In ode to Simon McAndrew (our beloved forefarther/spiritual guru to DA!)We set forth our future and attempt to reengineer the mechanics of the Temporary School. Since the early days of the school, meeting agendas were frequently punctuated by talk of modular living, nomadic furniture and the prospect of creating our own toolset/means of production. In seeking to grease the cogs, we came to the loose conclusion that we needed portable kitchens, plugin cinemas and nomadic libaries
After a long hiatus in which we took time to refuel from the exhaustion of living the high life in Mayfair, we continued to live alongside one another as a tight unit under modest conditions, we've come to the stage now where we want to once more offer something to the outside world, which has given us so much.
In the spirit of the Temporary School we turn from offline open source to virtual open source, this being only the first stage in preparation, for a wiki and online databank/library.
So where to start, here are some of the tools and books we've been analysing of late...Tools:
In an attempt to design across borders and via email, we've begun using virtual workspace
Rhino - Highly professional 3d design studio, highly priced but available for free on the piratebay.
Sketch Up - Google's free and friendly alternative with the built in ability to share it in the online library
Books:
Nomadic Furniture - a seminal book written by James Hennessey in the 1970s, books 1 and 2 were consolidated and republished last year
Spacecraft - a survey of recent architectural endeavour
More to follow including free PDFs.
