A Place of My Own: The Architecture of Daydreams A Book by Michael Pollan michaelpollan.com barnsoutbuildingsHere Be Dragons architecturenaturemaking
barnsoutbuildings A Building by Charles R. Myer & Michael Pollan www.charlesmyer.com Show image 0 Show image 1 Show image 2 A Place of My Own: The Architecture of Daydreams
Design with courage Make a bold decision (that is controversial). Make a mistake (as a result of a bold decision). Challenge “conventional wisdom”. Challenge authority (that preaches conventional wisdom). Challenge hierarchy (that perpetuates conventional wisdom). Ignore the committee (and the need to converge). Decide who your clients are (and aren’t). Ignore clients that aren’t (especially those who pay the most). Cultivate clients if none exists (instead of compromising your design). Be a generalist (and ignore your job title). Be a specialist (who specializes in being a generalist). Design things from scratch (and build them yourself from scratch). Design things that no one wants (yet). Design freely (and think freely). Chuánqí Sun, The vanishing designer The boldest decisions design