So Far…Practice in Times of Climate Crisis

To establish the AA’s vision on the climate, ecological and social justice we start by considering the immediate actions architects and designers are already making in practice.

Building on our From Now On conversation, we know that humans are responsible for these issues. Humans need to live within the capacity of the earth and as designers we have the opportunity to lead that change. We recognise that some modern models may no longer be fit for purpose and that we need to better understand the relationship of our materials, energy, nature, water and place.

In this symposium, tutors from Environmental and Technical Studies alongside other leading experts take a critical look at what we have been doing in practice so far... and begin to discuss what we have to do next.

Schedule:

10:00-11:20 Environment

Lessons from the Eden Project - Camila Rock De Luigi

Regenerative Environmental Design for Self-Built Architecture in the Informal City - Joana Carla Soares Goncalves and Eduardo Pimentel Pizarro

Integrated Environmental Design – Fresh Opportunities from a ‘Big Picture’ view – Alan Harries and Ioannis Rizos

Dwabor kindergarten: a prototype kindergarten for a remote district of Ghana - Francesco Anselmo

Discussion - Chair Cíaran Malik

11:30-12:50 Carbon

Whole Life Carbon Design - Ciaran Malik

Platforms’ Design for Manufacture and Assembly to Reduce Embodied Carbon - Pablo Gugel Quiroga

The Net Zero Carbon School - Antonio Moll

Discussion - Chair Nina McCallion

LUNCH

14:00-15:20 Circularity

Retrofit and Reuse - Tom Raymont

Local Raw Materials - Delfina Bocca and Teresa Sarmiento

Circularity in Construction - Xavier Aguilo i Aran and Pablo Gugel

Discussion - Chair David Illingworth

15:30-17:00 Design Culture

Simplified Multifunctional Architecture - Xavier Aguilo i Aran and Anna Mestre

Raumplan: XXI century re-interpretation - Laura de Azcarate

Parametric Graphic Statics: New and Old Ways to Design and Optimise Structures - Giancarlo Torpiano

Persuasive Sustainability - Giles Bruce

Discussion - Chair Nacho Marti

17:00- Drinks and Discussion