Origin: From French = charrette
At the École des Beaux Arts in Paris in the 19th century, the process started with the launch of a design problem or challenge. The students’ final drawings were collected in a cart (charrette) for final critical assessment by the jury, while the participants were still frantically finishing their work.
Charrette is a methodology for developing complex projects, based on collaboration and participation of professionals, investors, institutions, government agencies and stakeholders in an intense journey of work.