lenart 2008

Shaping space is responsible work that affects our future and decisions about space. Decision-making processes are essential factors in perceiving the quality of the living environment, because space is one. Designing an intervention in space is delicate work which constantly confronts the designer with fresh data which are often biased or taken out of context. In addition, it should be emphasised that Lenart is a small town to which people migrated from the countryside and kept their habits, primarily their attitude to the environment. Students of architecture and other professions investigate, search, think and plan interventions to improve the space and quality of life of the local population. Problems first have to be seen, noted, then understood and also explained to others. The results of the Lenart 2008 international workshop come from the team work of the participants, based on interviews with the people, their responses to publicly presented interim proposals, co-ordination with mentors and the participants’ own knowledge.