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The term ‘charrette’ is originally from France. At the end of the nineteenth century the Architectural Faculty of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts issued problems that were so difficult few students could successfully complete them in the time allowed. As the deadline approached, a pushcart (or charrette in French) was wheeled past students’ work-spaces in order to collect their final drawings for jury critiques while students frantically put finishing touches on their work. To miss ‘the charrette’ meant an automatic grade of zero.

In this chapter the design charrette is defined and the key characteristics and benefits are elaborated. Further, the diversity of design charrettes is explored and the key dimensions of charrettes are defined. Finally, a proposal for framing design charrettes is launched.

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A gathering of people for an intense period of brainstorming and design. Faced with a problem or challenge the participants pool their talents to produce plans to achieve a goal

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  1. Department of Landscape Architecture, Van Hall Larenstein, Wageningen University, 9001, 6880 GB, Velp, The Netherlands

    Rob Roggema

  2. The Swinburne Institute for Social Research, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Australia

    Rob Roggema

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  1. Van Hall Larenstein, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands, and Swinburne University of Technology, The Swinburne Institute for Social Research, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia

    Rob Roggema

Appendix I: Categorisation of Countries Based on Income Classes (World Bank 2012)

Appendix I: Categorisation of Countries Based on Income Classes (World Bank 2012)

Low-income economies ($1,025 or less)

Lower-middle-income economies ($1,026 to $4,035)

Upper-middle-income economies ($4,036 to $12,475)

High-income economies ($12,476 or more)

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Roggema, R. (2014). The Design Charrette. In: Roggema, R. (eds) The Design Charrette. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7031-7_2

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