Rahul Mehrotra believes that architecture needs to be resituated in its activist and advocacy role. >

Ghanaian architect Joe Osae-Addo believes that architecture needs to engage beyond the narrow definition of “building”, with a results-driven approach. >

Alfredo Brillembourg (Urban-Think Tank) gives insight into accepting the unaccepted and aesthetic and ethical concerns in designing for informal settlements. >

As a discipline architecture needs to rethink what it does best, and how it serves people, David Adjaye believes. >

Y Tsai uses his past and current projects to demonstrate how designers can make a dent in the universe by means of social improvement. >

For Bjarke Ingels, architects are more than just designers of beautiful facades. He considers the expanded role of architects in contemporary society. >

Heinrich Wolff considers post-apartheid architecture in South Africa and the new role of the architect. >