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Architects should take ‘hippocratic oath’ to protect the environment, Sturgis says

By 2023-03-10T07:57:00

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Royal Academy lecture attended by host of big names including Thomas Heatherwick and Simon Henley

Architects should take a ‘hippocratic oath’ to not do any harm to the environment, sustainability expert Simon Sturgis said at a lecture attended by a host of star names.

The former RIBA Stirling Prize sustainability advisor told an audience including Heatherwick Studio founder Thomas Heatherwick that the profession needed its own version of the ancient code for medical ethics given the built environment’s responsibility for 40% of global carbon emissions.

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