this is incredibly exciting and before I go any further thank you very much for
go any further thank you very much for
go any further thank you very much for listening now I’ve been really inspired
listening now I’ve been really inspired
listening now I’ve been really inspired by the talks that I’ve heard during
by the talks that I’ve heard during
by the talks that I’ve heard during today and I’ve learned a lot by simply
today and I’ve learned a lot by simply
today and I’ve learned a lot by simply listening being involved and that’s
listening being involved and that’s
listening being involved and that’s something I’ve come to understand over a
something I’ve come to understand over a
something I’ve come to understand over a long long period of time listening and
long long period of time listening and
long long period of time listening and engaging with people helps me to learn
engaging with people helps me to learn
engaging with people helps me to learn about people about lives about
about people about lives about
about people about lives about environments about places and when I de
environments about places and when I de
environments about places and when I de study decided I was going to study
study decided I was going to study
study decided I was going to study architecture I was actually pretty young
architecture I was actually pretty young
architecture I was actually pretty young and I love to be a part of everything
and I love to be a part of everything
and I love to be a part of everything that was around me
that was around me
that was around me to touch things to fill spaces to
to touch things to fill spaces to
to touch things to fill spaces to experience the smell of compost and soil
experience the smell of compost and soil
experience the smell of compost and soil to build huts out of old pallets in the
to build huts out of old pallets in the
to build huts out of old pallets in the garden and to experiment with soil roofs
garden and to experiment with soil roofs
garden and to experiment with soil roofs and building ash pathways just to see
and building ash pathways just to see
and building ash pathways just to see what would happen when the next rain
what would happen when the next rain
what would happen when the next rain storm came along and I was lucky because
storm came along and I was lucky because
storm came along and I was lucky because when I went to study architecture I was
when I went to study architecture I was
when I went to study architecture I was not really taught anything at all but I
not really taught anything at all but I
not really taught anything at all but I was given the opportunity to choose my
was given the opportunity to choose my
was given the opportunity to choose my own projects to write my own briefs and
own projects to write my own briefs and
own projects to write my own briefs and to test whatever I wanted now to be put
to test whatever I wanted now to be put
to test whatever I wanted now to be put in a position where you to write and
in a position where you to write and
in a position where you to write and curate your own future for the first
curate your own future for the first
curate your own future for the first time away from the security of family
time away from the security of family
time away from the security of family and friends is actually a pretty
and friends is actually a pretty
and friends is actually a pretty daunting task for any 18 year old and
daunting task for any 18 year old and
daunting task for any 18 year old and once we not necessarily have to actually
once we not necessarily have to actually
once we not necessarily have to actually design buildings themselves everything
design buildings themselves everything
design buildings themselves everything we did had to be rigorous authentic and
we did had to be rigorous authentic and
we did had to be rigorous authentic and contextual and it had to have meaning it
contextual and it had to have meaning it
contextual and it had to have meaning it had to relate to people and when we
had to relate to people and when we
had to relate to people and when we graduated we received the certificate
graduated we received the certificate
graduated we received the certificate and not many people know this but we
and not many people know this but we
and not many people know this but we also received a crystal ball as
also received a crystal ball as
also received a crystal ball as architects need to be able to see the
architects need to be able to see the
architects need to be able to see the future as everything we do will be in
future as everything we do will be in
future as everything we do will be in the future will shape the future now I
the future will shape the future now I
the future will shape the future now I recently saw a t-shirt and on the
recently saw a t-shirt and on the
recently saw a t-shirt and on the t-shirt it said architect a person that
t-shirt it said architect a person that
t-shirt it said architect a person that can solve problems that you don’t even
can solve problems that you don’t even
can solve problems that you don’t even know that you have in ways that you
know that you have in ways that you
know that you have in ways that you cannot possibly understand
cannot possibly understand
cannot possibly understand see also magician and wizard brilliant
see also magician and wizard brilliant
see also magician and wizard brilliant well I also release recently listened to
well I also release recently listened to
well I also release recently listened to a very influential politician talking
a very influential politician talking
a very influential politician talking about Britain leaving the European Union
