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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
Coleman McCormick • Designing from Experience, Not Expertise
As Howard points out in an earlier book Five Minds for the Future, psychology has largely dropped the ball with respect to this type of broad lens cognition—one that involves wandering across wide epistemological and disciplinary terrain over significant time periods. We do not have a good understanding of who excels at synthesizing, how it is... See more
Civilizations and companies follow growth–decay cycles; founders’ creative will determines whether new challenges become opportunities.
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Man is a competitive animal, and his states must be like himself.
And then if you have the book, I think you're especially going to be interested in the growth and decay chapter.
They're talking about civilizations.
I think with you and I, obviously the lessons for companies jumps off the page.
This is really why there's always more opportunity.
... See moreFavelas, spontaneous architecture
Rio is not known as the safest city. There are favelas 4 situated on the hillside. Yet there is a lot we can learn from them.
The architectural design of favelas is not planned. For decades, people helped each other with constructing the unit next door (on a whim it seems!), resulting in a complex and intricate... See more
Rio is not known as the safest city. There are favelas 4 situated on the hillside. Yet there is a lot we can learn from them.
The architectural design of favelas is not planned. For decades, people helped each other with constructing the unit next door (on a whim it seems!), resulting in a complex and intricate... See more
Coco Liu • The unique spatial patterns of Rio de Janeiro: on topography, spontaneous architecture, and fashion
in order for us to truly create and contribute to the world, we have to be able to connect countless dots, to cross-pollinate ideas from a wealth of disciplines, to combine and recombine these pieces and build new castles.