Open Source Architecture

Open Source Architecture offers a wholly new vision of how architecture can and must adapt to the realities of the 21st century.nnThe authors call for a shift from the ego-fuelled grand visions of ‘starchitects’ and their Modernist forebears, to a networked, collaborative, inclusive model that draws inspiration from phenomena such as crowd-sourcing, open access and mass customization.nnTimely, provocative and passionate, this is a small book packed with big ideas that no architect or designer can afford to ignore. nContentsn The Promethean Architect: A Modern(ist) Heron Bottom-Up Architectures: The Timeless Way of Buildingn Why It Did not Work: A Horse Designed by Committeen Learning From the network: n New Paradigms for Participation in the Digital Worldn Open Source Gets Physical: n How Digital Collaboration Technologies Became Tangiblen Building Harmonies: Towards a Choral Architect(s)n Over to you: Go Ahead, Design!