It’s time to rethink the entire role and language of architecture

Our challenge must be to go beyond architecture and speak the languages of these other disciplines, before translating our discussions into formal design proposals.

The Bakara market area of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu. Next year’s Venice Biennale seeks to document those ‘working in the margins, under tough circumstances, facing pressing challenges’. Photograph: Tony Karumba/AFP/Getty Images