arcVision 12 – Mind the Giants
New giants are appearing on the horizon: China, India and the other “Asian tigers” account for over 50% of the world’s gross domestic product.
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arcVision 11 – Places and Non-Places
EU enlargement based on the economics of innovation and knowledge. Architecture is called upon to design historical “places” as handed on by tradition and the “non-places” emerging from the crisis in modernity.
arcVision 10 – Mutant space
A survey embracing the global economic scenario: from the trend of oil prices to the difficulties encountered by the Eurozone, from the positive prospect for emerging countries to the key role played by the American economy.
arcVision 9 – Man and the future
A deeper understanding of the limit concept. On the one hand, the human inclination to exceed all limits by expanding knowledge, and, on the other hand, the need to set a limit and keep it under control.
arcVision 8 – Moving
Financial scandals, crisis of capital values and market volatility. The international economic system is now looking for new balances for corporate social responsibility.
arcVision 7 – Structure
September 11 has brought about a permanent change in the international balances. Europe will be a key player if it manages to strengthen its own identity.
arcVision 6 – Environment
Sustainable development, conceived as the search for a new and improved balance between civil society, the economy and the environment, stands out as a necessary priority ensuring economic development combined with a better quality of life.
arcVision 5 – Trasparency
Less management, more leadership. Business is changing, as are markets, consumers and business management models.
arcVision 4 – Technology
Biotechnologies. To recreate complicated natural processes in vitro, as well as self-generating buildings sensitive to the environment: the future really seems to hold some extraordinary events in store for us, along with plenty of questions with no easy answers.
arcVision 3 – Virtual
The Internet and the new information technologies are changing every aspect of our lives. Nothing seems to be immune to the effects of the virtual age: from language to architecture, to the economy.