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["Antonio Scotti" <antonio.scotti@tiscali.es>]

Ciao Kelly,
ok, but then what is the difference with the Random Assemblies method? just
the bubbles/circles?
Ciao
Antonio

----- Original Message -----
From: Kelly Finigan <kfinigan@spots.ca>
To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 7:20 PM
Subject: Re: [permaculture] Bubble diagrams


> Antonio:
>
>
> On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 00:14:43 +0100, Antonio Scotti wrote
> > Hi,
> > I found a reference to a design method named as "bubble diagrams",
> > does anybody know what is stands for? Any examples on how to use it?
> > Cheers
>
> "bubble diagrams" are often used when trying out / laying out different
> possible locations or relationships between design elements. Architects
and
> some engineers use these a lot...so do "systems" thinkers. Each "element"
(a
> room in a building, a farm compenent, an industrial process) is "placed"
in
> a circle or "bubble". The bubbles are then arranged in different
> configurations to let the designer see the overall relationships and flows
> possible. Most often the bubbles are drawn on paper, but one could in
theory
> make 3-D bubbles of proportionate volume to get a more complete conceptual
> layout.
>
> Bubble diagrams let you see a bunch of different options quite quickly
(and
> cheaply), provided you can imagine the bubbles as the elements they
actually
> represent.
>
> This technique is good for house, yard, farm, city, indusrial site layout
> (probably other uses too..).
>
> ciao,
> Kelly
>
>
>
> >
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