scalae has launched a survey with three sections. Three questions. The survey is aimed at extending a question about what is «next» (close, near by in terms of time & space) and «necessary» (needed). No prizes, other than reading any other positions, just sharing a true common & fundamental ground…
Please, feel free to share these questions and participate with your experience and answers…
PRINCIPLES: We would like to ask what it means -or could mean- for you to work outside of your own country. What are the most important decisions that you take in the design and construction process in order to create these architecture places?
PROCESSES: As an architecture agent, how important is the dialogue with the building industry and trades in your work? At what time during the design process does this dialogue take place?
SITUATIONS: We would like to know what you think are the priorities that should reshape the contemporary city and the city of the future. Could you please draw this vision or let us know what this drawing would be like?.
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open until 11 Juy, comments here [ http://scalae.net/noticia/encuesta-2014 ] or by email addressed to scalae@scalae.net
PRINCIPLES: I’d say one of the most important decisions to take is to stop considering designing and building two different processes. Actually, problem statement, design, construction and use (how users use the building or space and modify it) should be four parts of a same process in which architects should be present, but not only architects. Also the people who are actually the object of the project should be allowed to take active part in this process, not to obey their demands, but to enter a dialogue that enriches the project and allows people to feel the project as theirs.
PROCESS: As stated before the dialogue should take place during the whole process. the important question could be: How should this dialogue be? Just obeying users demands could stop any progress in architecture, but imposing architecture that is deaf to people’s needs generates the problems that we’ve already seen throughout history.
SITUATIONS: I think the contemporary city is and will be ever changing. Therefore, it should be open, but it should also respond to the culture and climate where it is. I hope the generic city is not the city of the future, that’s why I can’t draw a generic solution.