76 Pure Freude an Wasser Architecture is nothing if it does not contain the seeds of a better future Whatever its relationship to the past or present its prime duty is to look forward to construct new relationships between what exists and what can come into being This manifesto draws on our experience of curating the World Architecture Festival 2017 will be the 10th edition held at Arena Berlin with the sup port of GROHE as founder partner to highlight 10 areas that should inform architectural practice over the next decade Architecture has several characteristics that give it an important role in addressing these issues First architecture is inherently collaborative Division of labor has been integral to architecture since buildings outgrew what one person can do alone Second architecture has developed techniques for advocating what it can do it can set out possi bilities for the future Third architecture has devel oped distinctive characteristics as a profession in recent centuries That gives it a particular status in society deriving its position from understanding technology and knowing how to best apply it This means being able to make fine judgments about which technologies and techniques are appro priate Growing inequality and emerging science make this responsibility ever more important Fourth architecture creates and enhances spatial frameworks It does this in conjunction with pol iticians financiers engineers planners builders and citizens It is architecture more than engineer ing or planning that has the power to set out how the physical environment can engage with social justice Architecture today has a clear purpose The World Architecture Festival is a distinctive fo rum for understanding the challenges architects face across the world GROHE will further these efforts by sponsoring a prize and subsequent research associated with the WAFX Manifesto Water Category The prize will be launched at WAF 17 this November with the research findings being presented the following year A MANIFESTO FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS To coincide with the 10th anniversary of the World Architecture Festival WAF being celebrated in Berlin this November with the support of GROHE Paul Finch and Jeremy Melvin discuss how the profession will develop in the next decade

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