MAGAZINE ARQ 60 | July 2005

infrastructure Architecture

The building of a new highway, a tunnel, a new access road to the city, or a bigger airport usually arouses public interest and opinion. Infrastructure, backed by engineering studies, figures and graphics, engages the public and the media, who do not question the (not always clear) relationship between infrastructure and quality of life.
As multidisciplinary teamwork becomes ever more essential, the architects’ contribution to infrastructure issues is still diffuse. Only relevant, and eloquent, interventions will reveal the value architecture can add to these works, which arise as a precise response to a concrete need.