Critical thinking and design processes applied to architecture, cities and landscapes require a slow pace. True understanding in these fields requires depth of learning and sedimentation. In a society that values quick results and instant gratification, this commitment to a more deliberate process is radical, even subversive.

Artisanship is emerging as a critical antidote to the dehumanizing effects of artificial intelligence and mechanised learning. The artisan’s approach – one that values hands-on skill, intimate material knowledge and a slower, more immersive process – is an implicit critique of the ‘faster, cheaper’ ethos that defines much of contemporary design and production. A work that bears the imprint of human labour, care and individuality. It’s an act of defiance against the encroaching standardisation and algorithmic thinking that is stripping architecture of its humanity.