The Fulcrum Agency: Reimagining architectural practice in a changed world
The challenges that confront humanity are ones that architects, too, must face. The alarming impacts of climate change, the depth of income inequality, the invidiousness of racism and the persistence of sexism. The world is burning, both literally and metaphorically.
How, then, do we talk about architecture and the answers it may offer to our collective troubles? The right words require architects to move beyond the contented conversations of commodity, firmness and delight. Rather, architecture must reimagine itself. It must deliberately and self-consciously embrace the complexities of making the world a better place even – and especially when – it appears to be beyond our control. Design excellence resides not simply in the deferred creation of beautiful buildings. It is also found in the daily routines
