Yona Friedman on Flexible Architecture and Refugee Integration

In a video interview with the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art's web TV, 94-year-old Hungarian architect Yona Friedman discusses his personal history as a refugee and the origins of his concept of mobile architecture. He argues that architecture must return to being flexible, emphasizing that the architect's role is to transform the trial-and-error process into something sustainable by creating forms that can accommodate changes and rethinking. Friedman stresses the importance of designing cities with refugee integration in mind, valuing their contributions. He cites ancient Rome as a place of asylum and offers an optimistic perspective: being optimistic does not mean the path is easy, but an optimist navigates the difficult road with less difficulty.