Another End of the World is Possible. Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen, From Bioeconomy to Architecture

Abstract

For many, the degrowth problem is the problem of time management, not just resources. Reflecting upon the work of the Romanian-born economist Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen, this article applies the theory of the irreversible quality of (natural) resources used for economic purposes to architecture. The discussion helps us to think about whether architecture could, given its material quality, extend the life or death of the world or whether we are subject to the - very contemporary - brevity of its extravagance.

Keywords

• economy
• capital
• entropy
• essay
• degrowth