Collectively, the encyclical affirms how important it is to make the moral case for city design. Too often, developers, urban planners and city leaders seem to think that it is obvious or implied why the decisions they make are in the best interest of the public. But there is no shortcut to articulating why our planning choices speak to the fundamental human dignity of the communities we’re working in. — nextcity.org
"Given the interrelationship between living space and human behaviour, those who design buildings, neighbourhoods, public spaces and cities, ought to draw on the various disciplines which help us to understand people’s thought processes, symbolic language and ways of acting. It is not enough to seek the beauty of design. More precious still is the service we offer to another kind of beauty: people’s quality of life, their adaptation to the environment, encounter and mutual assistance. Here too, we see how important it is that urban planning always take into consideration the views of those who will live in these areas."
Pope Francis tells it like it is in his latest 184-page encyclical, in response to humanity's "principal challenge" of global climate change.
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Morality?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOQx9-MPhhE
Can't take any thing this man says seriously. Why people follow his nonsense is beyond me. They can give as many haircuts to the homeless as they want, it will not equate one fraction of a second of a priest's abuse of children... not to forget the millions affected by their backwards policies.
^ This is why architecture is so paralyzed these days. The second anyone speaks up about anything, someone else is there to smack them down and accuse them of being a hypocrite. You need to face the reality that architects ALWAYS have to compromise! Its central to the existence of the profession.
Calling out a global organization for concealing chronic child abuse is paralyzing the architecture profession?
Now that's a master's thesis I'd like to see someone take on.
Poor leadership skills is paralyzing the profession. Instead of seeing a way forward on climate change with the Catholic Church existing in the world, you'd rather remind everyone of its failings. I don't think thats constructive. But I do think it reflects a fairly common practice among architects and architecture enthusiasts when a situation gets too complicated ethically.
Sorry, but morally speaking, I cannot agree to restrain from criticizing the church. It because it deserves so much of it. This has nothing to do with leadership and more about them trying to appear intelligent and relevant while ignoring real issues.
You can't green wash child abuse and I don't apologize for painting anyone who ignores these problems with the same brush.
It has everything to do with poor leadership skills.
How can progress on other issues happen when people like you are trolling?
Not trolling at all.
Just reminding people not to take "moral" guidance for a morally bankrupt organization.
But the first pope from the developing world also has a message for urban planners: Build better neighborhoods for the poor. And while you’re at it, find a way to integrate the natural world in city design.
I like this Pope, he is pretty refreshing compared to his predecessors. But he does seem particularly clueless as to how it all works. Nobody gives a shit about anything except money and as we all (should) know, anything done just for money is guaranteed to be shit.
So it's the entire organization that's morally bankrupt? Does that include parrish councils and parishioners?
I do not think this approach (broadly condemning an organization that unites 1.2 billion people) to issues like climate change or child welfare is constructive. It doesn't precisely identify problems or solutions. It conflates and confuses the issues.
I'm going to side with davvid here.
It's interesting that a guy who delights in absolutist positions rejects them in others.
Miles, I don't delight in absolutist positions. I look for logic.
Yes
I like this guy too. I agree the church has a lot to answer for, but this shouldn't preclude it from trying to do some good, and this effort is definitely good.
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