Pace layers

Concept developed by Stewart Brand in his book, How Buildings Learn. A way of understanding different rates of change and the longevity of components in a system.

As applied to buildings: site, structure, skin, services, space plan, stuff.

The interactions between these layers are crucial for understanding the dynamics of change. Highlights the importance of considering cross-cutting timescales when designing, constructing, and maintaining systems.

• [&] See also: reverse salients? (both deal with uneven rates of development/sociotechnical change)

Tags: time

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