The London Festival Of Architecture’s 2021 Theme Is "CARE"- What That Means To Us
Known as the world’s largest annual architecture festival, The London Festival of Architecture features an extensive programme of events and activities taking place in London this June. While last year’s festival was entirely digital, the hopes for this year’s event is that is will be a hybrid festival, both physical and digital. Every year, The London Festival of Architecture has a theme and this year’s theme is ‘CARE’.
2021 Festival Theme: Care
The pandemic has shown us that we need to find new ways to reconnect with one another and to build care and empathy so that we can strengthen our communities and build a better world for everyone. By choosing ‘Care’ as the theme for the London Festival Of Architecture 2021, we’ll examine how we can better care for ourselves, each other, our cities and the environment.
For us here at Ansell + Bailey, ‘care’ can mean a lot of things. From caring for our friends, family, and co-workers, to caring for our community by designing safe and functional structures which will make a real difference to those who use them and rely on them for a better quality of life.
Architecture Firms Need To Rethink The Old Processes
When we work together within the care mindset, we can accomplish just about anything. In fact, the UK was one of the first major economies to pass laws requiring greenhouse gas emissions to be cut to net zero by 2050. To do this requires many people from a wide range of industries working together towards a singular goal. A decarbonisation plan such as what the government suggests will also require extensive changes across the built environment sector. That means it’s time for architecture firms around the world to step up rethink methods of constructing new and preserving old buildings, neighbourhoods and infrastructure.
But experts say that ‘architects should be driven by the practices of care, not only taking into consideration energy footprint or use of sustainable materials, but also how these materials were obtained and their impact on mental wellbeing and physical health of the people using buildings.’ What this means is that we have to take a look at the big picture and see not only where the industry is going, but direct where we want it to go.
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