Rooted in Change: The Role of Context in Architectural Inspiration

This talk explores how architects and designers navigate a continuously changing context to identify which values remain constant and which are evolving. It considers the tension between grounding a design in a "place" and leveraging its environmental uniqueness to meet dynamic programmatic needs, creating a compelling contrast between the "spirit of place" or "genius loci" and the introduction of the new. The speaker will address the question: What should inspire designers when the context is in constant flux? Speakers

• Ahmed Al Ali, Chairman of X Architects