The failing of Architecture

(Cayan Tower, Dubai.  Construction completed in June 2013, despite money and structural problems in 2009 - a possible precursor to Richard Allenby-Pratt visions of the end of Dubai)

I am more interested in a failed future than a successful one, only because we have now in this time a Potemkin view of reality, which is based on the concept of what we thought were free markets, creativity and equality in capitalism which has been completely replaced with Cronyism; the paradoxical flip-side to Statism ala Ayn Rand's call for heroic man (based on intellectual hierarchy) and individualism -  that has given rise to the money printers, banks, who are now feeding a 'controlled' free-market (underwritten by taxpayers.)  This in turn has caused crony capitalism to thrive, not political restrictions and/or goverments suppression of freedom.  The endgame will be the collapse of capitalism. The irony is Karl Marx will eventually be proven right.

Man's achievements have been pressured to preform an illusion, at the same time, the few, honored captains of industry (supported by Governing systems) have promoted that illusion.  Our cities, where architecture has relied on porous steel and glass structures (disastrous in a climate changing world) are a manifestation of that Potemkin view -  sits on the front line of failure.  It will become evident when nature begins to make a mockery of our creations.

The failing of what we create, is our strengths - to only learn, to adapt, but we have relied upon a flawed temperament that we don't fail anymore - there is no pain, ecomomies don't crash, there are no wars, no poverty, a free market Utopia has formed.  This can can be blamed on elitist male academia and statistical madness that has bypassed reality.