i rem i was asking as archi trained wat can i do to help the poor when i was in medan this june. designing pretty things are not impt in their lives, designing efficient spaces:dun they know better?? today... TKS has the answer... he is like jolim. i dunno how rich they are but they know wat they want. they know wat archi is... it is abt meeting the needs of the people... understanding the people, the culture... they rather design for the poor in thailand. where the designs is not abt winning awards, not abt satisfying clients...

 

using architecture to empower the poor. TKS talks abt designing in rammed earth... making it mainstream and creating a demand for rammed earth. rammed earth can be easily made by a $100 machine by rural families... this will create income $100 per mth per family abt 50% increase to their income. this low tech brick does not need the specilisation like the industrial materials that is highly commanded and dominating the whole building and architecture industry. or designing with bamboo, easily grown and being able to empower the farmers. this eco building movement that can be driven by a trend started by architects this hopefully drives the demand for materials that does not require industrially driven economy that benefits the top earners, the boss, the "big-fish".... when he was saying that i was like wah..... so filled with awe.... i really dunno how viable the system he says is but when he is saying it it sounds so real, so believable i am like..." so that's how architecture can be used to empower the poor" i think i was so caught up with getting the plans out i forgot how i researched into the lives of the indians last sem... yah... why am i so silly when it comes to programming this sem!! i must think radically!!  and get the prog right.... unless i get that right i can never move on to any design...