Children and the Trees, a long and short story

Part II (EXCERPTS FROM MY CHANGE MANIFESTO)

Now where are we going with our design thinking?  

There are three main lessons that we are learning that influence the ways we think and design. 

 

No. 1. CHANGE, We now understand that we have to be more flexible with our think and our solutions.  Everyday brings new information and new understandings.  Now I know I have to be always ready to rebound, to change and to react.  This is not the time to be rigid and stubborn.  

No.2 SAFETY  We want to be safe, and we want to know we will be safe.   

As a space and environmental designer, I have been practicing sustainable design approaches in all of my projects.  Now more than ever, a sustainable and a truly safe design process is the only way we can move forward in our evolution of our cities, buildings, interior spaces and objects.   

No. 3 TRUST   All of us in the the world are having a crisis of trust. We can’t trust others around us, we cannot trust spaces and places around us as they might be carriers of the disease.   And we cannot trust our own buildings, the occupant.  I believe that in order to  make progress with our next steps in the design of our environment, we need to rebuild our many layers and senses of trust.   We need the same sense of trust that we have in our homes to be part of our spaces that we share with others. 

Where can we look for guidance?  

 

TREES

CHILDREN