about Britain leaving the European Union
about Britain leaving the European Union and saying it will be alright and
and saying it will be alright and
and saying it will be alright and explain how it’s all about business well
explain how it’s all about business well
explain how it’s all about business well I’m not so sure it really is all about
I’m not so sure it really is all about
I’m not so sure it really is all about business I wonder if the communities
business I wonder if the communities
business I wonder if the communities that we create today and have created in
that we create today and have created in
that we create today and have created in the past really are all about business
the past really are all about business
the past really are all about business certainly business has a huge influence
certainly business has a huge influence
certainly business has a huge influence on everything that we do in many
on everything that we do in many
on everything that we do in many different ways but can it really be all
different ways but can it really be all
different ways but can it really be all about business no what if it was all
about business no what if it was all
about business no what if it was all about people what if it was all about
about people what if it was all about
about people what if it was all about the environment that we’re in this place
the environment that we’re in this place
the environment that we’re in this place where we are now this very moment that
where we are now this very moment that
where we are now this very moment that we’re all experiencing together these
we’re all experiencing together these
we’re all experiencing together these sounds these tastes these feelings this
sounds these tastes these feelings this
sounds these tastes these feelings this energy what if it was all about context
energy what if it was all about context
energy what if it was all about context community love and joy all about people
community love and joy all about people
community love and joy all about people well actually think it is I think it’s
well actually think it is I think it’s
well actually think it is I think it’s all about people and I truly believe
all about people and I truly believe
all about people and I truly believe that we’re all connected by layer upon
that we’re all connected by layer upon
that we’re all connected by layer upon layer of experience of life of joy of
layer of experience of life of joy of
layer of experience of life of joy of sadness of hard times of friendships and
sadness of hard times of friendships and
sadness of hard times of friendships and energy incredibly powerful energy and
energy incredibly powerful energy and
energy incredibly powerful energy and what if architecture was not only all
what if architecture was not only all
what if architecture was not only all about buildings but about the space in
about buildings but about the space in
about buildings but about the space in between the buildings one of the best
between the buildings one of the best
between the buildings one of the best pieces of advice I was ever given is to
pieces of advice I was ever given is to
pieces of advice I was ever given is to be naive in what you do and I think that
be naive in what you do and I think that
be naive in what you do and I think that actually one of the most useful things
actually one of the most useful things
actually one of the most useful things when you study architecture is that your
when you study architecture is that your
when you study architecture is that your main goal is to learn how to learn so
main goal is to learn how to learn so
main goal is to learn how to learn so how can we use this in our everyday
how can we use this in our everyday
how can we use this in our everyday lives
lives
lives well firstly I believe we can all be
well firstly I believe we can all be
well firstly I believe we can all be lucky we’re lucky enough to have
lucky we’re lucky enough to have
lucky we’re lucky enough to have projects across the world we’re
projects across the world we’re
projects across the world we’re currently building cinemas in the whore
currently building cinemas in the whore
currently building cinemas in the whore in Pakistan we’re currently building
in Pakistan we’re currently building
in Pakistan we’re currently building schools in the UK we’re building villas
schools in the UK we’re building villas
schools in the UK we’re building villas at two-and-a-half thousand metres above
at two-and-a-half thousand metres above
at two-and-a-half thousand metres above sea level in the Pakistani Mountains
sea level in the Pakistani Mountains
sea level in the Pakistani Mountains we’re building an off-grid Hotel Resort
we’re building an off-grid Hotel Resort
we’re building an off-grid Hotel Resort in Tanzania an incredible apartment
in Tanzania an incredible apartment
in Tanzania an incredible apartment building here in Prague in the Czech
building here in Prague in the Czech
building here in Prague in the Czech Republic
Republic
Republic we’re master planning cities and
we’re master planning cities and
we’re master planning cities and communities shaping people’s lives
communities shaping people’s lives
communities shaping people’s lives building and designing the very fabric
building and designing the very fabric
building and designing the very fabric upon which the future will be founded
upon which the future will be founded
upon which the future will be founded and it’s a pretty responsible position
and it’s a pretty responsible position
and it’s a pretty responsible position that we’ve been given now something I
that we’ve been given now something I
that we’ve been given now something I was lucky enough to learn about is that
