‘The practice of architecture and the role of the architect must expand if the profession is going to be capable of dealing with the contemporary societal flux.’  This learning agreement is a self-reflection on my experience within the umbrella of ‘architecture’ thus far, as a means to speculate how I would like to shape my spatial practice moving forward.

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What kind of architect do you want to be? A question that I am frequently asked when I tell people that I am studying architecture.  As it happens, l do not have a clear answer as of yet, which I think is a good thing. However, there are a couple of notions that I am sure will not play a dominant role in my future practice.  Perhaps the most pressing being the dominance of the artificial image, the notion that ‘the problem is the picture’.  This was particularly evident during my BA, which I felt gave a high reward to the production of final images, and somewhat overlooked process-driven work.  I feel this creates a disconnection between myself as the designer and social experience of the people occupying a space.  Whilst I do recognise the importance of image as an engaging representational tool, I would argue that there is an over-reliance on aesthetics within both architectural education and practice.