Tereza_Flidrova

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Hi, I am Tereza, and I am currently exploring paths to becoming the ‘EA Architect’. I am an architect by education (studied my undergrad at the University of Cambridge and currently doing my master’s at Oxford Brookes), have experience working as an urban designer and am exploring ways I can contribute my skills to the EA and longtermist spaces.

Get in touch if you want to chat about: shelters, EA hubs, Charter Cities, or anything to do with architecture or design in general.

Definitely get in touch if you are an EA and an architect or planner, I would love to hear from you!

Tereza_Flidrova 21 Aug 2023 17:15 UTC
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on: Announcing the Building Effective Spaces Conference (online 30th Sept.)
We have now updated the conference time, September 30th, 4pm to 8pm BST (11am to 3pm EST).

Tereza_Flidrova 16 Aug 2023 10:29 UTC
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in reply to: MaxRa’s comment on: Announcing the Building Effective Spaces Conference (online 30th Sept.)
Awesome, thanks Max! Hope you will be able to join us for the conference :)

Tereza_Flidrova 3 Jul 2023 9:11 UTC
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in reply to: Geoffrey Miller’s comment on: EA Architect: Dissertation on Improving the Social Dynamics of Confined Spaces & Shelters Precedents Report
Hello Geoffrey,
I apologise for the delayed response; I’ve been travelling recently, but responding to your comment has been on my mind.
You bring up some insightful points that align with my current findings. I agree that the distinction between short-term and long-term missions is crucial when discussing interpersonal relationships in confined environments.
For the short-term three-month confinement project I’ve been planning, I’ve chosen to minimise the emphasis on encouraging sexual contact. This approach is taken primarily to maintain the focus on the mission objectives. Nevertheless, the provision of private single bedrooms allows for individual personal needs to be met, if desired.
As you pointed out, when it comes to long-term missions—extending over decades or even generations—the equation changes significantly. It would be necessary to consider relationship dynamics amongst the adult crew and the unique requirements and complexities of raising children in such an environment. This introduces a whole new set of variables to consider, including education, socialisation, and overall development from infancy to adulthood.
Thanks again for your comment, I would be happy to chat more about the topic if you felt like it!
Tereza

Tereza_Flidrova 7 Jun 2023 18:40 UTC
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in reply to: Geoffrey Miller’s comment on: EA Architect: Dissertation on Improving the Social Dynamics of Confined Spaces & Shelters Precedents Report
Thanks for raising an important question Goeffrey. I am not an expert on this topic and don’t feel qualified to comment, except that our norms are obviously far from a global optimum. I think this underscores a more significant point which is that any such project should have an interdisciplinary team behind it, including at least consulting experts on topics such as sexuality. Another approach that has been floated for civilizational shelters in particular is that it might make sense to directly select a group to avoid issues such as harassment, for instance, a carefully selected single-sex group (i.e. likely a female group).

Tereza_Flidrova 1 Mar 2023 17:00 UTC
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in reply to: david_reinstein’s comment on: Conference on EA hubs and offices, expression of interest
Not conferences specifically, but more spaces where EAS work and gather in general, like offices, hubs, etc., but I guess in some sense conferences would also fall into this category, yes.

Tereza_Flidrova 28 Feb 2023 21:40 UTC
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in reply to: Martin Hrádela’s comment on: Conference on EA hubs and offices, expression of interest
Hi Martin, thanks a lot for the comment & thanks for the clarification on the topic, Peter!

As you stated, less abundant funding has already started to negatively impact some EA offices and this trend will probably continue in the months/years to come.

The agenda is still very much in the making, but having time and space to get together to think about how to spend resources wisely and focus on creating spaces that carry the most potential to support the community seems to me like a valuable exericise, especially given the financial situation.

Also, I would be very interested in finding out how others have dealt with the funding situation as there might be many lessons to be learnt across different types of spaces and expertise.

Tereza_Flidrova 6 Oct 2022 8:30 UTC
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in reply to: Max Clarke’s comment on: EA architect: Building an EA hub in the Great Lakes region, Ohio
Hey Max, thanks a lot for the response! I don’t think I generally disagree with any of the points you are mentioning above.
It is important to stress we are not proposing people move to Sandusky, especially at this stage it is about providing a place to run retreats, come and work remotely for a few weeks/months, run fellowship, focus on getting some deep work done while being able to take part in what Sandusky has to offer. This means people from abroad might still be able to come and take part (I, for example, don’t have US citizenship).
Long term, I would love to work on projects to establish hubs outside of the US (being Czech, I see the benefits of having a thriving EA community outside of the US!). This project, however, is a great way to learn about setting up such places, knowledge I will be able to use when working on future projects. For me, this project is as much about learning as it is about Sandusky as a place in particular, which provides a great platform to test ideas. We are hoping to document the process to create a ‘hub-creation package’ of some sort to help make such projects run more smoothly every time a new one happens.
I hope this explains my thinking a little bit, your comments definitely got me thinking, thanks a lot for bringing them up! Would be happy to discuss this further on a call if you thought that might be helpful.

