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“The misconception […] is the notion of ‘independent existence.’ There is no such mode of existence;

…

Alfred Whitehead



“The misconception […] is the notion of ‘independent existence.’ There is no such mode of existence;

every entity is to be understood in terms of the way it is interwoven with the rest of the universe”.

Alfred Whitehead









GLOBAL TRENDS



Complexity



Complexity —> moving forward with uncertainty




Unification




Unification —> embrace unity in diversity





Interdependent problems





Interdependent problems —> solve in constellation



FRAGMENTATION_



not by a single entity



not by a single entity

not one discipline at a time



not by a single entity —> collective wisdom | collaboration

not one discipline at a time




not one discipline at a time —> comprehensive innovation







INTERACTIONS





Effective development



Effective development unequivocally calls for



Effective development unequivocally calls for coordinated trans-disciplinary



Effective development unequivocally calls for coordinated trans-disciplinary and trans-continental interactions



ON CAMPUS_













THREE CONCEPTS_



THE INTELLIGENCE OF USERS




THE HONESTY OF BEHAVIOUR





THE QUALITY OF TIME





THE QUALITY OF TIME



INTERACTION







AN INTERACTION IS A LIVING RELATIONSHIP







CONTEXT



CONTEXT GIVES MEANING TO OUR INTERACTIONS





THE QUALITY OF TIME



How can we gather THE INTELLIGENCE OF USERS?


THE QUALITY OF TIME



SERVING_



SERVANT LEADERSHIP



“Good leaders must first become good servants”.

Robert Greenleaf



SERVING



DICTATOR FACILITATOR



DICTATOR FACILITATOR



DICTATOR FACILITATOR SERVANT LEADERSHIP



DICTATOR FACILITATION





Incomplete



Incomplete Impermanent



Incomplete Impermanent Imperfect



FACILITATING IS CREATING CONTEXTS THAT ARE



FACILITATING IS CREATING CONTEXTS THAT ARE

INCOMPLETE, IMPERMANENT, IMPERFECT



How can we gather THE INTELLIGENCE OF USERS?


THE QUALITY OF TIME



How can we gather THE INTELLIGENCE OF USERS? by facilitating their interactions


THE QUALITY OF TIME




How can we harness THE HONESTY OF BEHAVIOUR?

THE QUALITY OF TIME



FORM & FLOW_



FORM



FORM FLOW



IT IS NOT WHAT IT IS IT IS WHAT IT DOES




How can we harness THE HONESTY OF BEHAVIOUR?

THE QUALITY OF TIME




How can we harness THE HONESTY OF BEHAVIOUR? from conversation to observation

THE QUALITY OF TIME





How can we utilise THE QUALITY OF TIME?



OXFORD_



DESIGNING SUSTAINABLY



DESIGNING SUSTAINABLY IS FACILITATING THE PROCESS



DESIGNING SUSTAINABLY IS FACILITATING THE PROCESS

INTO THE FUTURE



2D+3D 4D THINKING



2D+3D 4D THINKING







FACILITATING INTERACTIONS





How can we utilise THE QUALITY OF TIME?





How can we utilise THE QUALITY OF TIME? fostering interactions along 4D





How can we utilise THE QUALITY OF TIME? fostering interactions along 4D



URBAN PLANNING_



BETER BENUTTEN“ “



BETTER UTILISATION



BETTER UTILISATION

BEHAVIOUR



BETTER UTILISATION

BEHAVIOUR

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CITIES;



CITIES; ORGANISED COMPLEXITY



2%



2%

2007



2%

2007

190.000



“Cities are the result of a million individual human decisions,

…

Mike Batty, The Bartlett Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis


http://www.bartlett.ucl.ac.uk/

http://www.bartlett.ucl.ac.uk/casa



all rational but relatively non coordinated,

…







all rational but relatively non coordinated,

which makes the resulting whole behaviour quite unpredictable”.






INTRA TO INTER_



1/d2



INTRA TO INTER TO INTRA_



15-20%



15-20%

x2



15-20%

x2

c n



INTENSIFICATION OF SOCIAL INTERACTIONS



INTENSIFICATION OF SOCIAL INTERACTIONS

—> collaboration —> innovation



105

HIDDEN ORDER_



a = 2b = 3c = …







The journey is defined by the quality of

intermediate interactions



BRICKS AND BIRDS_



INTERACTIONS




INTERACTIONS







DO NOT_



DO NOT DESIGN INTERACTIONS



DO NOT DESIGN INTERACTIONS INSTEAD DESIGN THE CONTEXT

FOR INTERACTIONS



QUESTION_



How can we design contexts that foster interactions?



