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March 2013Features

The Creative Process

Posted March 7, 2013

How is architecture and design done? That’s the question we explore this month in our look at the creative process: the fitful, invariably iterative journey from idea to finished product or project.Whether it’s Steven Holl’s famous watercolors or OMA’s almost willfully messy models, the approaches shown all feel unique and organic.What unites our designers, however, is one shared trait: a kind of creative courage, fueled by exploration and, ultimately, faith.

Improvisational Thinking - OMA NYC

Cultural Immersion - Matali Crasset

Product Evolution - Jeffrey Bernett

Morning Rituals - Steven Holl

Spatial Conversations - Petra Blaisse

Material Choices - Scholten & Baijings

Scale & Detail - Piero Lissoni

Travel Stories - John Pawson

Community Experiments - Olson Kundig

Human Factors - Niels Diffrient

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Clockwise from top left; Courtesy Gilbert McCarragher; Courtesy Benjamin Benschneider; luxproductions.com; Courtesy Inside Outside; Courtesy Gyong Nam Kwon; Courtesy Lissoni Associati; Courtesy Sally Anderson Bruce; Inga Powilleit; Anika Burgess; Courtesy Jeffrey Bernett
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