Ethical Dilemmas of Wealth in the Built Environment
摘要
The architecture of wealth and its ideology have become deeply embedded in architectural education and the professional practice of architecture. This is also mirrored in the associated professions responsible for the appearance of the built environment. Ethics matters because it involves contemplating what benefits everyone, which by default includes caring for the environment. However, what benefits everyone is strongly opposed to what constitutes the architecture of wealth. There is a parallel here with the SDGs, as achieving economic growth in the SDGs can only be done at the expense of sacrificing other SDGs, like the environment or reducing inequality. This chapter explores the ethical dilemmas that designers face in a climate change crisis era and how this affects the built environment, especially architecture.