ronment, and nature, to become places completed by human beings; truly human architectural and urban spaces that resonate with our “being”, in tune with our needs — truly appropriate works of architecture. AT: What is, or what should be, the role of architects? What are their professional, social, and ethical responsibilities? IR: Our role and responsibility are to design better environments for people and as well as we can for all life. We must keep learning, and apply our skills creatively and critically and ethically, with this purpose in mind. Most designers think that they are doing good, but are ignorant of what that may actually entail. Far too many architects simply approach their work with a focus on the bottom line. AT: Speaking of your favourite architect of all time, Mimar Sinan, you commented that he understood “it is all about the infrastructure.” So, what kind of adaptations do you think our infrastructure will require in the, not so distant, future? IR: There has a been much talk in recent decades of resilient infrastructures and smart cities. The essence of both is to manage resources better, more efficiently, and sustainably, to serve human needs. To do so, we need live data to create infrastructures that can efficientlymanage normality, scar25 ritchie’s recipe for sustainability EXCERPT
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