Like many things, "culture" is a second level manifestation of economic and industrial realities. Old housing typologies and building methods are not viable in

Like many things, "culture" is a second level manifestation of economic and industrial realities. Old housing typologies and building methods are not viable in the age of concrete, steel, glass mass production. Same commodification + value engineering forces behind everything we manufacture as process matures. It doesn't help that because building are still (relatively) durable objects, changes in the building industry are extremely conservative. Sustainability became an consideration once energy prices and operating costs justified the pivot. Even then it takes decades to validate new methods and processes due to regulations. There's boutique firms and programs who can still build traditional buildings at exorbitant prices, but they're luxury products, the kind necessarily not viable for mass consumption. What article states about architecture design schools is somewhat true, but building is an extremely complex process now, architects are trained as generalists that specialize in the field. It's akin to small indie game development studio where one person has to design, code, do regulatory and compliance work, some light engineering, while being versed in several software packages and have good presentation skills. It's a little excessive for a 3-4 year masters program, but the alternative is the old journeyman draftsmens system which degree treadmill culture has made non viable in many sought after industries.