Published June 10, 2013

Brickstarter

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Brickstarter is a prototype for a 21st century social service. It proposes a new model for how we make shared decisions about shared spaces. It tests the exciting potential of crowdfunding and crowdsourcing against the practical realities of debating, governing, investing in and ultimately delivering the built environment.

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Brickstarter

Bryan Boyer, Dan Hill

Helsinki

2013

Helsinki Design Lab and Sitra

43 p.

978-951-563-863-2

URBAN PLANNING, URBANISM, ARCHITECTURE, DECISION-MAKING, POLITICS, GOVERNMENT, NIMBY, YIMBY, SOCIAL MEDIA, CROWDFUNDING, CROWDSOURCING, TECHNOLOGY, DEMOCRACY, DESIGN, STRATEGIC DESIGN, KAUPUNKISUUNNITTELU, YHDYSKUNTASUUNNITTELU, ARKKITEHTUURI, PÄÄTÖKSENTEKO, POLITIIKKA, HALLINTO, SOSIAALINEN MEDIA, JOUKKORAHOITUS, TEKNOLOGIA, DEMOKRATIA, STRATEGINEN SUUNNITTELU

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