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The term "Charette" initially appeared in the early part of the late 1800's. Architecture students in Paris who needed to rush their drawings to the Ecole Des Beaux-Arts placed them on a cart which was called a charette.
Later the word broadened its meaning and came to describe any intense, short-term design project.
Today the word is used by the architectural community at large to describe any intense, on-the-spot, design effort. By the way, there are two legitimate spellings; charrette and charette.
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) now commonly provides design charettes to qualified communities around the country, by bringing together design experts for an intense 3 day effort, called R/UDAT (Regional / Urban Design Assistance Team).
This is most often done for community planning, and used by professionals for specific projects, especially those in remote locations. Mr. Christensen has volunteered his participation in several of these efforts for communities. |
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