Jude gave us an insight into the workings of Collective Architecture last night and showed that there are some (namely Glasgow) councils that are forward thinking enough to commission some interesting projects, namely the lighting schemes in the tower blocks.
Collective's structure is really forward thinking and seems to be the antithesis of the traditional "maestro" type of office, which, I am sure we are all well aware of. The office is more of a collaborative effort, with individual architects given complete responsibility to look after projects in all aspects, fee pricing, client consultations, design decisions etc. In this way, Collective avoids being labelled with a particular style, as is all too prevalent, certainly with bigger practices [cough, cough, Gehry, cough, cough]. It begs the question why Collective Architecture's successful model isn't adopted by more practices?
Jude was also great fun and came out for drinks after the lecture. She went down a treat with members as she insisted on buying drinks for anyone with an empty glass. Check out the facebook for some more images of the night!
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