Nine Reciprocities expands what’s possible on an existing dense urban block when architecture is generated within a constructed story of the social, communal, financial, material, and biological context. It is not a solution; rather, it is a means of exploring a new, more circumspect role for architecture and architects, which reiterates the profession’s commitment to craft and careful consideration of space, while adding a new dimension of material stewardship — all in service of an existing community’s needs and directions.

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