Archinect - Features 2024-12-22T02:33:08-05:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/149995664/the-people-s-architecture-office-uses-mass-production-and-readymades-to-deliver-affordable-architecture-to-difficult-sites The People’s Architecture Office Uses Mass-Production and Readymades to Deliver Affordable Architecture to Difficult Sites Nicholas Korody 2017-03-07T12:21:00-05:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/17/17yqzoccg9ne3h1s.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>With a name like theirs, it&rsquo;s no surprise that the <a href="http://www.peoples-architecture.com/pao/" target="_blank">People&rsquo;s Architecture Office</a> strives for inclusive, socially conscious and accessible design. The Beijing-based studio has developed a practice that takes advantage of aspects of the Chinese economy to deliver affordable, contemporary design to difficult sites, from historic <a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/86350/hutong" target="_blank"><em>hutong </em></a>districts to rural areas.</p>