We live in a reality where we are dealing with buildings of old with short half-lives and building things that are projected to have even shorter ones. In such a condition, architects should not produce a final form, but actively choreograph the uneven persistence and expiration of building parts, assemblies, and spatial forms. The architect's potency lies in setting the lifespans, interfaces, and tectonic logics that steer future behavior, growth, and change. Architecture isn't about resisting decay. It is about staging succession, where the staggered countdowns of components allow for incremental continuation rather than total erasure.
