A collaborative archive of knowledge of collective designs, architectures and urbanisms, shared through Creative Commons licenses
Each region of the world has its own repertoire of construction techniques. These practices, perfectly adapted to their environmental conditions and shaped by social and technological contexts, are gradually being forgotten due to the growing global standardization of construction processes. With this in mind, Collective Intelligence is an open platform for research and design that collects real examples of intelligent construction, merging them with new needs through innovative prototypes.
By testing theoretical and practical methodologies in more than a dozen countries, the project questions the role of architects and the production of knowledge through diverse collaborative processes. Ultimately, it promotes the expansion of collective imagination about what the future of our built environment could be, starting by learning from what already exists.
Collective Intelligence focuses on cataloging and redrawing technical details of non-standardized construction methods from different parts of the world. It also includes agreements and urban strategies that diverge from traditional urban planning. In direct collaboration with local experts and cultural institutions, the project develops prototypes of architecture and urbanism, with a primary focus on how scientific and traditional (or emerging) knowledge can merge to generate innovation in urban environments.
Throughout these processes, all participants have the opportunity to learn and teach. Collective Intelligence is a research initiative with a pedagogical focus, an open catalog that freely and accessibly shares information online.
