An exchange is the act of giving one thing and receiving another in return. In today’s international world this process of exchange is constantly in motion - be it currency, commodities, ideas, knowledge, or dialogue - everything is moving around the globe with increasing speed. Within architecture, the dynamics of exchange takes place in an ongoing push and pull, give and take, a perpetual rearranging between the built environment and the people within it. A space is not a static thing, it gains its form and shape through the activity held within it in relation to time. Here, an architecture attempts to slow time down and stimulate a social exchange, creating a new spatial form using a specific activity. By asking a person to stop, step out of their shoes and participate in a space in an unfamiliar way, they become more conscious of the environment around them and this awareness is shared with others - continuing the process of exchange into the future.
