Abstract:
The social contract is the link connecting a nation and its people: An intertwining and ever present
bond between man and state. An inherent divide exists in this contract - a gap between the political
theory and the societies that it governs. Lying in the middle of this rift is architecture, a powerful
connection between man and state. In bridging the political divide architecture can become more
than building because it represents a nation, its people and its laws. It can be the stage from which a
nation addresses its people and from where the people connect to their government. This
communication and interaction between state and citizen through architecture creates a space of
inclusion that bridges the political divide. It becomes democratic in nature: a spatial justice
