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ARCHI TECTURALWRI TI NGEXCERPTFROMNASAJOURNALISMTROPHYENTRY,2021 Mydesignideologiessummarisedinthreesketches Be y ondt he‘ Puc c a’ -Ape e ki nt oe ur e kasoft hes oc i al f abr i c– Anys pac et hatbr i ngsoutt hebe s ti npe opl e , e i t he rbye l e vat i ngt he i rme nt al s t at eorbyc r e at i ngoppor t uni t i e si swhatI woul dc al l apos i t i vede s i gni mpl e me nt . Havey oue ve rwonde r e dwhyy oupr e f e rs i t t i ngont hegr as sc ompar e dt oy ourl awns e at i ng?Orwhymor ewor kandi de at i ont e ndt ohappe nout s i deofy our de s i gnat e dwor kde s k/ c ubi c l e ?Ex pe r t ss ayi t ' sbe c aus eanappar e nt l ype r f e c t‘ s ol ut i on' t oapr obl e mi ss t i f l i ng. Humansal way sf i ndmor eval uei nc r e at i ve l y s e l f i de at i ngs ol ut i onswhi c hi spos s i bl eonl ybyani mpe r f e c tde s i gn, onet hatge ne r at e saf e e l i ngofdy nami s m andac t i vi t ybybe i ngas y mme t r i corc hal l e ngi ngt o t hepe opl et hati nhabi ti t . S uc hde s i gnsof f e rgr e at e rc hoi c et ot heus e ri ns t e adofi mpos i ngpr e c onc e i ve dnot i onsofwhatani de al s pac es houl dl ookorf e e l l i ke . A s oc i al de s i gni sbe s twhe ni tdoe snotr e s t r i c ts pac e st oas i ngl eac t i vi t yandal l owsmax i mum f l e x i bi l i t yandc ol l abor at i onbe t we e ni ndi vi dual s . Whys houl dar c hi t e c t sc ar eaboutmaki ngpos i t i vede s i gnse qui t abl eandhowdoweac hi e vet hat ? Ourpr i vi l e gei ns oc i e t ye x i s t sduet ot hel ot t e r yofourbi r t hatt her i ghtpl ac eandt i me . Thes amephe nome nondi s advant age smanyf ornof aul toft he i rown. Thi si nc l ude swome nandmi nor i t i e si nr ur al c ommuni t i e st hatar eove r wor ke dandunde r appr e c i at e d. I ti nc l ude sve ndor sandar t i s anst hatc an’ ts e l l t he i rc r af t s duet ol ac kofi nf r as t r uc t ur ef ac i l i t i e s . Thede s i gnf r at e r ni t yi suni que l ybe s t owe dwi t ht hepowe randr e s pons i bi l i t yofs hapi ngc r uc i al publ i cs pac e sl i kepar ksand c ommuni t yc e nt e r sf ors uc hpe opl et oc ongr e gat e , i de at e , f r e e l ye x pr e s st he ms e l ve sandgr ow. Thi sf ai rande qual ac c e s st os uf f i c i e ntame ni t i e sf ort hemos tvul ne r abl ei si t s e l fc al l e de qui t yi nde s i gn. Ont hemac r os c al e , c i t i e sl i keMadr i dhavel oc al gove r nme nt spr e par emas t e r pl ansr e s e r vi ng1 2 %ofc i t i e st opubl i cope ns pac e s . I nove r c r owde dc i t i e sl i ke Mumbai wi t hl e s st han0. 1 %ope ns pac ei nnovat i vee f f or t ss uc hasi nt r oduc t i onofbr i dge sope nupnat ur al l yavai l abl ec oas t l i neasavas tpubl i ce dge . I ns ome c as e s , l i ket heGugge nhe i m mus e um ofBi l bao, publ i cs pac e sr e j uve nat ee nt i r ec i t i e sbyat t r ac t i nge x t e ns i vet our i s m andf or e i gni nve s t me ntwhi l ee mpowe r i ng l oc al st oe x hi bi tt he i rar t .
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Atami c r ol e ve l , e x pe r t ss ayt hatt hepr e s e ntc ompul s i ont or e s e r ve1 0%ofpr i vat el andf orope ns pac e ss houl dbepus he dupt o5 0%. Re s i de nt i al pr oj e c t sl i ke I s hat vam 9i nRanc hi , whi c hi nnovat i ve l yc ombi ne st hec onc e ptofbal c oni e sandt e r r ac e st opr ovi deope ns pac ede s pi t et hes i t ec ons t r ai nt s , pr ovet hatde di c at e d de s i gnsmakei tpos s i bl et oope ne ve r yr oom ofe ve r yf l oorofahi ghr i s et ot hes ur r oundi ngs . S uc hope ns pac e sl e tus e r spas s i ve l yobs e r vepe opl eande nvi r onme ntbywhi c hnonc ommi t t al r e l at i ons hi psc anr e s ul t , i mpr ovi ngt heme nt al he al t hande f f i c i e nc yofi ndi vi dual s .
