‘Not what, but how’
Architectural Association
London, UK, 2013
A solo exhibition highlighting collaborative working processes in projects with localorganizations and communities in the Philippines and India between 2010–2013.
“Not What, But How” explored the collaborative processes applied during projects with localorganizations and communities in the Philippines and India from 2010to 2013. Emphasizinghow each project was conceived, funded, designed, and executed, the exhibition focused onmethodologies rather than just final outcomes. A central feature was the “inhabitable shelf,”which showcased the concept of a thick wall used for both storage and private study spaces—a concept developed with the families of Streetlight Tacloban to provide dedicated areas forchildren to focus on their studies. Constructed from salvaged timber, the shelf was dismantledand reused after the exhibition, emphasizing sustainability and reuse. On the day of theexhibition’s opening, Super Typhoon Haiyan devastated Tacloban city, including the studycenter built in 2010. The exhibition subsequently became a platform to discuss the disasterand to raisefunds for reconstruction efforts, highlighting the immediate relevance and impactof the collaborative work.
