2024-11-05T10:30:03-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/138415154/hello-wood-s-project-village-shifts-architectural-focus-from-urban-to-rural Julia Ingalls 2015-10-07T13:41:00-04:00 >2019-12-03T13:16:50-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/85/85mdr4dxxkei8a13.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>What is a village? More importantly, how rapidly can one be formed? The 150 academics, students and practicing architects participating in Project Village set out to answer these questions by constructing an entire community in a week, including a stage, a <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/137427920/photographing-5-000-pubs-in-london" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pub</a>, and a residential building.&nbsp;</p> <p><img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/58/58x528uiju1nwyov.jpg"></p> <p>Because the team, led by&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/116596079/hello-wood-to-give-5-000-pieces-of-christmas-charity-tree-firewood-to-budapest-community" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hello Wood</a>, was assembled from a group of multi-national participants, there was no pre-existing notion of one national architectural heritage. The resulting installations therefore reflected&nbsp;a globalized 21st century cultural context within&nbsp;the sparse infrastructure of a rural setting, and correspondingly referenced issues such as private property, immigration, and multi-faith communities.&nbsp;</p> <p><img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/t8/t8tu51sqqntt5pwd.jpg"></p> <p><img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/43/43y934lqkjxospyp.jpg"></p> <p>Project Village, which debuted in&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/134566201/the-fascinating-diy-architecture-of-these-hungarian-summer-houses-brings-back-childhood-memories" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hungary</a>, is the first stage of a three year process. According to a press release, "During the first phase the creators have established a Village that&rsquo;s primarily focusing on engaging with communities, generating social interactions and testing it ...</p>