and share
A common day became a wonderful day

Smiles Keepers MZA
Smiles Keepers MZA

There are 2 concepts on which we base our work: Urban interventions, that are means to generate ideas, based on the premise of “Be the example”; and Ephemeral interventions, that appear and disappear in a short period of time, leaving clear messages. When an ephemeral intervention takes place in the urban space, the message gets powerful and reaches a wider number of people. That is what we do
Because we believe that, in time of weakness, all of us need to be reminded that hope is the last thing we lose and dreams can give us the strength to create new things. However, nothing can be done without unity. That is why we join our will to create, and generate new spaces to leave messages of hope
We tested it, and as result, we proved our beliefs: The future of architecture rests on reinventing urban spaces that inspire people. Architecture is the motor of social change. Our idea helps people to believe in their power for change and become active members of their communities

"This is our cry. This is our prayer. Peace in the world."
Sadako Sasaki legend.
As a contribution for peace in the world, we created 1000 paper cranes and hanged them from a tree in the cycleway of the city, as a demonstration of our commitment to nowadays reality. We transformed a public space by leaving a strong message and invited people to join us.
Architecture can bring voice to those who have none.



It is needless to say that using the same roads every day makes the landscape monotonous. We get use to the same facades and signs. Consequently, everything becomes part of the daily routine
Therefore, we decided to surprise the people who use a bridge that crosses an important avenue in the city, by knotting stripes with dreams written on them. For people and by people
The bridge, instead of being just a transition space, became a place to stay and share
A common day became a wonderful day
