Graines d’Avenir 2027
A free student architecture ideas competition for site-specific climate adaptation and inhabited-place transformation in La Réunion or Mayotte through 2050.
Climate
Eco-Oasis Pavilion: Bringing the Greenhouse to the Garden Table
Eco-Oasis Pavilion is an unbuilt concept joining a movable greenhouse enclosure and shaded deck, with proposals for solar use and rainwater collection.
Figures of Architecture
Figures of Architecture is a student design competition on climate resilience and adaptation, organized by Paloe and culminating in a…
New Water-Depth Maps Expose Flood Risks Around Vital Buildings
New Dutch water-depth maps show how extreme rainfall can expose hospitals and other vital buildings to street-level flood risks.
When the City Becomes a Thermal System
Statistical Physics Reveals Why Cities Fracture into Wealth Islands and Seas of Poverty — and Architecture Is the Deciding EquationThere…
Etchegoyen House: Privacy, Openness, and Climate
Mass Composition and Climatic ResponseThe architectural composition begins with a reading of the natural conditions of the beaches of southern…
Invisible Architecture Beneath the Surface: How Microscopic Organisms Redraw the Carbon Map of Our Lakes — and What It Means for Tomorrow’s Cities
Imagine standing at the edge of a still lake in the heart of a European city, gazing at its placid…
Inner Court House: Enclosure, Openness, and Climate Response
Architectural Envelope and Climate AdaptationThe house’s external envelope responds to the harsh climatic conditions of Phan Rang, Vietnam, through a…
Refugio House: Massing, Climate, and Environmental Design
Spatial Scenography and Environmental IntegrationThe spatial experience of Refugio House is grounded in a direct relationship between architecture and the…
Floating Buildings: Architectural Design Reflecting Sustainability and Climate Adaptation
Floating Buildings to Address Climate ChangeIn the face of rising sea levels and climate change, the concept of floating buildings…
The Lift House: An Architectural Redefinition of Climate Adaptation
Architectural Response to Climate ChangeIn the face of unprecedented climate uncertainty, Swedish architect Olle Mejergren presents a unique model that…
3D Coral Reefs in Miami: Where Technology Meets Nature to Combat Climate Change
Climate Change: An Inescapable RealityDespite abundant scientific evidence and daily observations, some people still doubt the existence of climate change….
Sustainable Urban Planning: A Necessity in Combating Climate Change in Cityscapes
Billions of people living in urban environments worldwide are feeling the acute impacts of climate change. As cities grapple with…
Course Development Prize in Architecture, Climate Change, and Society
Architecture and urbanism education is well-positioned to handle the demands of climate change in a creative and critical way. However,…
Five strategies to make buildings more climate change resistant
Five strategies to make buildings more climate change resistantThe hottest decade in human history just ended. The frequency and severity…
Climate Change’s Effect on Building Design
Climate Change’s Effect on Building DesignAspects of the environment alter as a result of climate change. The media emphasizes the…
Innovative digital design and data visualizations that shed light on global warming
To get a step closer to the world 2.0 that we all want, there’s been a rise in groundbreaking softwares and web design enhancing the power of data visualizations – from Solar Protocol to Human Climate Horizons, Second Sea and PlasticFree. Climate change can often feel like an unfathomable problem – however, designers are now finding
1.5°C: A COTE AIA|LA Symposium on Climate Change
The 6th annual 1.5 °C Symposium on Climate Change challenges our industry to explore the power of beauty in sustainable design to bridge the practicality of building construction with our desire to live in harmony with the natural world. There has
Sustainable Architectural Design intervention and effects on Global Warming
Today we are going to discuss The Impact of Global Warming on Architectural Design & What Will Result from the…
Climate Change Conference and Measurement of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Climate Change Conference and Measurement of Greenhouse Gas Emissions,Greenhouse gas emissions are emissions of toxic gases into the atmosphere due…
Call for Proposals: Deep City – Climate Crisis, Democracy and the Digital
Big data, smart systems, machine learning – it’s inevitable that these new technologies will change the way we study, build…
