From Following to Leading: Towards a Luxembourg Architecture & Urbanism

A conversation between Ralitza Petit, Emmanuel Petit and Lisi Teisen about optimism, latent urban potential and the future of Luxembourg’s architecture Lisi Teisen: There is a certain habit in contemporary discussions about cities: we often begin with everything that is wrong. We criticize, we diagnose, we identify failures. And of course, criticism is essential. Architects need a critical position. But I wonder, if we have become too comfortable with critique itself. What if we looked at Luxembourg differently, and in a more optimistic light? Ralitza Petit: Rem Koolhaas once approached Manhattan in a fascinating way. Instead of simply criticizing its …