Sociology and geography have shed light on the

dialectic relationship between society and space.

Space is both a mirror to society and a major

inf luence on it, impacting behaviours, lifestyles and

even ideas. Both a resource providing insight and a

way of leveraging change. As such, space and space

design are regarded as major political tools. Nothing

seems more uncertain than the muddle of our

contemporary world, a situation which underscores

the shared responsibility of decision makers, builders

and interior designers in a truly unprecedented way.

Be virtuous, therefore smart,

therefore political