Position Paper V.1.1

Sustainable Architecture Is Rooted In Contextual Sensitive Decisions

Architectural expression of global culture is a false God. True relevance to place lies not in expressions of consumerism and wealth, but in coherent collections of "rooted" gestures across a landscape. Cultural relevance and sustainability are interchangeable.

In a continually growing network of globalized countries Architecture is losing the ground beneath it. The "ground" that is brought in by the truckload blankets any geographical inheritance. This ignorance breeds the demons of global culture. While global culture grows it also applauds the "growth" of other nations, continually shutting out the underdogs of society. These underdogs- often the stewards of culture- have lost relevance to global culture. The lavish appeal of architecture for consumers has sustained the industry for the past century. It is the Architecture of sustainability that will sustain the industry in the future. Ensuring a place for those who have been rejected ensures a sustainable community. A sustainable place ensures that Architecture will not become a consumerism based endeavor.