Melissa Lane and Rosalie Genevro
Recorded: October 29, 2013
On October 29, 2013, Melissa Lane gave a lecture in which she drew on classical political thinkers to explore a new ideal of citizenship for a sustainable society. Instead of separating the role of citizen from everyday work and family roles, Lane reformulates citizenship as the posture in which individuals carry out those roles in light of a broader understanding of their contribution to (or undermining of) the overall achievement of sustainability. By reshaping our understanding of the division of labor, sustainable citizenship entails a challenging rethinking of professional ethics and architectural practice. Here we present a video of Lane’s question and answer session with the League’s Executive Director, Rosalie Genevro, and audience members.
The Five Thousand Pound Life (5KL) is an initiative of The Architectural League on new ways of thinking, talking, and acting on architecture, climate change, and our economic future.
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