Intelligent and Sensitive Building
Environment
Our ancestors often created houses that were beautiful, regionally adapted and built to last - despite their 'poverty'. They also created magnificent buildings of worship and public structures that have withstood the test of time. In contrast, modern housing is often soulless, mass produced, inadequate, poorly insulated. Many modern buildings will last no more than a generation.
How can best practice in architecture become normal practice? How can we create new frameworks for building affordable, healthy, beautiful and energy efficient housing? Shouldn't the poor have a right to good and beautiful housing? How can we assure that citizens become actively involved in shaping the built environment in their neighbourhoods?
