When we see images of cities destroyed, obliterated, we realize how buildings ‘hold’ culture and civilization. Buildings are the mirrors of values. They tell the story of our lives in built form. With globalization, Architecture’s role to ‘hold’ culture is even more critical. We walk through and feel places with our whole bodies with all our senses, not just with our eyes or with our minds. We are fully involved in the experience – this what make us human. When Architecture is referred to as the mother of the arts, it is describing the all-encompassing nature of building, which actually envelops you, doing so over time, each day, throughout the seasons. Architecture is a shield and a protector of our humanity. As more of the natural world disappears, what we do as architects in making this new landscape of buildings has deep, societal repercussions.
This is why we use the term: Architecture as the New Geography.?