User:Pascale Scheurer

Who Am I?
I am a qualified architect and founding director of Surface to Air Architects, along with my colleague and good friend, Holly Porter. I am a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). I am particularly interested in the social aspects of architecture, designing schools and sustainable design. I value a collaborative approach to design, rather than an individual authorship approach. I am immensely excited by the opportunities of IT, particularly Open Source. I believe that the term 'design' can be widely applied as 'seeking solutions', and am very interested in how software design and building design can learn from each other (the term 'software architect' intrigues me). This may be why Wikipedia stikes a chord.

My interaction with Wikipedia.
I first came across the Wiki concept in Manchester in 1998, when I was involved with the nascent Redbricks Community Network. Back then Wiki was WiKi - and I knew it was something amazing but I didn't really engage with it much at the time.

I would be very pleased to be more involved with Wikipedia and to contribute to editing articles in my field of expertise. Those who know my enthusiasm for my subjects would no doubt agree I am vocal and not afraid of offending in getting my point across, but I aim to be rational in my judgements, kind in my relationships with others and always open to persuasion.

How to find out more about me.
Please feel free to Google me or contact me to find out more. My website is www.surface-to-air.com, where you can find examples of my work, press coverage and ideas.