The exhibition ‘Shifts’ looked at the influence of the financial crisis on architects and architecture’s social role.

The Danish/Dutch Powerhouse Company, in collaboration with the renowned architecture critic, Hans Ibelings, have created the exhibition “Shifts”, which looked at the influence of the financial crisis on architects and architecture’s social role in modern society.

The exhibition “Shifts” spotlighted how the global financial crisis of 2008 has affected architecture; what was going on prior to the crisis; and what effect did the crisis have on architects and how they work. For example, when architects have designed only 5 per cent of our buildings, is it still relevant to claim that architects are responsible for the way, in which we live and work? And how does the crisis affect architects’ future responsibilities?

“Shifts”: The Economic Crisis and its Consequences for Architecture is created by Powerhouse Company in collaboration with the architecture critic and historian, Hans Ibelings. The exhibition at the Danish Architecture Center was supported by Realdania, and exhibit in 2017.