This week on Dezeen, two of the original signatories to the Architects Declare climate change network ? Foster + Partners and Zaha Hadid Architects ? withdrew from the group, triggering a feud over whether designing airports is compatible with decarbonisation goals.
UK studio Foster + Partners made the decision to leave the group following a disagreement over its work in the aviation sector.
"Foster + Partners has withdrawn from Architects Declare because, since our founding in 1967, we have pioneered a green agenda and believe that aviation, like any other sector, needs the most sustainable infrastructure to fulfil its purpose," said studio founder Norman Foster in a statement issued to Dezeen.
Zaha Hadid Architects withdraws from Architects Declare A day after a day after Foster + Partners left the group, fellow founding signatory Zaha Hadid Architects announced its decision to withdraw.
In its statement, the studio attacked the climate change group's leadership saying that their decisions were "setting the profession up for failure".
Sam Jacob Studio builds raised forest of pyramidal trees for Electric Nemeton Christmas display
As the world gears up to the festive season, Sam Jacob Studio unveiled its Christmas Tree in London's King's Cross district.
Named Electric Nemeton, the 11-metre-tall tree is designed to be a cross between "a fairy-tale forest and modern architecture".
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