was lucky enough to learn about is that
was lucky enough to learn about is that we all need to be given respond
we all need to be given respond
we all need to be given respond ability responsibilities to live and to
ability responsibilities to live and to
ability responsibilities to live and to grow to communicate with one another and
grow to communicate with one another and
grow to communicate with one another and to share and over time I’ve learned to
to share and over time I’ve learned to
to share and over time I’ve learned to understand that sharing really is a
understand that sharing really is a
understand that sharing really is a wonderful thing when we share something
wonderful thing when we share something
wonderful thing when we share something we feel really something satisfactory
we feel really something satisfactory
we feel really something satisfactory and in fact we often feel even better
and in fact we often feel even better
and in fact we often feel even better when we not only share it just give it
when we not only share it just give it
when we not only share it just give it away now I’ll tell you a secret
away now I’ll tell you a secret
away now I’ll tell you a secret Architects are not always good at
Architects are not always good at
Architects are not always good at listening in fact at certain times there
listening in fact at certain times there
listening in fact at certain times there can be a pretty arrogant Bunch so what
can be a pretty arrogant Bunch so what
can be a pretty arrogant Bunch so what would happen if we were to use the ideas
would happen if we were to use the ideas
would happen if we were to use the ideas of listening sharing engaging respecting
of listening sharing engaging respecting
of listening sharing engaging respecting and learning to create architecture well
and learning to create architecture well
and learning to create architecture well that’s exactly what we strive to do all
that’s exactly what we strive to do all
that’s exactly what we strive to do all the time I’ll show you some examples
the time I’ll show you some examples
the time I’ll show you some examples when we design a school we often receive
when we design a school we often receive
when we design a school we often receive a brief and the brief will often tell us
a brief and the brief will often tell us
a brief and the brief will often tell us needs to be X amount of classrooms Y
needs to be X amount of classrooms Y
needs to be X amount of classrooms Y types of uses within a minimum budget of
types of uses within a minimum budget of
types of uses within a minimum budget of n minus 1 of course yep well this is all
n minus 1 of course yep well this is all
n minus 1 of course yep well this is all very helpful this is really good stuff
very helpful this is really good stuff
very helpful this is really good stuff but what about the people what about the
but what about the people what about the
but what about the people what about the context what about the community what
context what about the community what
context what about the community what about the future well we’ve worked out
about the future well we’ve worked out
about the future well we’ve worked out an amazing way for us to create a school
an amazing way for us to create a school
an amazing way for us to create a school is to engage ourselves in the whole
is to engage ourselves in the whole
is to engage ourselves in the whole school community to really immerse
school community to really immerse
school community to really immerse ourselves and we do this in many
ourselves and we do this in many
ourselves and we do this in many different ways we carry out workshops
different ways we carry out workshops
different ways we carry out workshops for example where pupils are asked to
for example where pupils are asked to
for example where pupils are asked to think about what their ideal school
think about what their ideal school
think about what their ideal school would be how they would like to learn
would be how they would like to learn
would be how they would like to learn and then we work with them and we create
and then we work with them and we create
and then we work with them and we create drawings and we build models and they
drawings and we build models and they
drawings and we build models and they love it this is a real project real life
love it this is a real project real life
love it this is a real project real life and it absolutely influences the work
and it absolutely influences the work
and it absolutely influences the work that we will do in creating a
that we will do in creating a
that we will do in creating a site-specific project for their school
site-specific project for their school
site-specific project for their school now in one school there’s a problem
now in one school there’s a problem
now in one school there’s a problem bullying now this usually happened in
bullying now this usually happened in
bullying now this usually happened in confined spaces such as toilets so how
confined spaces such as toilets so how
confined spaces such as toilets so how can architecture help solve this well
can architecture help solve this well
can architecture help solve this well the kids had a solution of course they
the kids had a solution of course they
the kids had a solution of course they suggested well why don’t we have mixed
suggested well why don’t we have mixed
suggested well why don’t we have mixed toilets the boys never really bully in
toilets the boys never really bully in
toilets the boys never really bully in front of the girls and the girls are far
front of the girls and the girls are far
