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Abstract:
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Although DIY products and systems were developed to help non-professionals, they can also
enable professionals to experiment with different methods of creating buildings and spaces. DIY
approaches allow people to change spaces while they occupy them, because do not require
specialized construction tools, knowledge and insurance. This has practical implications for
design and its practice. I show how DIY approaches create evolving, germinant spaces by
looking at examples of site-specific installations and experimental residential projects. The
blurring of designing, making and occupation in these projects reveals how everyday materials
can act upon and transform design practice. |
