"The dream project for me isn't a skyline object or spectacle, it's a long-life system -a project whose structure is reused, materials are upgraded and recycled rather than replaced, and performance improves over time. Where sustainable strategies aren't hidden in basements, or rooftops, but become part of the architectural experience. A dream project would be an urban district reimagined, edited with a scalpel (rather than a sledgehammer) with its declining building stock given a new life through subtle upgrades, modest interventions, and attention to craft and building performance."
"My dream project would be to design beyond the scale of a single building-at the district scale-to define a new way of living. We have the ability to overcome the segmentation we have created in the built environment and move toward convergent places where people can not only live, work, and play in the same space, but also innovate, learn, and care for ourselves and each other. Embedded in this approach are solutions to current crises like housing, access to food and care, and more: to think about community-building and what people need around them to ensure a safe, vibrant, and supported life."
Designers envision district-scale projects that prioritize longevity, adaptive reuse, and visible sustainable systems. Structures would be upgraded and recycled rather than replaced, improving performance over time. Sustainable strategies would be integrated into everyday architectural experience rather than hidden. Desired interventions include subtle upgrades, modest retrofits, and attention to craft to revitalize declining building stock. The goal is to create convergent places where people can live, work, play, innovate, learn, and care. Projects would embed solutions to housing shortages, food access, and care, fostering safe, vibrant, and supported communities.
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