Spatial Fabrication Studio

Structure of my Manifesto

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The structure of my manifesto is based on the structure of the manifesto by The Group, published in 1946, ‘On the Necessity of Architecture’.

When considering what font to use for my manifesto inspired by The Group, I am thinking of using fonts that are used the most in this era, as the font used in the manifesto example is dated, so I want to make it contemporary. The link below shows Top 20 most Popular Fonts used by designers in 2020.

https://www.shillingtoneducation.com/blog/top-20-fonts-2020/

I did not end up using any of these fonts (due to the fact Adobe did not have any of these), and used the font ‘arial’ in my final manifesto. I felt that it was fitting as it is one of the most commonly used fonts in writing, as of today.

Final Manifesto

Reflection Upon What I have Learnt about ‘The Commons’

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  • The site selected is a social living room / urban living room
  • Social flows (defined movement pathways)
  • The formality of the layout and vertical connections / urban security
  • Connections between people and place (inclusive)

Values

Inclusiveness – a valued urban shared space that everyone has access to

  • urban living room
  • security, visual links
  • clean / formality of layout
  • easy social flow

Passion

I love urban space.

I chose an urban space because for me, the simple open space changes all the time, it is always interesting, no matter what time of day. On Saturday mornings, people are milling at the market buying vegetables or listening to music. On Thursday early afternoons the space is filled with people in suits, moving quickly. Free food samples are always on offer by someone or other, a performance is always happening, either organised or spontaneous. At night the social flows continue, a meeting place, a pathway towards wherever they are heading. The summer beanbags are for those who want to stay still, but you don’t have to.

I love urban space.

The space is tall, protected, clean, visually connected, and it feels safe. A simple, clarity and formality of the layout. People are always moving and minding their own business, not judging me and what I might be doing. They all have a purpose, and the space is multipurpose, it can be a venue, a meeting spot or a chill space. Just people getting on doing their own thing – it is inclusive, it is for everybody.

I love urban space.