David Sanderson - Guardian Article

Hambi's idea of enablement is echoed by David Sanderson, who suggests architects need to 'move beyond their traditional role of designers of buildings in places of relative uncertainty, to become facilitators of building processss that involve people in places of uncertainty and rapid change'. Sanderson writes in relation to architectural involvement in the aftermath of the Haitian earthquakes.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/mar/03/architects-disaster-reconstruction-haiti-chile

PEAS - Nabeel Hambi - Oxford Brookes University

Hambi's own models of practice relates to his idea of PEAS (Housing without Houses, 1995, IT publications).

1. (P)roviding - how much provision do you give for a scheme?
2. (E)nablement - such as political engagement; are you prepared to get involved here?. Idea of a catalyst in liberating the resourcefulness of people.
3. (A)dapt - accept that change is integral
4. (S)ustainability

MAKE Architects

MAKE Architects

MAKE Architects was set up in 2004 by Ken Shuttleworth with the aim, in part, of creating an organisation that was devoid of hierarchy. This would cover both their design operations, and their business models. Of the former, MAKE's approach to design gives equal voice and participation to the entire work force; whether created by a new or experienced partner, a design idea will be judged on its merit alone. The negation of titles (note that it is called MAKE architects rather than Ken Shuttleworth Architects) amongst the partners enhances this egalitarian approach. The lack of hierarchy is reflected in the fact that MAKE is 100% employee owned organization.

We are particularly interested in MAKE's tangible practice strategies. MAKE sets as an agenda: 'An appreciation of place is essential to our working process; we never resort to a fixed architectural language, but work in response to the particularities of a site and consider the use of local materials where relevant so that our schemes are rooted in their context'.

Temporality of the landscape - Tim Ingold

Abstract

Landscape and temporality are the major unifying themes of archaeology and social-cultural anthropology. This paper attempts to show how the temporality of the landscape may be understood by way of a 'dwelling perspective' that sets out from the premise of people's active, perceptual engagement in the world. The meaning of 'landscape' is clarified by contrast to the concepts of land, nature and space. The notion of 'taskscape' is introduced to denote a pattern of dwelling activities, and the intrinsic temporality of the taskscape is shown to lie in its rhythmic interrelations or patterns of resonance. By considering how taskscape relates to landscape, the distinction between them is ultimately dissolved, and the landscape itself is shown to be fundamentally temporal. Some concrete illustrations of these arguments are drawn from a painting by Bruegel, The Harvesters.

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