how a river provokes and tests the ideas of the community for its integration in the life of the city
On the 22nd of March which was also the World Water Day, we have explored the global theme of Water with Adriana and Marius - architects who passionately organize one of the most beloved community oriented events from Cluj: Someș Delivery – through which it is creatively re-thinked the purpose and the role of the Someș river in the life of the community. Adriana and Marius spoke about Somes Delivery, a “manifesto-event”, in other words about the potential of the water, civic responsibility, their relationship with the community and with public institutions and, in general, about how global issues are solved on a human scale. This independent annual project, initiated by Marius in 2015 together with the Cărturești Foundation, the Chamber of Architects of Romania and the miniMASS Association, “provokes and tests the ideas of the community for the integration of the Someș river in the life of Cluj-Napoca.” Every city has a river to which it relates. The particularity of river Someș is that it has always been considered a strategic resource, a hydropower channel. It was always infrastructure, not something belonging to the people, to whom the time has come for it to be restored. On the long run, the intention behind projects like Someș Delivery is to contribute to bringing Cluj’s inhabitants closer to Somes and turning it into an area of interest for the city’s life.“ Music from Lazar & Sasha from the band Positive John