ARCHITECTING INTERACTION













PROJECTS



PROJECTSPEOPLE





WE DO NOT DESIGN INTERACTIONS, INSTEAD WE DESIGN THE CONTEXTS FOR INTERACTIONS



VARYING DEGREES_



EVERY SPACE NEEDS TO FOSTER INTERACTIONS,



EVERY SPACE NEEDS TO FOSTER INTERACTIONS,

ONLY TO VARYING DEGREES



CREATING CONTEXTS THAT FOSTER INTERACTIONS



A MATTER OF PROCESS_



ARCHITECTURE



ARCHITECTURE

End of construction

Beginning of design



ARCHITECTURE

Beginning of design

End of construction



ARCHITECTURE

Inhabited space

Beginning of design

End of construction



ARCHITECTURE ARCHITECTING

Inhabited space

Beginning of design

End of construction



STATIC LIVINGARCHITECTURE ARCHITECTING

Inhabited space

Beginning of design

End of construction



SCIENTIFICALLY SPEAKING_



E = MC2



E = MC2

ENERGY



E = MC2

ENERGY MASS



E = MC2

ENERGY MASS SPEED OF LIGHT



E = MC2

ENERGY SPEED OF LIGHTBUILT MASS



E = MC2

ENERGY INTERACTIONSBUILT MASS



E = MC2

EMERGING QUALITY

INTERACTIONSBUILT MASS



QUANTITATIVE



QUANTITATIVE QUALITATIVE



A CUSTOM PROCESS_



INTRINSICALLY COLLABORATIVE



INTRINSICALLY COLLABORATIVE BASED ON THE COMMUNAL



INTRINSICALLY COLLABORATIVE BASED ON THE COMMUNAL CREATION OF KNOWLEDGE





Delivery of space for users to move in



APPRECIATE



APPRECIATE

Community Consultation



KERNELAPPRECIATE




KERNEL

Shared Vision

APPRECIATE




KICKSTARTKERNEL

Shared Vision

APPRECIATE




Learning by Doing

Shared Vision


KICKSTARTKERNELAPPRECIATE



Learning by Doing

Shared Vision


KICKSTARTKERNELAPPRECIATE ADAPT



ObservationLearning by Doing

Shared Vision








INSIGHTS




THE USERS ARE THE EXPERTS



WHY_



AT THE HEART OF EVERY COMMUNITY

IS A CLEAR WHY




IS A CLEAR WHY




IS A CLEAR WHY




IS A CLEAR WHY



ONGOING_






ADAPT

KICKSTART

KERNEL

APPRECIATE



ADAPT KERNEL

APPRECIATE

INCOMPLETE

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ADAPT KERNEL

APPRECIATE

INCOMPLETE IMPERMANENT



INCOMPLETE IMPERMANENT IMPERFECT

ADAPT KERNEL

APPRECIATE



ADAPT KERNEL

APPRECIATE

DO NOT DESIGN INTERACTION, DESIGN THE CONTEXT FOR INTERACTIONS




SUSTAINABLE CONTEXT

DO NOT DESIGN INTERACTION, DESIGN THE CONTEXT FOR INTERACTIONS

ADAPT KERNEL

APPRECIATE




A MOMENT OF REFLECTION_



IN CONCLUSION_






EVERY CONTEXT NEEDS TO FOSTER INTERACTIONS,

ONLY TO VARYING DEGREES










GATHER THE INTELLIGENCE OF USERS

HARNESS THE HONESTY OF BEHAVIOUR

UTILISE THE QUALITY OF TIME



DO NOT DESIGN INTERACTIONS INSTEAD DESIGN THE CONTEXT

FOR INTERACTIONS



HOW CAN WE CREATE CONTEXTS THAT FOSTER INTERACTIONS?_




BY DESIGNING INCOMPLETE, IMPERMANENT & IMPERFECT




BY DESIGNING INCOMPLETE, IMPERMANENT & IMPERFECT THROUGH A PROCESS IN ITSELF INCOMPLETE, IMPERMANENT & IMPERFECT



WE NOW ALL CREATE CONTEXTS THAT FOSTER INTERACTIONS



WE NOW ALL CREATE CONTEXTS THAT FOSTER INTERACTIONS



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