只有在最凌乱的环境下，才能成为一个负担得起的城市的舞台，这与当前城市用摩天轮和瑜伽垫取代工人阶级仓库的趋势形成了鲜明对比。该项目提出了一个备受关注的问题：“为整个社区服务的开发项目与为富人建造的迪斯尼乐园之间的平衡在哪里？”

Setting the stage of a city affordable only when in the most unkempt of conditions, DEFACED contrasts it with the current trend of a city replacing working class warehouses with Ferris wheels and yoga mats. The project poses the charged question, "Where's the balance between developments serving the community at large and a Disneyland for the well off?"

纽约市是全世界移民的希望灯塔，它沿着工业原则发展，并在新公民的辛勤工作中成长，这使人们对“纽约客”这一称号深感自豪，这个头衔只有岛屿居民才能完全投资于城市的经济增长和繁荣。随着全球化改变了工业制造业的模式，随后是1975年的财政危机，纽约市粗犷的解构和被忽视的城市环境向新一代充满灵感的青年、艺术家、音乐家、学生和拥有负担得起的住房的独立创意人员开放，并使一个对城市发展不可或缺的有影响力的社区得以蓬勃发展。

A beacon of hope for immigrants worldwide, New York City developed along principles of industry and grew upon the hard work of a new citizenry that infused a deep pride in the title of New Yorker, a title earned only by island inhabitants fully invested in the economic growth and flourishing of the city. As globalization shifted the paradigm of industrial manufacturing, followed by the fiscal crisis of 1975, New York City's ruggedly deconstructed and neglected urban environment opened to a new generation of inspired youth, artists, musicians, students and independent creatives with affordable housing and allowed for the blossoming of an influential community integral to the city's development. 

在布隆伯格市长于2001年试图将该市重新命名为“豪华城市”以吸引特定的居住阶层之后，许多目前的居民发现自己被排斥在新的住宅视野之外。重新分区和不断上升的邻里市场导致小企业倒闭，有利于连锁企业，并以广泛的幕墙玻璃取代工业砖和街道艺术。“污点”引用了住宅开发的假设，即能够负担得起新情况的客户来自城市的商业精英，从而消除了非华尔街专业人士在他们的城市中获得一席之地的机会。

After the introduction of Mayor Bloomberg's attempted rebranding of the city in 2001 as the "Luxury City" in order to attract a specific residential class, many current residents found themselves excluded from the new vision of their home. Rezoning and rising neighborhood markets led to the closing of small businesses in favor of corporate chains and the replacement of industrial brick and street art by widespread curtain glass. DEFACED cites the assumption of residential developments that clientele who could afford the new situation came from city's business elite, eradicating the opportunity for non Wall Street professionals to claim a place in their city.

这就是污点产生的原因。这个组织围绕着复兴曾经被视为“真正的纽约人”的原则的意识形态，重视艺术自由和表达，并为保护和保护纽约市的文化遗产和现有的中产阶级而奋斗。扬言要把城市原有的开放精神和灵感带回给年轻人和有创造力的人，污点首先集中在长岛城，作为一个干预点和进步的先例。虽然这个网站长期以来一直被它的工业损失所困扰，但这一缺失使得艺术家和文化空间(包括博物馆、艺术家工作室和画廊)得到了授权。5 Pointz是将长岛城的工业历史重新定位为艺术表现和文化统一的典范。这场涂鸦展览以五个区为一体而得名，它超越了长岛城，成为艺术家和艺术爱好者的国际圣地。一年前，这个公共艺术中心被列入要拆除的建筑名单，取而代之的是从城市海岸线向内陆移动的住宅塔的移动。污损已经聚集起来，从开发商手中购回这块土地。

This is the situation into which DEFACED was born. Structured around the ideology of reviving the principles of what it once took to be a "true New Yorker," the organization values artistic freedom and expression, and fights to protect and preserve the cultural heritage and existing working middle class of New York City. Vowing to bring back the city's original spirit of openness and inspiration for the young and creative, DEFACED has focused first on Long Island City as a point of intervention and precedent of progress. Though the site has long been plagued by its loss of industry, that very absence allowed for the empowerment of artists and cultural spaces including museums, artist studios, and galleries. 5 Pointz exemplifies this repurposing of Long Island City's industrial past for artistic expression and cultural unity. Named for the five boroughs coming together as one, the graffiti exhibit has transcended Long Island City and become an international mecca for artists and art enthusiasts alike. A year ago, this public art center was added to the list of buildings to be torn down and replaced by the movement of residential towers steadily moving inland from the city shorelines. DEFACED has assembled to purchase this land back from the d

该提案要求在现场快速组装可持续核心，并以所有必要的基础设施为特色，使更多的建筑能够与之相连。一个可持续的雨水收集系统将通过重新安排现有的雨水排水管道、处理建筑物核心内的水以供再利用、利用周围的屋顶表面收集雨水以及向居民提供灰色水和淡水来创建。一个拟议的垃圾核心将包含和重新利用5 Pointz和50%长岛城市居民的垃圾处理，以减少每年的废物总量。建立一个核心和循环允许建筑作为一个活生生的有机体，吸引年轻艺术家，无家可归者和贫困的人。

The proposal calls for a sustainable core assembled rapidly onsite and featuring all necessary infrastructure to allow more buildings to branch off from it. A sustainable rainwater collection system will be created by rerouting existing storm water sewer lines, treating the water for re-use within the building core, using surrounding roof surfaces for rainwater collection, and supplying residents with both grey water and freshwater. A proposed refuse core would contain and repurpose the garbage disposal of both 5 Pointz and 50% of the Long Island City's residents to reduce annual waste overall. Establishing a core and circulation allows for the building to function as a living organism, attracting young artists, the homeless, and the poverty stricken. 

该组织解释道：“回到纽约作为一个创造场所的创始理念，一个地方被赋予了作为一个新的合作和发明的苔藓坑的中心作用。”纽约被广泛认为是创造性表达和机会的中心。污蔑地问道：“我们今天所认识和尊敬的无数著名人才都是前纽约市的产物，它在艰苦中培养了创造力，为什么我们不能像70年代艺术运动中蓬勃发展的一代那样，拥有新一代富有想象力的机会呢？”

"Returning to New York’s founding concept of being a playground for making, a ground is given to function as the center of a new mosh-pit of collaboration and invention," the group explains. New York is widely considered the epicenter of creative expression and opportunity. DEFACED inquires, "A countless number of famous talents we know and respect today are products of a former New York City, one that bred creativity through hardship. Why can’t we have a new generation of imaginative opportunity like the generation that flourished during the artistic movement of the 70s?"

地址45-46 Davis Street，Long Island City，NY 11101，美国设计团队Arianna Armelli，David Sepulveda，Wagdy Moussa，Ishaan Kumar Project，2014年

Location 45-46 Davis Street, Long Island City, NY 11101, USA Design Team Arianna Armelli, David Sepulveda, Wagdy Moussa, Ishaan Kumar Project Year 2014 Photographs DEFACED