DESIGN CAN NOT BE DWINDLED TO ONE NAME.

The architecture, creation and design of space is not a solo effort, therefore, should not be credited to one name.

Many prominent architecture projects globally are dwindled down to one person’s name, these often being referred to as ‘starchitects’. The creation of a built space is not a solo effort and requires the work of a large collective, therefore solo credit discredits the work of the collective.

The manifesto repeatedly defines the importance of power and control relationships in architecture. To achieve a more equal playing field design and space should not be credited to one person.

The proposals within An Adaptable Future are located in Orestad, Copenhagen, a place filled with examples of starchitect work. Therefore, we must not repeat the mistakes of the past and instead credit the collective and therefore challenge the exclusivity of the architectural world.