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"&lt;p&gt;Architecture is a risky business.&lt;/p&gt;\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n&lt;p class=\"p1\"&gt;&lt;span class=\"s1\"&gt;As opposed to building - which necessitates known quantities, proven solutions, clear instructions and expected outcomes - architecture is predicated on the unknown, the unproven, the unclear and the unexpected.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n\n&lt;p class=\"p1\"&gt;&lt;span class=\"s1\"&gt;Risk is a vital element of architecture.&amp;nbsp; It can be calculated and minimised, but will always be there, like a spider beneath a rock, when we question and probe the generic. But to avoid engaging in risk is to be unaware of the potential ecological, political, historical and financial consequences of construction.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n\n&lt;p class=\"p1\"&gt;&lt;span class=\"s1\"&gt;While the problems of the present are not necessarily greater or more complicated than those of the past, our awareness of the enormity and complexity of these problems deepens with each passing moment. An ever-increasing understanding of the environmental and social implications of our actions demands a constant search for ideas and solutions. As custodians of the built environment, architects are placed at the forefront of this search.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n\n&lt;p class=\"p1\"&gt;&lt;span class=\"s1\"&gt;We need architecture because our needs cannot be met by buildings alone. Buildings are functional containers for human activity. Architecture encompasses all aspects of the man-made environment: from private houses to public plazas, temporary exhibits to highway infrastructure.&amp;nbsp; Architects optimise buildings and places by connecting them to their broader contexts, shaping them to their inhabitants and speculating about their future conditions. A synthesizer of ideas and an instigator of action, the architect mobilises clients, experts and authorities towards a common vision. The architect walks a tightrope strung between the desire to recreate the treasured spaces of memory, and the obligation to address evolving standards and continually emerging fields of expertise.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n\n&lt;p class=\"p1\"&gt;&lt;span class=\"s1\"&gt;In essence, architecture is the practice of engaging in ethical speculation about the future, in response to the needs of the present.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n\n&lt;p class=\"p1\"&gt;&lt;span class=\"s1\"&gt;Currently, a number of influential thinkers are attempting to redefine architecture as a broadly spatial, rather than construction-orientated, discipline. Though architecture\u2019s core expertise is undoubtedly spatial intelligence, it is important that we do not lose touch with the temporal qualities of building, which are embodied in materiality, craftsmanship, artistry and sensory enlivenment. It is equally important to acknowledge that the self-cultivated image of the architect - as an autonomous, heroic autodidact - is misplaced in the heteronomous, nuanced and contingent working environments of the twenty-first century.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n\n&lt;p class=\"p1\"&gt;&lt;span class=\"s1\"&gt;Other Architects is a collaborative, design orientated architectural practice. The practice is committed to managing change creatively, and to ethically accommodating uncertainty.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n\n&lt;p class=\"p1\"&gt;&lt;span class=\"s1\"&gt;Architecture may be a risky business, but the dividends it delivers are lasting and profound.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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