... At this intersection, the neurotic obsessions with possession and accumulation meets the brave old art of dreaming. What quantum of courage does it take to look at this architectural mirror? What is the dose of will-power needed for one to take up the dislocated yet liberating disposition of global nomad/migrant or a proud citizen of the land that is everyone's and no one's? To what extent we can claim ownership (if at all) of that which we posses? The project does not spare the architect and myself as one of its authors from self-examination. Do we by “architect” mean a socially isolated figure with an insular approach focused on the quality and esthetics of living or do we accept her as a fellow-citizen who has public and private responsibility that brings her in addressing crucial social issues and offering a vision for their possible resolution.
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