1622: What Happened to Building for the Long Term? An Architectural Conundrum

There is so much construction/building happening in South
Australia, but how long are these structures considered to
last? 

We used to invest in lasting structures more than we do now. Have
we lost our confidence in the future and because of this we don’t
see the value in building to last, or have we learned how fast
things change and we are no longer confident we can design
buildings that will be useful in the future, so instead we build
cheaply and for the short term? 

Senior Architect Gerald Matthews, Managing Director at Matthews
Architects,has been pondering these questions. He joins Jennie
Lenman for a chat about it.