This conversation with Sahel Alhiyari delves into what it means to practice architecture today amid the entanglements of discipline, market, society, politics, and ecology. It reflects on the ways architects move within these terrains, through negotiation, hesitation, compromise, or even small acts of subversion. What is it that the architect does and can do today? And where do their limits lie?

The discussion turns to the forces that shape architectural practice, both from within and beyond: questions of taste, the pressures of patronage, and the shifting ground of economic conditions. How might these be reconsidered in light of broader political, social, and ecological realities? And what, if anything, can design still perform within local and global landscapes marked by uncertainty, contention, and contradiction? Drawing from Alhiyari’s own trajectory, the conversation offers a candid reflection on the state of the discipline and the fragile, often tenuous, spaces in which architectural practice continues to persist.

The conversation is in English. To register, please fill in the form here.