Archive / Issue 01
The Public Act
Food, water and cultivated materials, brought into one conversation.
Published archiveOpen Issue 01
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Architectural research, essays and field notes, collected by issue.
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Food and water: studies of the systems people depend on.
ProjectFood / neighbourhoods
Food Park
How can growing, cooking and sharing food shape a neighbourhood?
Featured contributor: Anindita ShrivastavaExplore project
ProjectWater / cities
Resilient Metropoles
How can coastal cities grow with water rather than only defend against it?
Featured contributor: Nishtha GuptaExplore project
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Published issue / Issue 02
Between intent and use
On the people, decisions and handovers between a design and its use.
Editorial illustration / Field Assembly Essay5 min readWho Am I Designing For?
The distance between the person an architect imagines and the person who experiences a space.
Siamak RajaeiRamshehRead essayEditorial illustration / Field Assembly Field note3 min readWhere the modular kitchen meets the dining room
Two fit-out photographs show where a building package meets the requirements of meal service.
PQSE House teamRead field note
Motus Gridia, project by Shaan Khan. Contributor-supplied diagram prepared from the project whitepaper. Project2 min readCollective Grid: how a charter becomes a place
A proposal follows shared resources from the private front door to the commons, then out into a wider network.
Shaan KhanRead project studyEditorial illustration / Field Assembly Field note4 min readMaking an illuminated zodiac figure
From steel frame to temporary landmark
Star Factory LanternRead field note