1/25/2014 Launch open source k nowledge sharing » UNStudio http://www.unstudio.com/research/asp/launch-open-source-k nowledge-sharing 1/10 LA UNCH OPEN S OURCE KNOWLEDGE SHARING UNStudio launches open source knowledge sharing - Unique knowledge developed through building practic e is the ne w core value of a rchit ecture. BEY OND COLLABORATION TOWARDS CO-CRE ATION In June this year UNStudio will launch the new organisation of its practice as an open-source knowledge-based practice operating projects around four specialised Knowledge Platforms. As part of the reorganisation of the studio a new interactive online knowledge platform will be launched, aime d at facilitating t he open e xchange of knowledge, w ith t he ultimate goal ofintrod ucing and e ncour aging the e xpansion fro m a collaborativ e to a co-creative working model for architecture. Whilst the architect will continue to design his or her own projects, the practice of architecture needs to adjust, to gather, edit and apply co-creative intelligence in order to create responsive architecture that is more integral, more holistic, more responsible and more intelligent.
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8/13/2019 Launch open source knowledge sharing » UNStudio
Ben van Berkel: “From the outset at UNStudio we have continually reexamined and reevaluated
our practice, with the result that at certain key moments we have recognised the need for
extensive reorganisation. Now, once again, the challenging climate within the profession today
has in turn challenged us to take a close look and to rethink our organisational model with the
ultimate aim of improving our architecture and ensuring its relevance within contemporaryconditions. However, finding ourselves unable to locate a relevant model from within the
profession, we became fascinated by the new initiatives put in place by online start-up
companies - such as social networking firms - who have moved from an old economy to a far
more innovative economy which cele brates communication, open exchange and co-creation.
Believing that architecture can benefit greatly from adopting and adapting such an approach, in
recent years we have set about the reorganisation of our studio into an open knowledge-based
practice.”
8/13/2019 Launch open source knowledge sharing » UNStudio
The recent expansion of the profession of architecture has meant that architectural
collaborations have now become increasingly wide and varied, encompassing both the sciences
and cultural fields. Similarly today’s climate calls for an architecture that is responsive to
environmental, political, social, cultural and economic requirements and as such there is call for
an architecture that contains all possible layers of knowledge.
In order to initiate and encourage this exchange of knowledge, in June this year UNStudio will
introduce a new interactive online platform that will share information about our current
research projects and the knowledge garnered from these, whilst actively inviting contributionsfrom collaborators and interested parties. The goal of the online Knowledge Platform is to create
a podium w here UNStudio can become more open w ith its expertise and thereby share
knowledge on a wider scale. In so doing it is our aim to encourage a co-creative approach to
architecture; one which intensifies knowledge and ultimately results in a more responsive
architecture born of innovation through co-creation.