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2005.11.19 / Lecture / Cambridge, USA
Informal Networks and Self-Organization
Informal Networks and Self-Organization
Jon Kher and Koon Wee present their experience working as a think tank in collaboration with NGOs in a paper entitled "Informal Networks and Self-Organization" at GSD Harvard University.
2005.11.19 / 09:00 / Piper Auditorium, Gund Hall / Harvard University / Cambridge, MA, USA
There is an obsession with the homogenizing effects of globalization. Many are concerned that the new global culture will mean the disappearance of local uniqueness. The 2004 Tsunami gave the world an opportunity to overcome the barri- ers of nation states and multiculturalism, even if the moment was media-hyped and short-lived. 7+1 was the product of such a moment. With collaborating clients in Banda Aceh and Chennai, institutional affiliates in Singapore and San Jose, consultants from all across the United States, and with members in New York, Singapore and Shanghai, 7+1 sought to bring about assistance and change through self-organized and informal networks. Architecture in the post-multicultural era must facilitate dialogs between cities. Architecture is charged with a task of translating between two or more paradigms, including geographies, cultures, rituals, languages, programs, institutions and political entities. Translation thrives on overlaps, feedback and errors, and can promote spin-offs and growth.
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There is an obsession with the homogenizing effects of globalization. Many are concerned that the new global culture will mean the disappearance of local uniqueness. The 2004 Tsunami gave the world an opportunity to overcome the barri- ers of nation states and multiculturalism, even if the moment was media-hyped and short-lived. 7+1 was the product of such a moment. With collaborating clients in Banda Aceh and Chennai, institutional affiliates in Singapore and San Jose, consultants from all across the United States, and with members in New York, Singapore and Shanghai, 7+1 sought to bring about assistance and change through self-organized and informal networks. Architecture in the post-multicultural era must facilitate dialogs between cities. Architecture is charged with a task of translating between two or more paradigms, including geographies, cultures, rituals, languages, programs, institutions and political entities. Translation thrives on overlaps, feedback and errors, and can promote spin-offs and growth.
Conference brochure / Conference poster
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