Comments on: Design like you give a damn.

Design like you give a damn.

dobbs — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 20:10:16 -0800

The Open Architecture Network "is an online, open source community dedicated to improving living conditions through innovative and sustainable design." {via Cameron Sinclair's Ted Talk}

By: Listener

Listener — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 20:40:03 -0800

Oh boy, 300 and some projects. E.G., Improving existing houses to make them net zero energy.

By: signal

signal — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 20:41:54 -0800

Been browsing for a while and I haven't found a single actual plan, just a bunch of renderings, photographs and some tiny jpgs.

By: Gnostic Novelist

Gnostic Novelist — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 20:47:06 -0800

Is this supposed to be what they mean by sustainable? Makes me grateful for my crappy apartment...even though it's about the size of that dwelling.

By: saraswati

saraswati — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 20:49:56 -0800

I like the Now House project that Listener pointed out. To get actual details on it (there's none on OAN) check out the website.

By: unSane

unSane — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 21:02:54 -0800

'Open architecture' has existed for centuries, also known as 'vernacular architecture'. When we decided it was time to build a house, we did hire an architect but the design was pretty strictly based on local vernacular designs, which usually turn out to have a substantial amount of logic behind them, even if it isn't obvious at the outset. How Buildings Learn is another locus classicus of this meme.

By: afflatus

afflatus — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 10:00:09 -0800

A couple related sites that might be worth your while checking out: Archiplanet which is a Wiki dedicated to the architecture and design community and Great Buildings which houses descriptions, photos and sometimes plans for many famous/important buildings around the world.