Decision-making

A collection of ideas and thoughts that point to the future of architecture and urbanism.

Design can help find new solutions for wicked (social) problems. But the power of design is not used to its full potential because it doesn’t get properly connected with the practice of public or private parties involved with the wicked problem.

The informal economy thrives on chaos and ambiguity, so it’s no surprise that with today’s landscape it is providing new jobs, products, services and platforms at speeds and in places the formalized economy can’t bend to reach.

Justice isn’t an airy abstract concept; it’s the concrete path to solving problems. Our instinct is to nurture great and ambitious plans for ‘the good society’ but first we must learn to balance what matters with what works.

Long before Google famously allotted 20% of employee working hours for personal projects, Lockheed Martin created an entire division to think outside the box.

Faced with limited time, money, space and material, it becomes paramount that we act deftly when it matters most; but first we’ll have to hone our ability to make good decisions together.

Launching a print publication is as daunting as it is enlightening. Looking back on the process and looking forward to the future, our editor, Patrick Tanguay, explains the common threads woven into The Alpine Review.