Facebook arrangerer plansmie - ideutvikling basert på kollektiv intelligens

Bildet over: Statoil bygger nå en modernistisk men anti-moderne og ekskluderende høyborg på Fornebu, det motsatte av Facebooks inkluderende nye bysamfunn i Silicon Valley. Med en annen innstilling kunne Statoil gitt Forneby en mangfoldig og spennende bydel der kontorlokaler forenes med boliger og andre tilbud som sammen skaper et levende lokalmiljø.

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Bildet under: Der Facebook lar seg inspirere av moderne åpen nettverkstenkning velger Statoil å kopiere totalitære systemers arkitektur. Dette er et sovjetisk statsbyråkratisk kontorbygg fra 1975, påfallende likt Statoils autoritære statskapitalistiske mastodont fra 2011. Sjokkerende mange norske arkitekter vil hylle dette som spennende og kompromissløs modernisme. Nye bymiljøer i tradisjonell, menneskelig skala avvises derimot som nostalgi og kitch.

Avisartikkel fra California nedenfor:

Facebook skal bygge nytt hovedkvarter i Manlo Park, Silicon Valley. De ønsker å skape en levende by, ikke et monolittisk næringsbygg, og arrangerer plansmie (charrette) der befolkningen og fagfolk lager en byplan i fellesskap. Facebooksjefen John Tenanes begrunner valget av prosess med at Facebooks tekniske gjennombrudd har vært skapt i kollektive maratonverksteder som ligner på plansmier - "hackathons".

- "He said a charrette is similar to Facebook's legendary, all-night coding sessions in which engineers push to wildly innovate".

Det er oppløftende å se at moderne høyteknologi ikke fremmer iskalde og inhumane totalitære systemer, slik det ofte har vært spådd i Science Fiction, men det motsatte: Kreative inkluderende prosesser der individuell utfoldelse forenes med likeverdig samarbeid. Resultatet er utvikling av kollektiv intelligens. En pluss en blir mer enn to.

Statoil gjør nå det motsatte på Fornebu: Liksom Telenor for noen år siden bygger de et gigantisk, autoritært og ekskluderende arkitektonisk objekt. En modernistisk men gammeldags variant av middelalderens borger, osende av paranoia og markeringsbehov overfor verden utenfor.

Bilder av Statoils totalitære byggeprosjekt: http://www.statoil.com/no/NewsAndMedia/News/2009/Pages/20FebFornebu.aspx

Prosjektet uttrykker samme mentalitet som det døende Sovjetunionens statsbyråkratiske byggevirksomhet. Se f.eks. dette byggverket fra 1975, basert på samme geniale lest, kasser stablet tilsynelatende tilfeldig oppå hverandre.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/gallery/2011/feb/08/chaubin-soviet-russia-architecture-photography?intcmp=239#/?picture=371534881&index=1

Mer om plansmier på www.plansmier.no

Artikkel om Facebooks plansmie nedenfor.

Hilsen Audun Engh
NABOSKAP -- www.naboskap.no
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--- "Earlier this month when Facebook announced it was
moving to Menlo Park, company executive John
Tenanes told the audience to expect some
charrettes.

He said a charrette is similar to
Facebook's legendary, all-night coding sessions in
which engineers push to wildly innovate -- epic
events called "hackathons."

Link og tekst til artikkelen:
http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_17446274?nclick_check=1

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Facebook wants designs
for its new Menlo Park
neighborhood

By Bonnie Eslinger

Daily News Staff Writer

Posted: 02/22/2011 06:58:14 AM PST

More than 100 architects and other design
professionals will descend on Facebook's new
campus in Menlo Park on March 5 for a 12-hour
session to envision changes to the surrounding
Willow and Belle Haven neighborhoods.

"The emphasis will be on creating an inviting and
vibrant residential and business area," said Noemi
Avram, a spokeswoman for the San Mateo County
chapter of the American Institute of Architects,
which with the city of Menlo Park organized the
meeting, dubbed a "charrette."

"The goal of the charrette is to begin a community
dialogue," Avram said. "The design concepts that
emerge from that charrette will be widely circulated.
It's very likely that these ideas will have a significant
impact on the development of this area of Menlo
Park for many years to come."

Asked what he would like to see after Facebook
officially moves into the Sun Microsystems campus
at the corner of Bayfront Expressway and Willow
Road, Mayor Rich Cline said more housing,
"including affordable housing. And retail, grocery
stores, restaurants and pubs in the area that are lit
up; wider sidewalks, and a town feel for the
community."

That may be a tall order, but that's where charrettes
come in.

The French term refers to Parisian architecture
students in the 19th century who would rush to
finish assignments before a charrette, or cart,
arrives to pick up their work. The term is still used
by architects to discuss a fast-paced, collaborative
design session.

Earlier this month when Facebook announced it was
moving to Menlo Park, company executive John
Tenanes told the audience to expect some
charrettes. He said a charrette is similar to
Facebook's legendary, all-night coding sessions in
which engineers push to wildly innovate -- epic
events called "hackathons."

The design professionals have been divided into
four teams that will approach different elements of
the area around the future Facebook campus, Avram
said. One team will look at existing businesses,
another will scope out the perimeter of the campus,
a third will focus on an area northwest of the
campus near two Constitution Drive properties
Facebook recently bought for future use, and a
fourth will explore housing possibilities.

Residents are encouraged to bring their own ideas
to the charrette in the morning, Avram said. The
design professionals will then spend the afternoon
combining the proposals with their own and
feverishly drafting presentations to show at the end
of the day. Meals provided by Facebook will be
squeezed in between inspirations. The public is
invited to watch throughout.

At 6:30 p.m. the teams will each reveal their
respective visions.


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