Barbara Bunker! So nice to see you here, my friend! And for whatever it is worth I had an architect friend who combined OS with Charrette to great effect. The group started with Open Space for a day which got the conversation started, laid out the issues of concern, and (self) identified the interested parties for each issue. The OS was then followed by a "design period" (about 4 weeks over all, I recall) in which the architects worked the issues over against the actual structural design -- in the company of the identified "interested parties." Doing this effectively created a Co-design teams in which user's and designers could really collaborate. The final act was the Charrette which morphed into a "project review" session for all parties. I am told that everybody really enjoyed the undertaking, but more to the point, once construction started design changes were minimal to non-existent. The importance of this last point (no design changes) is large in the building world. Design changes are where you make or lose money. If you can build a project according to the design it is much more likely that you will come in according to the budget, which is always a good thing.
Harrison Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Dr. Potomac, MD 20854 USA 189 Beaucaire Ave. (summer) Camden, Maine 20854 Phone 301-365-2093 (summer) 207-763-3261 www.openspaceworld.com www.ho-image.com (Personal Website) To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of OSLIST Go to:http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Barbara B. Bunker Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 9:12 PM To: World wide Open Space Technology email list Subject: Re: [OSList] Charrette in Connecticut I heard about a charette process used to redesign the decaying downtown in an urban CT town. The architects brought in sketches or photos of the main street downtown and asked a very diverse group of stakeholders to think about what they would do to meet their own needs as well as get rid of urban blight. Seniors wanted their senior center connected more easily and safely to the downtown. Some people wanted 2nd floor apartments downtown. New types of business were proposed. The joggers wanted the fence that kept them from coming downtown for a coffee to have a gate so they could meet friends while exercising, etc, etc. The architects/planners then went back to their drawing boards and created new models that were responsive. Some weeks later at another meeting the whole group reassembled to review and react to the new plans. It's my understanding that the final project was quite successful. I see it as a structured engagement process for getting the people affected, involved in the change process. B3 Barbara B. Bunker Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Emerita The University at Buffalo 117 Highland Avenue Buffalo, NY 14222 716-881-2166 On Mon 01/30/12 5:21 PM , "Harrison Owen" [email protected] sent: > Eva – The big difference with OS and Charrette is that the architects > charge megabucks and think they are doing a real big special deal. We > just invite some folks to enjoy their open space, and then they forget > about us. We may or may not get paid. L ho Harrison Owen > > 7808 River Falls Dr. > > Potomac, MD 20854 > > USA > 189 Beaucaire Ave. (summer) > > Camden, Maine 20854 > Phone 301-365-2093 > > (summer) 207-763-3261 > www.openspaceworld.com > > www.ho-image.com (Personal Website) > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of > OSLIST Go to: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > [1] > FROM: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] ON BEHALF OF Eva P > Svensson > SENT: Monday, January 30, 2012 3:10 AM > TO: World wide Open Space Technology email list > SUBJECT: [OSList] Charrette? > Hi you'll wise guys out there, > > Have you heard of charrette? On wikipedia it says > > "A _charrette_ is a method of organizing thoughts from experts and the > users into a structured medium that is unrestricted and conducive to > the creativity and the development of myriad scenarios. > > The word _charrette_ may refer to any collaborative session in which a > group of designers [2] drafts a solution to a design problem. While > the structure of a charrette varies, depending on the design problem > and the individuals in the group, charrettes often take place in > multiple sessions in which the group divides into sub-groups. Each > sub-group then presents its work to the full group as material for > futuredialogue [3]. Such charrettes serve as a way of quickly > generating a design solution while integrating the aptitudes and > interests of a diverse group of people. Compare this term with > workshop [4]." > So what's the different from a good OST meeting I wonder?? > > Anyone knows? > > Hugs from a winter like Sweden > > :o) > > Eva > > Skickat från min iPad > > Links: > ------ > [1] > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Designers > [3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialogue > [4] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workshop > > _______________________________________________ OSList mailing list To post send emails to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org _______________________________________________ OSList mailing list To post send emails to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org
