For our second exploration of the #ilookup campaign, let’s explore where our process starts. What happens before the first sketch or model? Where do we as a studio look for inspiration? Who and what do we look up to? I talked to some of the designers in our office to get a sense of what excites us as a collective—what motivates us and drives our passion to make beautiful architecture.
Overview:
Inspiration: http://www.overv.eu/
Memory
Image source: The New York Times
Landing on a moving comet
Image source: The New York Times
On making civic spaces
Source: ArchDaily
Emerging Technology
inFORM — Interacting With a Dynamic Shape Display
Inexperience
Ira Glass on Inexperience
Data Visualization
Source: You Are Here
Craft
Mental models
Source: Farnam Street Blog
Art that walks with the wind
Compilation
Flying boats
Luigi Prina: The Ships That Sail Through The Clouds
Less, but better
The art of story telling
Nancy Duarte: The secret structure of great talks
Better maps
Source: City Lab
Cooking
How to cook BOBA from scratch
Related:
#ilookup
Each year, PAYETTE embarks on a collaborative effort to make our design services accessible to local communities through the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service. This year, we celebrated our 8th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service by partnering with 7 local nonprofits:
- Breaktime @breaktime
- Brighton Main Streets @brightonmainstreets
- Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition @masstpc
- The Elizabeth Peabody House @elizabethpeabodyhouse
- Greater Ashmont Main Street @greaterashmont
- Greater Grove Hall Main Streets
- Animal Protection Center of Southeastern Massachusetts @animalprotectioncenter
To learn more about each of these projects, visit the link in our bio!
#designalways #artofmaking