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purpose of fair review.Architectural discourse has long presented
a platform to address modern day challeng-
es – through it, professionals are able to de-
sign solution-oriented projects that answer
various needs, from housing to schools.
And with climate change the biggest chal-
lenge confronting humanity worldwide,
architects have begun looking at ways they
can help. Throughout this issue, we look
at various initiatives within the field that
are attempting to explore global warming
through an architectural lens.
This issue’s cover story, for one, sits
down with Adrian Lahoud, the curator of
the inaugural Sharjah Architecture Tri-
ennial (pg 26). With the theme ‘Rights of
Future Generations’, the event offers a
platform for various architects, artists and
academics to exist in relation to one an-
other, prompting discourse and dialogue
among local, regional and international
audiences.Inherent to the theme is a commit-
ment to address climate change as the
most urgent challenge today. Through its
exploration of how particular conditions
in the ‘Global South’ produce unique re-
lationships between human beings and
the environment, the triennial seeks
to bring awareness to specific models- ones that allow interacting and living
with the environment, rather than sepa-
rating ourselves from it.
“We hope to open up discussion and
empower our audiences to become ac-
tively involved in this discussion,” said
Lahoud, “and in the imagining of what
the rights of future generations might
mean.”
As a practice, architecture holds a key
role in addressing climate change; how-
ever, to lever this potential, we must
move away from the extractive and
exploitative models that dominate archi-
The power of architecture lays in its ability to confront
modern day challengesAddressing climate change
RIMA ALSAMMARAE
Editor of Middle East ArchitectEDITOR’S COMMENT6 / COMMENT