Knowledge

Iñaki Alonso proposes understanding buildings and cities as living systems. His approach combines the triple bottom line, shared space, governance, biodiversity and the local economy, and sees community as the link between architecture, neighbourhood and territory.

"The most important thing here is to build the software. [...] The software is the people and the relationships built between them."

"We have ended up with buildings that have become warehouses for people, but have not encouraged relationships between them."

"As architects and urban planners, we have an enormous responsibility in this reflection."