front of the girls and the girls are far more polite in front of the boys so we
more polite in front of the boys so we
more polite in front of the boys so we created mixed toilets and the outcome
created mixed toilets and the outcome
created mixed toilets and the outcome has been astounding not only is the far
has been astounding not only is the far
has been astounding not only is the far less bullying in the school but actually
less bullying in the school but actually
less bullying in the school but actually they love the toilets not just for
they love the toilets not just for
they love the toilets not just for hiding in but for using as toilets then
hiding in but for using as toilets then
hiding in but for using as toilets then we spent real time with children we
we spent real time with children we
we spent real time with children we spent real time in the community and we
spent real time in the community and we
spent real time in the community and we listen and we develop ideas we create
listen and we develop ideas we create
listen and we develop ideas we create wish lists and this experience is
wish lists and this experience is
wish lists and this experience is incredibly incredibly expiring this
incredibly incredibly expiring this
incredibly incredibly expiring this empowers people and we are able to
empowers people and we are able to
empowers people and we are able to distill the ideas that we hear and
distill the ideas that we hear and
distill the ideas that we hear and connect them into the context the
connect them into the context the
connect them into the context the community that aspirations of all that
community that aspirations of all that
community that aspirations of all that are involved in the whole project and of
are involved in the whole project and of
are involved in the whole project and of course were able to bring our ideas to
course were able to bring our ideas to
course were able to bring our ideas to the table and our experience to the
the table and our experience to the
the table and our experience to the table and together every project
table and together every project
table and together every project reflects the local community the people
reflects the local community the people
reflects the local community the people the context people take responsibility
the context people take responsibility
the context people take responsibility for their future now another example of
for their future now another example of
for their future now another example of a public engagement with context and the
a public engagement with context and the
a public engagement with context and the consultation a key part and where the
consultation a key part and where the
consultation a key part and where the key parts of the design process is a
key parts of the design process is a
key parts of the design process is a project we’re building on the amazing
project we’re building on the amazing
project we’re building on the amazing island of Zanzibar it’s an incredible
island of Zanzibar it’s an incredible
island of Zanzibar it’s an incredible place a Spice Island a true Spice Island
place a Spice Island a true Spice Island
place a Spice Island a true Spice Island authentic Africa with a history though
authentic Africa with a history though
authentic Africa with a history though that’s so unique so complex that it was
that’s so unique so complex that it was
that’s so unique so complex that it was actually really hard to know why do we
actually really hard to know why do we
actually really hard to know why do we start at all with this so our approach
start at all with this so our approach
start at all with this so our approach was to go back to basics to ground
was to go back to basics to ground
was to go back to basics to ground ourselves in the diversity of the island
ourselves in the diversity of the island
ourselves in the diversity of the island itself to smell the soil to taste the
itself to smell the soil to taste the
itself to smell the soil to taste the water to experience the diverse
water to experience the diverse
water to experience the diverse community out they live to listen to
community out they live to listen to
community out they live to listen to their aspirations and ideas their fears
their aspirations and ideas their fears
their aspirations and ideas their fears and to involve the local community as
and to involve the local community as
and to involve the local community as much as possible so they really do
much as possible so they really do
much as possible so they really do benefit from the work that we will do
benefit from the work that we will do
benefit from the work that we will do there so our vision was to be as
there so our vision was to be as
there so our vision was to be as authentic as possible to really talk and
authentic as possible to really talk and
authentic as possible to really talk and design a project about Zanzibar and it
design a project about Zanzibar and it
design a project about Zanzibar and it was about spices such as this cinnamon
was about spices such as this cinnamon
was about spices such as this cinnamon which is for them just the bark the
which is for them just the bark the
which is for them just the bark the common bark of one of their commentaries
common bark of one of their commentaries
common bark of one of their commentaries it’s a place where we wanted to really
it’s a place where we wanted to really
it’s a place where we wanted to really meet local people and for people to
meet local people and for people to
meet local people and for people to invite to enjoy their community and to
invite to enjoy their community and to
invite to enjoy their community and to hopefully protect and if we’re lucky
