Climate change action network Architects Declare has expressed its regret that founding signatory Foster + Partners has withdrawn from the group due to a disagreement over its ongoing work designing airports.
Responding to the decision announced this morning by Foster + Partners to leave the group, Architects Declare said that although it was not happy with the move it would welcome a discussion with the studio over its reasoning.
"We are disappointed that Foster + Partners has chosen to withdraw from the declarations and we would welcome a conversation with them on the points raised," said a statement from Architects Declare.
Foster + Partners withdraws due to disagreement over airports
Foster + Partners was one of the founding signatories of the group, which launched in 2019. However, it made the decision to leave after less than two years due to a difference in viewpoints on designing airports. Announcing the decision to withdraw his studio from Architects Declare, studio founder Norman Foster stated: "We believe that the hallmark of our age, and the future of our globally connected world, is mobility."
"Mobility of people, goods and information across boundaries," he continued. "Only by internationally coordinated action can we confront the issues of global warming and, indeed, future pandemics. Aviation has a vital role to play in this process and will continue to do so. You cannot wind the clock backwards."
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