"Zawia’s current volume Zawia#00:Change is targeted towards
discussing the significantly changing realities imposed on all social,
political and economic systems and their influence on design disciplines. The
complex global situation and continuous fluctuations within these systems
demand a new understanding and repositioning of the field. Responding to issues
such as the failing economic and political systems worldwide, growing
discontent with capitalism and the dominance of its financial institutions,
unemployment, social injustice, and the empowering created by social media
networks becomes a necessity, if the discipline is to remain relevant and
involved in the remaking of these structures. Zawia’s ‘Change’ volume will
attempt to demonstrate if architects are ready to embrace the changing ideals
and the new modes of operation, and if they are willing to help better people’s
lives rather than focusing on glorifying design or architecture."