What is worth creating depends on who is answering the question, and on the social, cultural, and economic context they live in. What may seem like an ending in one society can still be at its very beginning in another.
As an architect living in a society with a rich history and culture, yet looking hopefully toward the future, I believe what we need today is to create more spaces for being together – spaces that deepen our experience and connection with our surroundings.

Spaces that carry a contemporary spirit and become a language for expressing what is happening in society.

At its best, architecture can be like poetry.

And I believe there are still many poems waiting to be written.

Mohammad Kanisavaran, Architect
Kanisavaran Office;, Iran

This reflection is part of UNFINISHED, an ongoing BIG SEE conversation about what still deserves our time, attention and creative energy – and what is worth bringing into the world next.

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