Raising Expectations: Creating Advocates for a Healthier Built Environment

Raising Expectations

Creating advocates for a

healthier built environment

SETTING the STAGE

The hands-on approach to raising expectations

These slides introduce

10 interactive elements

that transform participants

into champions who

demand healthy design.

How will we be sure to

“get it right?”

Are we asking the right

questions? ! ?

Define big picture challenges

Stretch our thinking: “what if...?”

Set parameters for “getting it right” (v. just “get it done”)

SUCCESS

1. Jointly define the project’s

high-level purpose.

2. Review what to expect from

the creative process.

3. Nurture a spirit of discovery.

4. Bring “strong opinions, lightly held.”

5. Analyze the health impact of

various approaches to design.

6. Invite diverse, hands-on

participation.

7. Resist jumping to conclusions.

What other questions should

we be asking ourselves?

8. View issues through a wide lens.

9. Question assumed constraints.

10. Work through options together.

Five benefits of this approach

1. Achieve greater value for money.

2. Make best use of the site

and resources.

3. Ensure greater relevance for unpredictable

future scenarios.

4. A design that reflects shared,

higher aspirations.

5. Unite diverse interests.

Farrow Partnership Architects

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