Architecture
Building design, aesthetics, and engineering.
Zachary Roush and
Architecture
I find an interesting parallel here to the ideas James Scott proposes in Seeing Like a State (which we covered back in RE #4): a top-down, central planning-style of design can't effectively predict the diversity of user needs. It turns out, contra to the "expert architect", that the users know best what they need from their space. And often even... See more
Coleman McCormick • MIT's Building 20: a Masterpiece of Utility
Plantea Estudio
planteaestudio.com
Studio behind some of my favorite spaces in Madrid.
Customers are more able to imagine physical products and services on display when demos are located in spaces with high ceilings. Equally, customers are more likely to digest and understand contracts and T&C’s when they are in spaces with lower ceilings.
Experiential Retail Concepts and the ‘Cathedral Effect’ | Insight
Discover the Secret Garden House | A Modern Eco Home Hidden Behind a 300-year-old Wall
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tornasolstudio
tornasolstudio.comArchitecture and industrial design studio in Madrid
Vernacular design outside of architecture
I've been thinking about how this idea applies to design in fields outside of architecture. Architecture is unique in its geographic, climatic, and cultural contexts, since the "localism" aspect is particularly relevant. But there are probably some parallels that could be drawn to modern software design,... See more
I've been thinking about how this idea applies to design in fields outside of architecture. Architecture is unique in its geographic, climatic, and cultural contexts, since the "localism" aspect is particularly relevant. But there are probably some parallels that could be drawn to modern software design,... See more