PLA[ce of colla]BORATION: Implementing Architectural Programming in Collaborative Practices

At the core of collaboration is facilitation, where the existence of a facilitator is an essential prerequisite. Without a facilitator, collaboration may be nothing more than people working together. The presence of a facilitator can help mitigate any problems that may arise when people from various backgrounds work together. No matter the scale of a problem, the ability to tackle and resolve it could determine the accuracy of the results.

The action would be conducted in either a real or virtual space. Consequently, every aspect of the work would ideally be embedded into the space, leading to the creation of a place of collaboration (PLABORATION).

Collaborative strategy based on where and how becomes what we call spatial-based collaboration programming, with recognition of diversity as a determining factor. The strategy is developed from space and facility programming in architectural practice, where people are viewed as one of the design consideration objects. Currently, we focus on three broad subjects when researching the implementation of this strategy: environment, education, and economy. Each will also be refocused on a particular sub-field.