From Field to Form: Building Materials and the Climate: Constructing a New Future Report Launch
The Architectural League presents a video of the launch of the new global report.
August 27, 2024
Recorded on September 19, 2023.
From Field to Form is a series of events exploring the possibilities, life cycles, and architectural implications of plant- and earth-based materials.
The Architectural League presents a video of the launch of Building Materials and the Climate: Constructing a New Future, a global report by the Yale Center for Ecosystems + Architecture (Yale CEA), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC). The first-of-its-kind report was developed by leading experts from six continents and designed to unite stakeholders from across the industry to cooperate on new pathways to radically accelerate the ethical decarbonization of materials by 2050.
Presented by report co-authors Mae-ling Lokko and Anna Dyson, the presentations and panel discussion brings together leading stakeholders and changemakers in the building industry.
Speakers and Panelists:
Welcome and Introductions:
Tanya Rivero Warren (Master of Ceremonies)
Opening Remarks:
Maria Ligia Do Rosario Noronha and Anja Hajduk
Keynote Remarks:
H.E. Stephane Crouzat
Report Presentations by:
Anna Dyson, Mae-ling Lokko, and Sharon Prince
Panel Discussion moderated by Alan Organschi, with:
Thomas Guillot, Naomi Keena, Barbara Reck, Abdou Salam, and Corie Sharples
The views expressed in the League’s online and in-person programs are those of the speakers only and do not reflect an official position of The Architectural League of New York.
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