hopefully protect and if we’re lucky
hopefully protect and if we’re lucky even improve their local environment to
even improve their local environment to
even improve their local environment to create opportunity and employment to
create opportunity and employment to
create opportunity and employment to help them with basic things such as
help them with basic things such as
help them with basic things such as providing fresh drinking water as now
providing fresh drinking water as now
providing fresh drinking water as now they just drink water that’s salty from
they just drink water that’s salty from
they just drink water that’s salty from wells and maybe put a roof on the local
wells and maybe put a roof on the local
wells and maybe put a roof on the local school so that they
school so that they
school so that they can really teach during the monsoon
can really teach during the monsoon
can really teach during the monsoon season and from the very beginning the
season and from the very beginning the
season and from the very beginning the client and our team regularly met with
client and our team regularly met with
client and our team regularly met with the local community we’ve engaged them
the local community we’ve engaged them
the local community we’ve engaged them in the planning process we’ve understood
in the planning process we’ve understood
in the planning process we’ve understood that simple things like providing an
that simple things like providing an
that simple things like providing an access route to the sea allows them to
access route to the sea allows them to
access route to the sea allows them to be self-sustainable in terms of their
be self-sustainable in terms of their
be self-sustainable in terms of their food and maintaining their traditional
food and maintaining their traditional
food and maintaining their traditional businesses boat building and fishing
businesses boat building and fishing
businesses boat building and fishing we’ve endeavored to use local materials
we’ve endeavored to use local materials
we’ve endeavored to use local materials wherever possible such as palm leaf and
wherever possible such as palm leaf and
wherever possible such as palm leaf and grass roofs and building walls out of
grass roofs and building walls out of
grass roofs and building walls out of the rocks that we simply find on the
the rocks that we simply find on the
the rocks that we simply find on the site itself timber comes from local
site itself timber comes from local
site itself timber comes from local sources but they have to prove
sources but they have to prove
sources but they have to prove themselves to be supplying sustainably
themselves to be supplying sustainably
themselves to be supplying sustainably we’re employing mostly local people
we’re employing mostly local people
we’re employing mostly local people relearning their own traditional life
relearning their own traditional life
relearning their own traditional life skills which is such a sample building
skills which is such a sample building
skills which is such a sample building the coral stone walls or thatching roofs
the coral stone walls or thatching roofs
the coral stone walls or thatching roofs with palm leaf Makati and it’s beautiful
with palm leaf Makati and it’s beautiful
with palm leaf Makati and it’s beautiful to watch there are as many women on the
to watch there are as many women on the
to watch there are as many women on the building site as there are men and
building site as there are men and
building site as there are men and frequently in Africa they sing as they
frequently in Africa they sing as they
frequently in Africa they sing as they work now as there’s no mains water
work now as there’s no mains water
work now as there’s no mains water supply no source of stable electricity
supply no source of stable electricity
supply no source of stable electricity there’s no waste disposable facilities
there’s no waste disposable facilities
there’s no waste disposable facilities we have to develop sustainable systems
we have to develop sustainable systems
we have to develop sustainable systems which are completely off grid and every
which are completely off grid and every
which are completely off grid and every drop of water that we use comes from the
drop of water that we use comes from the
drop of water that we use comes from the site itself from wells that have been
site itself from wells that have been
site itself from wells that have been dug and we use desalination processes
dug and we use desalination processes
dug and we use desalination processes using ozone
using ozone
using ozone – absolutely minimize the use of any
– absolutely minimize the use of any
– absolutely minimize the use of any chemicals and keep the water alive
chemicals and keep the water alive
chemicals and keep the water alive having understood from the local
having understood from the local
having understood from the local community there are limited supplies of
community there are limited supplies of
community there are limited supplies of young plants on the island the first
young plants on the island the first
young plants on the island the first thing we did was to set up a plant
thing we did was to set up a plant
thing we did was to set up a plant nursery on site and to cultivate the
nursery on site and to cultivate the
nursery on site and to cultivate the tens of thousands of plants that would
tens of thousands of plants that would
tens of thousands of plants that would be needed to be used for the project a
be needed to be used for the project a
be needed to be used for the project a team of local people have been gathering
team of local people have been gathering
