As architects, we must listen to the user groups, the communities and the funding and client bodies to produce designs that are responsive to an organisation’s needs. We listen and understand first before responding. There are many types of people that make up our society and our built environment must be more responsive to all of them – children, the aged, people with disabilities, families and single people.

When you visit or utilise a place, its buildings must celebrate its culture, customs, history, climate and future. We do not want imported or out-dated ideas that may only reflect passing trends from other places.