MIT's Building 20: a Masterpiece of Utility
Creating high density of not only people, but ideas and energy = serendipity and aliveness. Lewis Mumford writes that the primary purpose of the city is “to permit—indeed, to encourage—the greatest possible number of meetings, encounters, challenges, between varied persons and groups, providing as it were a stage upon which the drama of social life... See more
Building 20 in MIT, was ugly, and disorderly but its residents loved it. a building with a special spirit, a spirit that inspires creativity and the development of ideas
Tim Harford • Just a moment...
Jony Ive once said: "Who here would actually want to spend time in a conference room? I can’t think of a more soulless and depressing place.”
In their heyday, Apple’s design team used to meet in a team member’s living room once per week.
Looking back on it, I swear you can feel the fruits of... See more
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