Do we have to build? We should always consider No as a possible answer.

We now live in uncertain times, conditioned by a health crisis, but the involvement in building a better future offor our planet must not stop.
The relationship of the human being with the architecture has been changing throughout history. One question that Timișoara Architecture Biennial invites us to think about, and offers us answers is: How do we want to live in the future, and what does urban responsibility mean?

Timișoara Architecture Biennial - Beta 2020 takes place between September 25th - October 25th, in Timișoara, Romania. This 3rd edition will address the theme of responsibility for the present, and future built and yet unbuilt environment, having as a final goal the improvement of all processes we use when building our cities.

The construction industry consumes about half of all resources extracted from the earth and is responsible for more than a third of global energy use and emissions, with cement production alone accounting for roughly 7% of CO2 output.
Reducing this environmental toll will require a radical new approach to construction — starting with the way architects approach design.

The main exhibition of the biennial, “Enough is Enough”, curated by architects Anca Cioarec, Brînduşa Tudor and Ilka Ruby, presents dozens of projects – local and international – Mademade by architects who have had enough of waiting for “top-down” solutions, and have found their ways of using what already exists: Why use too much, when enough will do? Their works highlightwork highlights how our planet can be treated with respect and responsibility – toward the environment, toward the economy, and thetoward society as a whole.