*we started by splitting up our what if questions and digging deeper
*the what if question i tried to imagine a possible scenario for was, “what if innovation came from reactivating the past?
* i started by researching looking for similar case studies and references who have applied this model, trying to see what I can take away and learn from different projects.
*takeaways
* patones could become a laboratory where traditional aspects could become its new driver
* patones is rich in black slate architecture, an aspect of the town that the general public is prideful of and its beauty.
* what if this architecture could become a foundation for a sustainable local driver for the town?
*imagining workshops and labs that are integrated into the towns, in old run down buildings, that are forgotten.
*artisans, architects, designers and locals could come together to collaborate in reviving traditional techniques,
* experimenting with modern materials, and developing more circular construction methods that could be applied to allow the town to work more autonomously, to develop their own system and to allow them to decide and develop their own infrastructure.
*tourism could transform to where visitors become active participants instead of consuming passively.
*not replacing the past but bridging its surrounds, old and new, and creating self sustaining industries and systems rooted in memory and tradition
The Bamboo Craft Village:
* revitalized a town using local material in its surrounds and incorporating modern
“When rural industrial factories are equipped to integrate advanced fabrication techniques, ... it will pave the way for meaningful industrial advancements in the near future.”
Rural Innovation List
* LIVELUR
*deploy living labs business models in real rural regions
* not only about innovation but about sustainable local economies
*potential blueprint