Whyi st hear c hi t e c t ur al c ommuni t ynotbe i ngabl et or e al i z et he s egoal sandhowc anwec hanget hi s ? Thepe akofne c e s s i t yf orur banpl anne r shi tdur i ngt hei ndus t r i al i z at i onandpos t wor l dwar , whe nar c hi t e c t swe r eve s t e dwi t ht her e s pons i bi l i t yofr e s hapi ngs oc i e t yt hr oughaf f or dabl ehous e sandc ommuni t ys pac e s . Thec ons e c ut i vemove me nt ss uc hasDEc ons t r uc t i vi s m andpos t mode r ni s m ai me dt os e ts t y l i s t i ct r e nd amongt heac ade mi cc ommuni t yandi nt hepr oc e s s , of f e r e dbl anke t‘ s ol ut i ons ’ t oal l pr oj e c t sr e gar dl e s sofwhatdi f f e r e ntc ommuni t i e sde s i r e dandne e de d. The s e hi ghs oundi ngt he or i e sands y mbol i s m oft hede s i gnc ommuni t ydi dnotappe al t ot hel ay me nandt hegove r nme nt swhowe r ede al i ngwi t hc r uc i al i s s ue sofmas s mi gr at i ont oc i t i e sandr e s ul t i ngur bans pr awl att het i me . Thepe r pe t uat i onoft hi se l i t enar r at i veaboutde s i gne r shasl e dt oar c hi t e c t sc at e r i ngt oj us tt het op 0. 3 %oft hegl obal popul at i ont oday . Thi sc hunkal s ol ookst ot hede s i gnc ommuni t ye x pe c t i ngt hatwee nhanc eae s t he t i c sal one . Re s toft hepopul at i ondoe snot c ons i de ri tne c e s s ar yt ohavear c hi t e c t si nt e r ve ne . Thi sl os sofi mpor t anc ehasr e nde r e dar c hi t e c t sdumbandhe l pl e s sast he ynowc an’ tof f e rt he i re x pe r t i s et oaddr e s spe r s i s t i ngpr obl e mst hatar eve r ywe l l pr e ve nt abl e . Thef i r s ts t e pt or e e s t abl i s hi ngr e l e vanc eandi mpor t anc eofar c hi t e c t ur al pr ac t i c eamongt hege ne r al publ i ci st or e al i z et hatt hepur pos eofbui l te nvi r onme nti s pr i mar i l ydoi ngs oc i al good. S oc i al de s i gni sbe s tdonewhe nar c hi t e c t si nnovat epur e l yf ort hepe opl e , ke e pi ngi nmi ndt hatt he r ear ear guabl eamount sofdi ve r s i t yi nt hemos tt i ght l ykni tc ommuni t i e si nt e r msofc us t oms , t r adi t i ons , be l i e f s , be havi or s , i di os y nc r as i e s , ge ogr aphi e s , c l i mat e s , af f or dabi l i t yandi nt ur n, s pat i al ne e ds , want sandas pi r at i ons . Thene x ts t e pi st oi nc l udes uc hdi ve r s i t yi nal l de c i s i onmaki ngpr oc e s s e sr e l at i ngt ode s i gn. Wome nandmi nor i t i e ss houl dnotj us tbei nc l ude dt of ul f i l r e s e r vat i on r e qui r e me nt sofde s i gnf i r ms . The i ri de asands t or i e ss houl dbet ake nass e r i ous l yast hos eofc i sme n. TheS mi t hs oni anNat i onal Mus e um i nWas hi ngt onD. C. i sa br i l l i ante x ampl eofhowdi ve r s eopi ni onse x e mpl i f yde s i gn. Themus e um be i ngde di c at e dt ot heAf r i c anAme r i c anc ommuni t ye mpl oy e dar c hi t e c t s , c ont r ac t or s , ve ndor sandf oodc ons ul t ant soft her e s pe c t i veor i gi n. The i ri nput se nhanc e dt henat ur eoft hes t r uc t ur ei nt e r msoft hedy nami ct hr e e t i e rf or m, f r ontpor c hand l at t i c epat t e r nsi ndi c at i veofAf r i c ans t y l eofar tandc ul t ur e .
