"As a result of the globalization processes of recent years our environment has been changed in radical ways. These processes have also had a significant impact on architecture. Examining contemporary architectural production in the context of these changes affords an opportunity to stress the critical, even transformative ability of architecture. And it may indicate a way forward, according to which architecture can still be practiced today - not as a commodity, nor as a service, but as architecture; or more precisely, as a creative practice."