Some of the most beautiful and successful buildings in the world have been produced from a design-bu
If a design is not allowed to adapt to the evolutionary opportunities of its context during construction, it will be destined to be profoundly limited. Yet a design-build approach can introduce uncertainty, complexity and cost into the construction process.
Therefore:
Incorporate a design-build methodology into construction processes. Use an interactive collaboration between designers, builders and craftspeople, looking on site for
When … In order to get the richest quality of Biophilic Urbanism (p. 48) and high quality buildings, develop the construction process to be able to evolve and respond to context as it proceeds…
Then Use Community Mockup (p. 174) to judge the results of design changes in their actual contexts...
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