Tereza_Flidrova 22 Sep 2022 10:31 UTC
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in reply to: Max Clarke’s comment on: EA architect: Building an EA hub in the Great Lakes region, Ohio
Hi Max, thanks a lot for this comment!

I generally agree that there need to be hubs located outside of the US, and that possibly, this needs to be prioritized. However, I strongly disagree with the premise that we need to choose any single location for an EA hub and reject all others. I think that working on multiple types of hubs in different locations is the way to go. If there are communities within the US who might want to support an EA hub that’s easily accessible, yet outside of the core EA hub locations, I fully support this. And if you aren’t a US citizen, you can come and spend a few months in the US without a work permit, I don’t think my post suggested we want people to move there forever or to immigrate to the US in order to come and utilize the space.

With that said, I am all for supporting efforts to create hubs outside of the US though and appreciate you stressing this out.

Tereza_Flidrova 14 Sep 2022 8:19 UTC
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in reply to: Lauren Gilbert’s comment on: EA architect: Building an EA hub in the Great Lakes region, Ohio
Haha, thanks a lot, will fix this!

Tereza_Flidrova 18 Jun 2022 10:23 UTC
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in reply to: genidma’s comment on: Apply to join SHELTER Weekend this August
Hi Adeel, no, this is an in-person event happening in Oxford, UK!

Tereza_Flidrova 17 Jun 2022 9:19 UTC
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in reply to: Connor Tabarrok’s comment on: Apply to join SHELTER Weekend this August
Great!

Tereza_Flidrova 15 Jun 2022 19:27 UTC
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in reply to: sawyer’s comment on: Apply to join SHELTER Weekend this August
Hi Sawyer, thanks for this question! We are in touch with Fønix and think these are both valid approaches in moving the realization of shelters forward.

We believe there is great value in getting together at SHELTER Weekend while being mindful of the fact that there will most probably be different organisations and approaches pushing shelters forward in the future. Ulrik has been warmly invited to come to SHELTER Weekend!

Tereza_Flidrova 15 Jun 2022 15:26 UTC
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on: Apply to join SHELTER Weekend this August
This is the event I already mentioned in my previous post & I would strongly encourage anyone interested in working on shelters to apply!
We are in contact with other initiatives working on shelters and believe the SHELTER Weekend will be a wonderful opportunity for all the parties interested in shelters to come together.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out to any one of us in case you have any questions!

Tereza_Flidrova 14 Jun 2022 9:57 UTC
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in reply to: Pawel Sysiak’s comment on: Announcing the New York Effective Altruism Hub: a coworking and event space (+AIS/longtermism office scoping)
I think more and more regions & cities are either setting something up/have already done so/looking at ways to do this in the future. I have heard of SF initiatives as well as other major cities in the US & Europe. Exciting to hear NYC hub is on its way too!!

Tereza_Flidrova 13 Jun 2022 21:36 UTC
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on: What Is Most Important For Your Productivity?
Thanks a lot for sharing this, I really enjoyed reading the post and will be implementing some of the tips!

Tereza_Flidrova 9 Jun 2022 8:53 UTC
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in reply to: Peter Elam’s comment on: ‘EA Architect’: Updates on Civilizational Shelters & Career Options
Hi Peter, thank you for the comment! I am actually planning to watch this very soon and am really curious about what I can learn from it, would love to chat about it later!

Tereza_Flidrova 9 Jun 2022 8:52 UTC
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in reply to: Erin Braid’s comment on: ‘EA Architect’: Updates on Civilizational Shelters & Career Options
Thanks a lot for this Erin! I give that a listen for inspiration & will post updates on this if/when I decide to go for it.

Tereza_Flidrova 14 May 2022 0:29 UTC
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in reply to: HStencil’s comment on: Becoming an EA Architect: My First Month as an Independent Researcher
Thanks a lot, that’s exactly the type of thing I might want to check out. I did not know about them, will dive deeper into what they do! I like the clarity of their web design and resources!

Tereza_Flidrova 13 May 2022 19:18 UTC
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in reply to: Darren_Tindall’s comment on: Becoming an EA Architect: My First Month as an Independent Researcher
Hi Darren,
Thanks a lot for reaching out and for the comment. I have followed this line of thought (Architect as Developer basically) a lot at uni and it explains quite well my interest in architecture. It feels like architects spend most of their energy on a little percentage of everything that gets built, while the majority remains neglected or at the mercy of developers who care solely about profit. Often the middle ground is missing (where you are being mindful of the cost-effectiveness of different decisions, focusing on things like quality of public spaces and design elements that make good communities, that ultimately decide whether people feel good living there, have meaningful relationships or whether the place is safe etc.). I will DM you and am happy to chat about this in more depth!

Tereza_Flidrova 12 May 2022 21:38 UTC
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in reply to: David#’s comment on: Becoming an EA Architect: My First Month as an Independent Researcher
Btw I designed and taught two online courses on architecture and public spaces for Czech high schoolers, all based on Jan Gehl’s ‘Life Between Buildings’ (the 1st link you sent, and an awesome read), incredibly rewarding to see students get out there and engage in their communities
https://edgeud.co.uk/ten-perspectives-on-architecture-teaching-students-how-to-reclaim-their-cities/