12
February
by Jeffrey C Kadlowec, Registered Architect The great Finnish architect, Alvar Aalto once stated in an interview [1], “One of the great problems for an architect today is to save the human being—to make individualism of collectivism.” With the rapidly growing population, current economic crisis, and recent environmental disasters, the need for affordable and sustainable housing has moved into the forefront of discussions throughout the construction industry. Future decisions are based on lessons learned from the past; architectural achievements have always been a testament of the ingenuity of humans throughout the world. Although manufacturing techniques have always relied on economy.
