That's why our practice is committed in finding solutions to achieve the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.

Through building design and planning, architects can develop building sand settlements that are low cost, safe and healthy. Examples of this can be found in social housing schemes, co-ops and projects for urban upgrading.

Creating conditions to support sustainable farming must be an integral part of building development, especially where fertile land is scarce due to urban density, harsh climatic conditions or restricted access.

Architecture plays a crucial part in creating a built environment that supports good health and well-being. Access to health systems, sanitation and hygiene plays a major role in a healthy life.

Whether in a refugee camp, in informal settlements or in rural communities, access to schools and education is defining the future of our children. All educational institutions require architectural design that enables a productive learning environment.

The organisation of public spaces, institutions and services must prioritise the security of girls, women and LGBT+ citizens and help minimise the risk of abuse.

Buildings and public spaces must be designed so that access to hand washing and cleaning is accessible to all citizens.

Buildings must be designed both to limit energy consumption in use, for example by using materials and layouts that minimise overheating, and to produce and recycle energy.

In the building industry, focus is needed on decent working conditions and safety for workers. This entails the use of materials extracted and produced in safe and clean working environments as well as secure and controlled working conditions.

We must develop our industry, its services, products and transportation systems to pollute less, tie up less energy, produce less waste and provide solutions that are safe rand healthier than current standards.

To reduce inequalities, architecture must be designed and executed so that it is socially responsible, inclusive and takes into consideration the needs of all members of society, leaving no one behind.

Architecture, design and planning contribute in multiple ways to make cities and settlements inclusive, safe, healthy, resilient and environmentally sustainable. Among key contributions are design and planning that secure affordable, accessible and healthy housing.

Designing for long lifetime, steady maintenance and keeping what we already have, by careful adaptation of existing buildings, are keys to sustainable consumption in the built environment.

The CO2 footprint of the built environment must be reduced, and buildings and settlements must be adapted to the changing climate.

Through architecture, planning and design, we can develop solutions that reduce cost and add co-benefits to water-managing infrastructure. Furthermore, landscape design can ensure regenerative processes on polluted land close to the sea or where life below water is depleted.

Ecosystems and biodiversity are under intense pressure due to growing cities and settlements, farming, mining and the changing climate.
To protect, restore and support ecosystems and biodiversity, building sand settlements must include habitats for plants, insects and animals.

To support society’s expression of its values through buildings and public space, architecture and planning must ensure that public spaces and institutions are inclusive, welcoming, secure and non-discriminatory.

Every home, building and settlement is built by many hands, and the development of a sustainable future similarly requires that we work together, in partnership. No single stakeholder can reach the UN 17 sustainable development goals alone.