to be on site when framing starts! Romania is a country with large timber resources and we are convinced that developing them for construction and manufacture of value-added products would bring benefit to the country. We hope that our projects can contribute to this goal. With globalization I first think of massive corporations abusing the disappearance of economic barriers by moving to countries with doubtful labour- and environmental standards, creating economic difficulties at home, dragging everyone down to the lowest common standards. ‘Globalization’ has created many enemies. In architecture it expresses itself in luxury resorts in Saudi Arabia and through cities’ vying for attention by having star architects designing flamboyant civic buildings. Architecture follows humanity’s drifting apart into a vast majority lacking the bare necessities, and a handful of demigods who will soon be able to genetically insure themselves against the afflictions of mortals — disease, stupidity, ugliness and depresssion. The rich countries have better things to export than greed. We have learned to be practical, self reliant, thrifty and optimistic. There is a place for architects on that side of globalization, too.
An axonometric view of the proposed home for disabled and elderly persons, Strada Bucura. The simple buildings avoid an institutional ambience and share details with the hous - ing develop - ment to streamline con - struction.
conceptual sketches for a K-12 school which will com - plete the devel - opment Strada Bucura.
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