The seven-generations principle is a design premise under which a decision is judged by its consequences for the seven generations that follow it. Co-Operate applies it as a criterion for area development: a neighbourhood calls for choices that secure affordability, adaptability and regenerative value across several life cycles.
Time becomes an explicit design criterion rather than a silent assumption. A building expected to remain adaptable thirty years from now demands different structures, contracts and financing than a building settled at completion. The criterion forces one question onto every choice: who, a century from now, is still served by it. Source: Co-Operate project dossier — A neighbourhood for seven generations, New Economy (2021).