Occupants are Designers
Can architects achieve informal architecture or is this type of design achieved only by those that inhabit the space? Informal architecture is the adaption of a space over time through "self-build". I interpret informal architecture as a byproduct of design that is created through the lack of influence of an architect and the adaption of space by the occupants over time. Therefore, this design type can't be achieved by architects but only by those that occupy the space.
Another discussion regarding informal architecture was if this design could be planned. Informal architecture at its fundamental core is unplanned and can't be pre determined, especially be a removed entity of the space (i.e. the architect). The most interesting design, especially informal architecture, is created without the "helping hand" of the experts.
Brooke, I agree with you in the way in which you interpret informal architecture. It doesn't seem informal- which is typically associated with an idea that has a process for following a plan or a set series of ideas- quite lines up with the way in which 99% of architects practice and build. Even conceptually we as architects are still using the formal knowledge we know and were taught to create space. As a result an uneducated user must.
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