Architecture Art and Design after Unity P8 Introduction
Learning from Siena The Values of Formation and the Formation of Values
The work in this publication celebrates the work and achievements of the Architecture, Art and Design students of the University of East London. All of this work seeks to explore ideas around sustainability as a shared theme for this year. This book is by necessity the briefest assembly of many ideas, the briefest glimpse into our unfolding of knowledge and values. It assembles our experimentation that is playful yet underpinned by deeply held values. All of us have been amazed at the way the students and staff have maintained such excellent and exciting project work within the constraints of the Covid outbreak. I would congratulate you all on this achievement. This introduction looks at the secular values underpinning the creative process and how they
shape our environment and our lives. I consider how values arise out of close inspection and understanding of societal need. In this sense I suggest that we adjust our existing values and create new values based on need and an assessment of the human condition. We will look historically at how societal issues in Siena led to the formation of values around Common Good to guide the development and evolution of their society. We will also look at two contemporary issues which have given rise to new values to guide our own society. In this way we consider how the secular values of the future grow out of our careful understanding of the needs of our society. We look at how change in the values of the creative process leads to new lives and forms new cultures. We will challenge our everyday
