Leader The economy has been hit hard, and architectural thinking can be key to the recovery

摘要

The 'age of austerity'will last a long time; many say it took 30 years and a World War to recover from the Wall Street Crash and the Great Depression. The 'new dawn will be a rude awakening, but architects could turn this into a call to arms. It could be a wonderful opportunity for some bright people to rethink the practical art of architecture and reposition the professions outdated business model.rnIt doesn't have to nestle into the embrace of the property industry. There are problems to solve for which architectural training is a unique gift: housing, water, urbanisation, transport, sustainability, recycling and food production. Architecture is a great discipline for joined-up thinking, presenting thinkingrnin the round, connecting and explaining.