team of local people have been gathering seeds and cuttings for over two years
seeds and cuttings for over two years
seeds and cuttings for over two years and every single plant that could be
and every single plant that could be
and every single plant that could be retained or moved on the site is being
retained or moved on the site is being
retained or moved on the site is being used we’ve learned how they create
used we’ve learned how they create
used we’ve learned how they create shading for young plants using banana
shading for young plants using banana
shading for young plants using banana trees which of course in addition
trees which of course in addition
trees which of course in addition provide an essential source of food for
provide an essential source of food for
provide an essential source of food for the local community we’ve learned how
the local community we’ve learned how
the local community we’ve learned how they plant vegetables in raised seed
they plant vegetables in raised seed
they plant vegetables in raised seed beds to control irrigation and prevent
beds to control irrigation and prevent
beds to control irrigation and prevent flooding during the rainy seasons and
flooding during the rainy seasons and
flooding during the rainy seasons and they have learned the importance of
they have learned the importance of
they have learned the importance of planting new trees for their children
planting new trees for their children
planting new trees for their children and grandchildren to guarantee food
and grandchildren to guarantee food
and grandchildren to guarantee food supplies for the future and may
supplies for the future and may
supplies for the future and may we provide financial income and we’re
we provide financial income and we’re
we provide financial income and we’re learning how we can teach them and work
learning how we can teach them and work
learning how we can teach them and work with them to learn new languages so they
with them to learn new languages so they
with them to learn new languages so they can involve and be involved in our
can involve and be involved in our
can involve and be involved in our global community and we learn to respect
global community and we learn to respect
global community and we learn to respect and preserve their history and culture
and preserve their history and culture
and preserve their history and culture that’s evolved over centuries we’ve
that’s evolved over centuries we’ve
that’s evolved over centuries we’ve spent days in local villages collecting
spent days in local villages collecting
spent days in local villages collecting waste plastic and using reusing bottles
waste plastic and using reusing bottles
waste plastic and using reusing bottles to plant the delicate ceilings that will
to plant the delicate ceilings that will
to plant the delicate ceilings that will be used in the project no longer the
be used in the project no longer the
be used in the project no longer the village is full of discarded plastic but
village is full of discarded plastic but
village is full of discarded plastic but it’s being put to use again to create an
it’s being put to use again to create an
it’s being put to use again to create an authentic spice garden grown by the
authentic spice garden grown by the
authentic spice garden grown by the local community this engagement and
local community this engagement and
local community this engagement and sharing of knowledge truly creates an
sharing of knowledge truly creates an
sharing of knowledge truly creates an authentic and sustainable experience and
authentic and sustainable experience and
authentic and sustainable experience and I wonder why do we not hear singing on
I wonder why do we not hear singing on
I wonder why do we not hear singing on our building sites in Europe we have a
our building sites in Europe we have a
our building sites in Europe we have a number of residential projects right
number of residential projects right
number of residential projects right here in Prague at the moment and we aim
here in Prague at the moment and we aim
here in Prague at the moment and we aim to not only integrate our ideas into the
to not only integrate our ideas into the
to not only integrate our ideas into the existing local community we aim to be
existing local community we aim to be
existing local community we aim to be welcomed and created by them by that
welcomed and created by them by that
welcomed and created by them by that community now public consultation does
community now public consultation does
community now public consultation does not of course or does have to happen in
not of course or does have to happen in
not of course or does have to happen in many different situations across the
many different situations across the
many different situations across the world but frequently it only happens
world but frequently it only happens
world but frequently it only happens once the design work is complete and
once the design work is complete and
once the design work is complete and even submit submit planning permissions
even submit submit planning permissions
even submit submit planning permissions have been submitted we want to involve
have been submitted we want to involve
have been submitted we want to involve the local community from the very
the local community from the very
the local community from the very beginning engage with them I’ve talked
beginning engage with them I’ve talked
beginning engage with them I’ve talked about context and community in other
about context and community in other
about context and community in other projects and I believe in residential
projects and I believe in residential
projects and I believe in residential projects this is more important than
