C O M M U N I T Y ..B U I L D I N G Community Building Starting with £36 (and some pence) and abundant vision, Nant-y-cwm
Steiner School teachers, parents, children, neighbours and an
architect built a place of beauty and inspiration.
Consensus Design
Community-based building has a strong tradition, and thus an incredible
momentum as we face the unformed future. Done with heart and cooperation, it is innately sensitive to environment
and spirit - values many now consider progressive. Employing the
current growing consciousness that permeates our world, it can
tap creative resources which provide solutions to today's - and
even tomorrow's - challenges. Many architects are finding that their role is changing from god-like
bestower of ideas to informed facilitator. After 25 years of practicing ecological architecture and a constant
commitment to community, Christopher Day has collected a wealth
of practical knowledge and experience - about building, about
ecological design, and about the architect's changing role - which
we hope to share here over the coming months. Central to his work, is the development of the Consensus Design Process, which engages both laypersons and professionals in a series
of steps intended to combine non-judgmental observation with the
valuable experience of everyone present. The Whole, in Consensus
Design, does in fact prove to be delightfully greater than the
sum of its parts.
Community Building . Consensus Design
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