Most ills in this world (and we know there isn’t a shortage of them) require massive change on systematic and ideological levels. Indeed, it is a capacity—and many say, a responsibility—of design to address the many pressing problems facing the world today.
But is this the only role for design? Is design solely a form of crisis management and problem solving? Or can design also offer a different perspective on a problem, without having the aim of solving the problem entirely?
— openhouse2011.com
Renny Ramakers responds to the NYT Opinionator piece by Allison Areiff, published last week.
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The post says it is by Agata, but I believe it is written by Renny...
I love the tagline "Discover your Inner Service Provider". I discovered mine, quite suddenly, five years ago when meeting with a client to view a house built by a contractor we were considering. The two homeowners - my client and the contractor's - clearly and immediately occupied a realm in which the contractor and I - as well as the lawn care guy, the nanny, the on-site car detailer, etc. - were not included.
Architects ARE service providers. In the residential remodel work I do, I'm the same as a lawn mower. Frankly, I'm fine with this.
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