projects this is more important than
projects this is more important than ever now one project the client started
ever now one project the client started
ever now one project the client started with a vision of creating a green
with a vision of creating a green
with a vision of creating a green building now of course there’s many ways
building now of course there’s many ways
building now of course there’s many ways to create a green building that’s more
to create a green building that’s more
to create a green building that’s more sustainable you can insulate them well
sustainable you can insulate them well
sustainable you can insulate them well you can use recycled materials you can
you can use recycled materials you can
you can use recycled materials you can use geothermal energy solar power so on
use geothermal energy solar power so on
use geothermal energy solar power so on but what about the people what did they
but what about the people what did they
but what about the people what did they want from living in that specific place
want from living in that specific place
want from living in that specific place in Prague well the answer is they wanted
in Prague well the answer is they wanted
in Prague well the answer is they wanted a family house with a garden in a
a family house with a garden in a
a family house with a garden in a tight-knit community such as an
tight-knit community such as an
tight-knit community such as an apartment building so how can we deliver
apartment building so how can we deliver
apartment building so how can we deliver this well we broke down the basic idea
this well we broke down the basic idea
this well we broke down the basic idea of an apartment building into what is in
of an apartment building into what is in
of an apartment building into what is in essence a series of floor slabs that
essence a series of floor slabs that
essence a series of floor slabs that float one above another and then we took
float one above another and then we took
float one above another and then we took the idea of a family house with a garden
the idea of a family house with a garden
the idea of a family house with a garden and slotted these in between the floor
and slotted these in between the floor
and slotted these in between the floor by extending the balconies we could
by extending the balconies we could
by extending the balconies we could create enough space for a small garden
create enough space for a small garden
create enough space for a small garden and by avid adding depth to the edge of
and by avid adding depth to the edge of
and by avid adding depth to the edge of the balcony we could then gather
the balcony we could then gather
the balcony we could then gather rainwater from the roof and we could
rainwater from the roof and we could
rainwater from the roof and we could plant larger bushes and trees on every
plant larger bushes and trees on every
plant larger bushes and trees on every level of the building and then by
level of the building and then by
level of the building and then by tweaking the facade elements and
tweaking the facade elements and
tweaking the facade elements and optimizing the orientation for both
optimizing the orientation for both
optimizing the orientation for both daylight and visibility we’re able to
daylight and visibility we’re able to
daylight and visibility we’re able to create a building which is literally
create a building which is literally
create a building which is literally green from top to bottom and this gives
green from top to bottom and this gives
green from top to bottom and this gives the people that live there the
the people that live there the
the people that live there the opportunity and responsibility to look
opportunity and responsibility to look
opportunity and responsibility to look after their gardens and their
after their gardens and their
after their gardens and their surroundings now there will be a
surroundings now there will be a
surroundings now there will be a generous part created as part of the
generous part created as part of the
generous part created as part of the project and liking the schools or the
project and liking the schools or the
project and liking the schools or the hotel in Zanzibar by listening to the
hotel in Zanzibar by listening to the
hotel in Zanzibar by listening to the local community this architecture will
local community this architecture will
local community this architecture will help the local community to grow a
help the local community to grow a
help the local community to grow a special relationship with the
special relationship with the
special relationship with the environment that they live in in the
environment that they live in in the
environment that they live in in the future now I have another short story to
future now I have another short story to
future now I have another short story to tell you my wife for my birthday treated
tell you my wife for my birthday treated
tell you my wife for my birthday treated me with a gift which was entry into the
me with a gift which was entry into the
me with a gift which was entry into the twisted nad labem
twisted nad labem
twisted nad labem half marathon in the Czech Republic now
half marathon in the Czech Republic now
half marathon in the Czech Republic now my wife is truly my inspiration okay she
my wife is truly my inspiration okay she
my wife is truly my inspiration okay she thought this was a wonderful present
thought this was a wonderful present
thought this was a wonderful present there was just one thing I don’t run and
there was just one thing I don’t run and
there was just one thing I don’t run and a half marathon he’s just over 21
