Scott Chase Ryan Schultz Jon Brouchoud eCAADe 2008 • Antwerpen • 19 Sep 2008 Gather ’round the Wiki- Tree Virtual Worlds as an Open Platform for Architectural Collaboration

Presentation outline Background : Open Source & Second Life Wikitecture experiments OAN competition The future?

Background : Open Source & Second Life

Wikitecture experiments

OAN competition

The future?

Decentralisation / Open Source methods Wikipedia ‘ Open Source’ software Mechanical Turk (Amazon) Crowdspirit How can these be approaches be harnessed to improve the quality of architecture and urban planning?

Wikipedia

‘ Open Source’ software

Mechanical Turk (Amazon)

Crowdspirit

How can these be approaches be harnessed to improve the quality of architecture and urban planning?

Architectural applications in Second Life Traditional modelling

Architectural applications in Second Life Dynamic art installations

Architectural applications in Second Life Dynamic architecture / Generative design

Architectural applications in Second Life Collaborative design processes

Wikitecture 1.0

Wikitecture 1.0

Wikitecture 1.0

Wikitecture 1.0

Wikitecture 2.0

Wikitecture 2.0

Wikitecture 2.0 Archive plates

Wikitecture 2.0: Contribution assessment 100.00% Adjusted Sum= 3.87% 34.80% 0.18% 14.94% 17.57% 21.44% 0.18% 4.22% 1.76% 1.05% Adjusted Averages= 94.83% Sum= 3.67% 33.00% 0.17% 14.17% 16.67% 20.33% 0.17% 4.00% 1.67% 1.00% Averages= 0% 50% 0% 10% 20% 20% 0% 0% 0% 0% OT 5% 25% 0% 15% 15% 25% 0% 7% 0% 5% FL 2% 25% 0% 20% 15% 25% 0% 5% 5% 0% OB 5% 25% 0% 10% 10% 25% 0% 0% 0% 0% TR 3% 40% 0% 10% 20% 20% 1% 5% 1% 0% TS 7% 33% 1% 20% 20% 7% 0% 7% 4% 1% KB TR TS SG OB OT KB JN FL EE CP

Wikitecture 3.0

Wikitecture 3.0: Wiki-tree

Wikitecture 3.0: Viewing kiosk

Wikitecture 3.0: External interface

Open Architecture Network http://www.openarchitecturenetwork.org/ Online, open source community dedicated to improving living conditions through innovative and sustainable design Share ideas, designs and plans View and review designs posted by others Collaborate with each other, people in other professions and community leaders Manage design projects from concept to implementation Communicate easily amongst team members Protect intellectual property rights Build a more sustainable future

http://www.openarchitecturenetwork.org/

Online, open source community dedicated to improving living conditions through innovative and sustainable design

Share ideas, designs and plans

View and review designs posted by others

Collaborate with each other, people in other professions and community leaders

Manage design projects from concept to implementation

Communicate easily amongst team members

Protect intellectual property rights

Build a more sustainable future

2007 AMD Open Architecture Asia Challenge Community Partner Nyaya Health, Sanfe Bagar, Nepal Challenge Enable families in a remote rural area of Nepal access to health care from top physicians and medical professionals all over the world by building a tele-medicine centre

Community Partner

Nyaya Health, Sanfe Bagar, Nepal

Challenge

Enable families in a remote rural area of Nepal access to health care from top physicians and medical professionals all over the world by building a tele-medicine centre

Vernacular architecture in Nepal

Vernacular architecture in Nepal

Vernacular architecture in Nepal

Vernacular architecture in Nepal

Vernacular architecture in Nepal

Studio Wikitecture OAN competition entry

Beyond the competition…

Potential improvements Project modularisation Contribution assessment scheme Better I/O of in-world designs Semantic data representation Streamlining of archival and communications methods Flagging specific differences between designs

Project modularisation

Contribution assessment scheme

Better I/O of in-world designs

Semantic data representation

Streamlining of archival and communications methods

Flagging specific differences between designs

The future of open source architecture networks Increased opportunities for less experienced architects and smaller firms Peer review of tendered bids Alternative paths to professional registration More collaborative relationships between designers, manufacturers and other suppliers

Increased opportunities for less experienced architects and smaller firms

Peer review of tendered bids

Alternative paths to professional registration

More collaborative relationships between designers, manufacturers and other suppliers

References Thank you! Scott Chase “Scooter Gaudio” Ryan Schultz “Theory Shaw” Jon Brouchoud “Keystone Bouchard” http://studiowikitecture.wordpress.com/ http://slurl.com/secondlife/Architecture%20Island/99/84/24

Thank you!

Scott Chase “Scooter Gaudio”

Ryan Schultz “Theory Shaw”

Jon Brouchoud “Keystone Bouchard”

http://studiowikitecture.wordpress.com/

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Architecture%20Island/99/84/24