100 \Happy New Year, and things to be careful of in 2026/
- MAKOTO TADOKORO
- Feb 4
- 2 min read
I was able to welcome the New Year with a relaxed family time. I was just doing nothing and breathing in the crisp New Year air, feeling grateful to be alive.
At that time, news broke that US President Trump had invaded Venezuela and quickly arrested President Maduro.
President Maduro was probably in a New Year's mood as well.
America is promoting MAGA (Make America Great Again), but its policy seems to be to buy time by first making people aware that the problems lie in other countries, not in America, and to avoid focusing on the problems in the United States. We must be on the lookout for a rebellion that will break out within the United States at some point.
The reason I'm concerned about this is because the project in America is finally starting to move forward.
Last year, the project was temporarily suspended due to Trump's tariffs, so Noda is worried about Trump's actions.
Although I think there is no point in worrying about such things, architecture is heavily influenced by the economy, which was strongly felt with the economic collapse of Sri Lanka in 2022.
This is because clients who want to build buildings do so in order to make their financial resources visible through architecture.
While keeping an eye on global economic trends, I have no choice but to move forward flexibly as an archi-director.
To put it in extreme terms, perhaps we need to position ourselves as far away as possible from the premise of capitalism.
2025 was the year that AI (artificial intelligence) became familiar to people. This momentum will continue into 2026 and beyond, and in the future, AI humanoid robots (humanoid robots) will become prominent.
Information created by AI will be managed by robots.
When this happens, the question arises: what exactly are "people" and what is the "value of things and information"?
2026
We must keep these things in mind as we prioritize our daily lives.
"What is a true human being and true value?"
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