A few years ago, I sat down with Cameron Sinclair to talk about his recently-launched Open Architecture Network.
He describes it as a “gift to the design community” with a simple
mission: “to generate design opportunities that will improve living
standards for all “by providing an open-source platform through which anyone can
view, post, share, and adapt sustainable, humanitarian-based, scalable
solutions. The idea that designs and all associated documents can and
should be shared within the decidedly proprietary architectural industry
is truly innovative, and could very well aid in the reshaping of the
entire architectural profession into a more socially-focused and
responsible vocation. Read on for a full transcription of the interview.
Emily: You won the TED prize, and the Open Architecture
Network was your “wish.” How did the idea come about? Down the line how
do you think it’s going to change the existing system?
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| Cameron Sinclair, photo by PhOtOnQuAnTiQuE |
Cameron: The whole idea of the Network
came from our frustration. It was really the frustration of working on
projects in different locations with different architects and not being
able to share ideas and knowledge. For instance, we’d have an architect
in Sri Lanka, and she’d have to drive for a day to get to a place where
she could upload information, and it would take her 4 hours to upload
something. And then we would get it, we’d print it out, and it meant
that a decision would take two weeks. Whereas if we can have a system
where all that information’s up online and people can comment on it- all
these great tools, then you can make on-the-ground decisions a lot
quicker.
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