Urban Versioning System 1.0 – Fuller / Haque
- “Architects are seen as supplementary to this process, useful perhaps in advising on legal and structural matters and creating technical drawings but a bit of a hindrance when it comes to design, which, self-builders often feel is something that “anyone can do.” This do-it-yourself (DIY) approach has been popularized, even pimped, in the UK recently by television shows such as “Designer for a Day,” “Grand Designs” and “DIY SOS.” These programs chart the progress of projects undertaken by homeowners or show how design professionals can advise people in upgrading existing homes themselves.”
– Although this ‘open-source’ approach to contemporary redesign has been popularized in society more recently, it does not discredit the architect from playing an important role in whether the “design” by the owner is buildable or structural. What does this mean for architecture as a profession in the future?
– What is it about designing for one-self or designing in general that drives common ‘non-architects’ to want to produce their own surrounding domestic environment, rather than trust it in the hands of someone else?