Alejandro Aravena: My architectural philosophy? Bring the community into the process

The video discusses the power of synthesis in design, focusing on three cases: urbanization, sustainability, and natural disaster resilience. It highlights the need for innovative design solutions to address the challenges of urbanization, such as the '3S menace' of scale, speed, and scarcity. The video also explores how design can contribute to sustainability through common sense approaches and how participatory design can provide comprehensive solutions to natural disasters. The overarching theme is the importance of using design to channel human capacity and address complex global challenges.

What role did participatory design play in the reconstruction process in Constitución?

What was the community's main concern during the participatory design process in Constitución?

How did the design team address the issue of flooding in Constitución?

What is the significance of design's power of synthesis as described in the text?