World will have to be re-designed in coming times.

Lets do it properly this time.

What is performance in architecture? For me, it was always about finding the balance between various efficiencies and flexibility in uses:

• Efficiency and flexibility in use of resources like

  • Space

  • Volume

  • Materials

  • Energy

  • Information

  • Knowledge

  • Time

• Efficiency and flexibility in communication

  • With Clients

  • With membranes of project team

  • With contractors/builders

  • With employees/colleagues

  • With authorities

• Efficiency in amenity and affordability

  • optimizing amenity to budget

  • optimizing performance to budget

  • taking in account whole of the lifetime of the project

  • providing flexibility for the change of use through time

  • optimizing performance and minimizing environmental impact

• Efficiency and flexibility in planing, anticipation, contemplation

  • Efficient and flexible use of space in our cities (and other places humans inhabit)

  • Efficient use of infrastructure and investment

  • Efficiencies and flexibility in communication with stakeholders

  • Optimizing benefits while minimizing impact on environment

In few weeks, May 18th, will be 30 years since my graduation. Being involved in profession even before that through my father’s practice and high school study for architectural technician, and practicing on three continents, I could say that I have pretty good idea of where architectural profession is. And I can vouch that it has lost its way since the time when architects were head/chief (arkhi) builders (tekton).

Nowadays, our “designs” are meant for being presented, shown off, through various mediums and being awarded by peers, but not necessarily being built and used buy our clients and communities.

One aspect where I couldn’t master efficiency is Care. Care for Client. Care for Community. Care for Climate and Nature.