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Thel as tandmos ti mpor t ants t e pi st ot akei nput sf r om t hee ndus e r s . Fori ns t anc e , as ur ve yofI ndi anr ur al c ommuni t i e swoul di de nt i f yt hatmos toft he m donot mi gr at et oc i t i e svol unt ar i l y . The yar ef or c e dt odos oduet ol os sofi mpor t anc eoft he i rl oc al ar tandc r af t . Anybl anke ts ol ut i ons uc hast heUNUr bani z at i on pr os pe c t2 01 8whi c hof f e r saf f or dabl ehous i ngf ors l umsi nur banar e as , al t houghwe l l i nt e nt i one d, doe s n' the l pde al wi t ht her ooti s s ueandr e s ul t si nc ont i nue d ur bans pr awl . Pr opos i ngamus e me ntpar ks , t our i s tbui l di ngs , mal l sandt e c hpar kst oac t i vat et i e rt woc i t i e sandr ur al ar e asonl ydr i ve supl andval uebuti sus e l e s st ol oc al de mogr aphi ci nt hel ongr un. Thebe s tde s i gnr e s pons ewoul dbet or e vi t al i z eandpr omot er ur al mar ke t st hataut omat i c al l yat t r ac tt our i s m and r e t ai nval ue . Thi sc anbeac hi e ve dt hr oughs t r e e ti nt e r ve nt i onst hatbe t t e ri nt e gr at ec r af t s me nandve ndor si nt os oc i e t ybyc onne c t i ngt he mt ol oc al pe opl e , t our i s t sandpot e nt i al buy e r s . Ur banpl anne r sc anc ol l abor at ewi t hgove r nme ntbodi e sl i ket heAgr i c ul t ur al Pr oduc eMar ke tCommi t t e et obr i ngl oc al f ar me r sc l os e r t obuy e r sbyal l oc at i ngac c e s s i bl es pac e sf orl e gal s t r e e tve ndi ngandmar ke t i ng. Thepe de s t r i ani z at i onofMal l e s hwar am 8 t hc r os s , Bangal or easapar toft he ‘ S e ns i ngLoc al ' pr oj e c t , ke e pi ngi nmi ndt hel oc al pe ddl e r sands t r e e tve ndor she l psdi s t r i but et he m ac r os sl e gal gove r nme ntaut hor i z e dz one swi t houtc ons i de r abl yaf f e c t i ngt he i rl i ve l i hood. S uc hpr opos al sc anonl ybedonei nc ol l abor at i onwi t ht heve ndor sands ur r oundi ngde mogr aphi candonat r i al ande r r orbas i si n adapt abl eandr e vi s abl es t age s . Fi nal l y , anyde s i gnt hatai msatbe i ngi nc l us i veandac c e s s i bl et oal l ne e dst obef l e x i bl eandac c ommodat i ngt of ul l ys e r vei t spur pos e . Of f e r i ngc hoi c ei nde s i gni s mos tc r uc i al t oe ns ur i ngal l s t ake hol de r sus et hes pac ewi t houtf e e l i ngc ons c i ous . Fori ns t anc e , apubl i cpar kne e dst oc at e rt ot hemar gi nal i z e d, t hemi nor i t i e s , ve ndor s , l abor e r s , t heone swhoc annotaf f or dt he i rownope ns pac eandt heaf f l ue ntal l att hes amet i me . Buts houl dt hi sme ant hatt hepar kc r e at e soneac t i vi t yandf or c e se ve r y onet oc omet oge t he rt ohavet ous ei t , e i t he rbyc r e at i ngdi r e c t e dpat hway sorbyl i mi t i ngc apac i t y , t hatwoul ddomor ehar mt hangood. Note ve r ype r s onorc ommuni t yi sf i newi t hs har i ngs pac ewi t hs t r ange r s . Apoorl abor e rmi ghtnotf e e l goods har i ngs pac ewi t hawe al t hype r s onwhoi sabl et o af f or dbe t t e rappar e l orgami nge qui pme nt . Amot he rmi ghtnotf e e l c omf or t abl el e t t i nghe rc hi l dpl ayne x tt oagr oupofar t i s anse x hi bi t i ngt he i rwor k. Thi s way , as pac et hati mpos e sorr e s t r i c t sac t i vi t i e se ndsupdi s t anc i ngt heve r ype opl ei twant st oi nc l ude . The r e f or e , t hebe s twayt obei nc l us i vei st oof f e rade s i gn wi t hs uf f i c i e ntc apac i t ywhi l eal l owi ngdi f f e r e ntgr oupst oi nt e r nal l ys e tt he i rownboundar i e s .
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