I liked this article from the NYT last week about architects doing their own thing in the recession (after losing their jobs, that is)--whether staring an ice cream truck (CoolHaus, and I have to add that we submitted what seemed like thousands of brilliant ideas into their flavor-naming contest last year, from Herzog and de Melon to Berry Gehry).
This past weekend, I bumped into an event at the London Building Centre, called 'Don't Move, Improve' to encourage Londoners to think about renovating their houses and meeting with architects. The event was packed; homeowners had booked time slots online to chat with architects (who had won renovation design prizes). It was great--people brought photos of their houses and images or sketches of what they were thinking about, and architects were talking about ideas and possibilities. Seemed like a vibrant, lively forum for design to be unintimidating and accessible to regular people.
Reminded me of the guy in the NYT story who got a booth at a farmers market offering ideas for architectural questions ('no house too small for big ideas') ...
Need more of this!
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