The 49% Architect, 51% Entrepreneur: A Blueprint for Entrepreneurship in Architecture inspires both established and aspiring architects. It offers insights into the visionaries of the past while looking toward the future of the profession—addressing sustainability, the planet, and issuing an urgent call for global stewardship of our fragile world.

The 49% Architect, 51% Entrepreneur: A Blueprint for Entrepreneurship in Architecture explores architectural history and the inspirations of field visionaries, including Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, Gustave Eiffel, Zaha Hadid, Carme Pigem, and numerous Pritzker Prize laureates responsible for some of the world’s most significant structures.

Furthermore, the author examines the most pressing issues facing architecture and society today, ranging from global warming and the complexities of city planning to urban sprawl and a declining commitment to urbanist principles. He shares his vision for the cities of the future, offering groundbreaking, original ideas on how buildings, cities, and communities might evolve in the coming century.

Architects must function as both artists and entrepreneurs, capable of steering projects, partnerships, and firms toward the creation of sustainable structures and cities. Through the lens of the past, Edgard Rios helps readers envision the future, urging global citizens to live in harmony with the landscape. By presenting cutting-edge concepts, The 49% Architect, 51% Entrepreneur offers a glimpse of what the world could become, serving as a clarion call to embrace environmental stewardship and sustainable practices.

Warm, inspiring, and provocative, the book aims to both challenge and applaud today's architects while inspiring the next generation. Rios shares insights gained from decades of collaborating, creating, and envisioning transformative projects.

Author: Edgard Rios

Publisher: Advantage Media Group, Inc.

ISBN: 9781642258158