TRENDS

As architects we design; as humans, we live. Learning from more advanced sources is never a mistake, yet copying may lead to total ignorance in the knowledge of ones own civilization. It’s true that we as Arabs have established our trends in history, and were imitated by other civilizations. But, we were trend creators when we had an establishment to be proud of. It is not wrong to develop; yet it is a shame to imitate. Human beings who become advanced in their own fields create trends. Whether it was fashion, medicine, technology or architecture; trends mainly become dependant on fame, and fame is the end point of success; keeping in mind the relativity of the term success. What do you think a trend needs to succeed?

- Alia Al Azzeh