Empowering architects to take on carbon
The design community needs a robust toolkit of decarbonization strategies that all practitioners can use, argues KieranTimberlake's Stephanie Carlisle.
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Alan Organschi: Building a global carbon sink
Large-scale engineered wood products offer the possibility of turning cities into carbon sinks, Organschi posits.
Rethinking form and function for a warming planet
Architects face significant hurdles to taking on climate change, says Atelier Ten's Nico Kienzl—but there are also exciting opportunities.
Kiel Moe: Climate change, architecture change
We must alter basic assumptions about architecture in order to address the key challenges of this century, Moe asserts.
How can firms address the climate crisis? Here’s Grimshaw’s take
Dr. Paul Toyne, a sustainability expert at Grimshaw, discusses the firm's Climate Emergency Taskforce.
Michelle Addington: Sustainability reset
Are architects proceeding from the wrong premise and solving the wrong problems in their approach to climate change?
Architecture as energy source
The built environment is colliding with the power grid, creating powerful opportunities for decarbonization, says Blueprint Power's Robyn Beavers.
To combat climate change, focus on existing buildings
Architects are uniquely positioned to make a difference on climate, argues the CEO of Urban Green—but first they need to rethink their role.
Living Buildings and the climate crisis
Architects have been slow to address global warming, says the International Living Future Institute's CEO, but can still make a difference by taking radical steps now.
For the RIBA, tackling global warming means changing both policy and practice
Adrian Dobson discusses the Royal Institute of British Architects' climate emergency declaration and 2030 Climate Challenge.
The relocation of Taro Island
As rising seas threaten the Solomon Islands, one community is planning a move to higher ground.
Torkwase Dyson: Distance and perception in the wake of climate change
Interdisciplinary artist Torkwase Dyson speaks on race, sustainability, and access to equitable space.
Françoise Vergès: Capitalocene, waste, race, and gender
Françoise Vergès discusses environmental history (and violence) in the context of racial domination and colonial extractivism.
A conversation on race and climate change
A panel discusses race, sustainability, and the intersection of the two.
MODU lecture
Phu Hoang and Rachely Rotem talk about their work in this April 2019 video.
MODU wants you to think about the weather
For MODU Architecture, blurring the boundaries between indoors and out is a means of encouraging reflection on climate change and public space.
Gabrielle Esperdy: Autopia 2.0?
A cautionary tale from the United States of the Automobile.
The architectural response
Designers discuss options for rethinking urban ground transportation on a warming planet.