[W5 26th July] Bartering Community Strategy

Premise

1. People in Athens do not use Money anymore.

2. Barter Network ( including all non-monetary exchange, such as sharing and swapping)is the main way of economy of Athens.

3. Minimum individual space getting decrease thanks to the change of the concept of ownership.

Bartering Community Strategy

1. Neighbor Group

small community (2-30 people) share some space, such as kitchen and room

and barter the surplus space.

2. Block Group

Abandoned place barter for the benefit of the block community or  can change into open space

 Sharing Strategy

 

Making Open Space in a Block

connecting bartering space

 3. District Group

 Gathering abandoned place and manipulate it for the benefit of the people in the district.

 1) Whole Barter - Large quantity Bartering  e.g. potato revolution, Smithfield

 2) Manufacturing - Company or Union

 3) Open Space - Green space or temporary bartering event.

Athens' districts

 4. City Group

In order to get some products, such as oil, which cannot get in Greek, international trade is needed. Instead of using currency, Athens can barter the sightseeing right of Acropolis and old for a set period. The goods are limited infrastructure or something for the public goods.


Tutorial Comment : 1. GOOD !!!
                                2.  [1&2_ neighbor and Block Grouop] Manupulating the bldgs and blocks by using
                                     skill bartering
                                3. [3_ District Group] Don't need to be change whole blocks. It is also possible to keep
                                    some existing bldgs, which can create diverse activities and bartering.
                                4. Divided Final outcome

                                    - technical drawing/diagrma : to explain system

                                    - Collage & Modeling : to express how happen in city.