Slovenija že 30 let pogumno stopa na pota liberalne ekonomije, prostega tržnega gospodarstva in deregulacije državnih mehanizmov. Privatizacija stanovanjskega fonda, kakor tudi večjega deleža gozdov in gospodarstva, debirokratizacija oziroma t.i. postopna “razbremenitev” postopkov poseganja v okolje in prostor, sprevračanje lokalnih skupnosti v bolj ali manj zasebne skupnosti ter dušenje javne iniciative in pobude nas silijo k razmisleku.

Na Fakulteti za arhitekturo Univerze v Ljubljani širši javnosti sporočimo, da pravica do prostora in okolja, vključevanje civilne družbe, strokovna integriteta ter pomen kulture enostavno niso naprodaj. Gre za temeljne družbene vrednote, ki si jih nobeno gospodarstvo, generacija ali oblast ne smejo prilastiti. Četudi smo 30 let živeli na “krilih slave” samostojne in lastne države, nas akt prilastitve državnosti ne sme odvrniti od zaveze, da smo navsezadnje vsi ljudje del iste planetarne skupnosti. Le ta pa, v svoji celovitosti, nikakor ni naprodaj.

For more than 30 years, Slovenia has been bravely following the path of liberal economy, free market principles, and deregulation. The privatisation of building stock, as well as a large part of forests and the economy, debureaucratization or the so-called gradual “easing” of environmental and spatial intervention processes, transformation of local communities into predominantly private communities, as well as suffocation of the public initiative call for urgent reflection.

At the Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana we wish to inform the general public that the right to space and the environment, involvement of the society, professional integrity and the significance of culture are not for sale! These are the fundamental values, which cannot be appropriated by a single economy, generation, or authority. Although we were able to live off the “glory” of the independent and sovereign state for more than 30 years, the act of appropriation of sovereignty should not deprive us from our commitment to belong to the same planetary community. And this commitment, in its entirety, is not and will never be for sale!