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Article: Making sense of the new green agenda.(comment)
- Article from:
- The Architectural Review
- Article date:
- February 1, 2008
- Author:
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It is clear that we are reacting too slowly to the world around us and critically endemic problems are not being addressed. These are important times, in which our choices will crucially influence how we evolve. Will our societies be fractured with exhausted resources or progress into a successful, albeit resource-constrained, future?
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As designers, we should be familiar with the taking of difficult decisions. Unhappily, the evidence all around us is that generations of designers have been complicit in society's failure to address issues related to climate change. But in our complex world, it seems that the overlay of sustainability ...