a half marathon he’s just over 21
a half marathon he’s just over 21 kilometres of running and it’s hard
kilometres of running and it’s hard
kilometres of running and it’s hard running but it was a truly fantastic
running but it was a truly fantastic
running but it was a truly fantastic gift now I’d run ten kilometres before
gift now I’d run ten kilometres before
gift now I’d run ten kilometres before once so the only way to do is was to
once so the only way to do is was to
once so the only way to do is was to start running of course so I trained and
start running of course so I trained and
start running of course so I trained and I ran most weeks and eventually ten
I ran most weeks and eventually ten
I ran most weeks and eventually ten kilometres was no longer so hard after
kilometres was no longer so hard after
kilometres was no longer so hard after all
all
all near the time I felt that I was more and
near the time I felt that I was more and
near the time I felt that I was more and more confident I was going to manage
more confident I was going to manage
more confident I was going to manage that 21 kilometers and that really was
that 21 kilometers and that really was
that 21 kilometers and that really was achievable and on the actual day of the
achievable and on the actual day of the
achievable and on the actual day of the half marathon I realized I felt better
half marathon I realized I felt better
half marathon I realized I felt better than I’d ever felt for years and years
than I’d ever felt for years and years
than I’d ever felt for years and years and that was not only because I was
and that was not only because I was
and that was not only because I was fitter and healthier but because I
fitter and healthier but because I
fitter and healthier but because I believed in myself I told you my wife
believed in myself I told you my wife
believed in myself I told you my wife really is my inspiration anyway I ran
really is my inspiration anyway I ran
really is my inspiration anyway I ran the whole race and I experienced just
the whole race and I experienced just
the whole race and I experienced just over two hours of really shared public
over two hours of really shared public
over two hours of really shared public space and I’d never experienced anything
space and I’d never experienced anything
space and I’d never experienced anything like that before
like that before
like that before grandmother’s clapped from their
grandmother’s clapped from their
grandmother’s clapped from their apartment windows up above people sang
apartment windows up above people sang
apartment windows up above people sang they danced
they danced
they danced they sung they beat drums and hundreds
they sung they beat drums and hundreds
they sung they beat drums and hundreds of children stood on the sidelines
of children stood on the sidelines
of children stood on the sidelines trying to high-five as many of the
trying to high-five as many of the
trying to high-five as many of the runners as they ran by
runners as they ran by
runners as they ran by amazing such an amazing enthusiasm and
amazing such an amazing enthusiasm and
amazing such an amazing enthusiasm and generosity from all those local people
generosity from all those local people
generosity from all those local people that have come out of their homes into
that have come out of their homes into
that have come out of their homes into their streets to support in the rain a
their streets to support in the rain a
their streets to support in the rain a complete group of strangers to run now
complete group of strangers to run now
complete group of strangers to run now every single person that was there they
every single person that was there they
every single person that was there they stood on the streets and they were had
stood on the streets and they were had
stood on the streets and they were had pride for their city they were enjoying
pride for their city they were enjoying
pride for their city they were enjoying and creating spaces which were full of
and creating spaces which were full of
and creating spaces which were full of life and energy and above all generosity
life and energy and above all generosity
life and energy and above all generosity the space had transformed from a rundown
the space had transformed from a rundown
the space had transformed from a rundown industrial town created by people who
industrial town created by people who
industrial town created by people who did not listen to replace full of life
did not listen to replace full of life
did not listen to replace full of life and respect now I already said that I
and respect now I already said that I
and respect now I already said that I believe we really are one people and by
believe we really are one people and by
believe we really are one people and by engaging with their context and
engaging with their context and
engaging with their context and architects listening involving the
architects listening involving the
architects listening involving the public and consulting with the local
public and consulting with the local
public and consulting with the local communities together we’re able to
communities together we’re able to
communities together we’re able to create places which are full of life
create places which are full of life
create places which are full of life energy authenticity and inspiration so
energy authenticity and inspiration so
energy authenticity and inspiration so maybe that is crystal clear vision for
maybe that is crystal clear vision for
maybe that is crystal clear vision for the future thank you
the future thank you
the future thank you [Applause]
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