Ailed Mazas - Prompt 2

Prompt: How do you build a practice that engages community?

Response: Since I had my first experience during undergrad working for communities, this has been one of my goals as an architect. I do not think that a firm that engages with communities is an easy task, but I do believe that it is an architects duty always to remember that whatever you make will affect your client, the users, the community, and the city.

During the conversation with my adviser about the topic, we agree that it is essential for architects to realize that their interventions target different scales. These scales would be the client, the community, and the surroundings. From my advisers point of view "most successful architecture projects react to each scale."

Also, a successful technique that architects practice to develop a project that will work appropriately for a community is not doing architecture for themselves. It is critical to understand the needs and put yourself on the position of the client, users, and community to reduce the possibilities of creating a space that does not serve the culture or regular activities of a specific community.

Margie also explained to me that while creating a practice focused on communities time is vital. To do projects that help communities is necessary to build relationships with entities and specific individuals with the access to projects that can affect and improve larger groups of people. The most that a firm opens its worldview than the most it will help people.