Inclusive Urban Development: The Evolving Role of Architects in a Rapidly Changing World

Abstract

As the world’s population is growing fast, it is assumed that it will become almost ten billion by the end of 2050 and due to this population increment, the role of an architect is changing dramatically. They not only design buildings and spaces, but also play a key role in sustainable development, socially inclusive progress and in implementation of new technology in the buildings. More than fifty percent of the Indian population will be urbanised by 2050. This research will utilise available trends and data to discuss how architectural practices and our built environment will change by 2050, and put forward an active approach to confront the challenges of the next few decades as multidimensional problems.