In the process of researching ideas of Open Architecture, I came across Cameron Sinclair's TED talk, where he outlines his desire to create an open network of designers linked in their desire to affect change (essentially). If you don't know, he's the co-founder of Architecture for Humanity (along with Kate Stohr)
The TED prize awarded him this wish in 2006 and out sprang the Open Architecture Network! www.openarchitecturenewtork.org
This was where my 1 + 3 + 9 was going....awesome. It's great to see this initialized, though I need to study the implementation more. I want a greater access for the non-architectural public to have a voice in the implementation of projects, and I'm unsure how submission of ideas works with OAN. I hadn't thought about the format of submissions, and the competition format works really well to focus the collective efforts of the design community, which is great and absolutely necessary for Open projects on their way to Critical Mass. example: Wikipedia is maintained now by a HUGE collective user base, but it took concentrated time to get there. (I should look that up, the actual time....)
Anyway, the TED talk Cameron Sinclair gave is fantastic, you should watch it!
09 September 2009
08 September 2009
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The quote and symbol come from the variety of Linux called Ubuntu. An Open Source operating system which maintains its userbase through frequent updates, forums and a total commitment to free open source software.
1 + 3 + 9 v.1
1: Contemporary Architecture needs to be open to the world in order to benefit the Contemporary world.
3: By opening the process of Design in collaborative and diverse ways, architects can initiate change on an entirely new level. The fusion of diverse ideas will naturally hybridize many new forms and create opportunities for new discourse on a global scale. Such discourse will create the vectors along which the future of Architecture will develop.
9: The coordinated development of Open Source Software, Creative Commons Licensing and other Open Frameworks has proven the high-functioning potential of open systems. Integral to these frameworks are Open Development, Open Distribution and Open Education, which engage the complete lifecycle of a project. Architecture has made forays into these topics with Participatory Design, lifecycle analyses and performance-calibrated design, but has not unified them holistically. By considering them together, the production of Architecture will maximize its output. By incorporating diverse collaborative design, we will change the world for the better. By tapping into existing communities to feed the process, we can accelerate the process of developing local solutions. By creating a forum for new communities, we can revolutionize the production of Architecture. By developing human potential on a global scale, we will foster the next generation of the Creative Class. And by allowing our Architecture and the process that creates it to cross the closed threshold, we will create living objects in the collective memory exponentially more integrated with the world's needs compared to their pristine ancestors.
3: By opening the process of Design in collaborative and diverse ways, architects can initiate change on an entirely new level. The fusion of diverse ideas will naturally hybridize many new forms and create opportunities for new discourse on a global scale. Such discourse will create the vectors along which the future of Architecture will develop.
9: The coordinated development of Open Source Software, Creative Commons Licensing and other Open Frameworks has proven the high-functioning potential of open systems. Integral to these frameworks are Open Development, Open Distribution and Open Education, which engage the complete lifecycle of a project. Architecture has made forays into these topics with Participatory Design, lifecycle analyses and performance-calibrated design, but has not unified them holistically. By considering them together, the production of Architecture will maximize its output. By incorporating diverse collaborative design, we will change the world for the better. By tapping into existing communities to feed the process, we can accelerate the process of developing local solutions. By creating a forum for new communities, we can revolutionize the production of Architecture. By developing human potential on a global scale, we will foster the next generation of the Creative Class. And by allowing our Architecture and the process that creates it to cross the closed threshold, we will create living objects in the collective memory exponentially more integrated with the world's needs compared to their pristine ancestors.
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