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WHAT IS HAPPENING AROUND THE WORLD?Earlier this year at the Leaders Summit on Climate, President Biden announced the United States will target reducing emissions by 50-52 percent by 2030 compared to 2005 levels. Alongside the US, more than half the world’s economy is now committed to the pace of action we need to limit warming to 1.5 degrees C. A major goal is to enhance climate ambition and enable the transformations required to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. |
"VISION FOR YEAR 2100 URBAN WATER EDGE" - RECOGNIZED PROPOSAL IN WARMING 2020 |
"CANOPIA" IS A MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL FROM WARMING JURY MEMBER SOU FUJIMOTO |
WHAT DOES ARCHITECTURE HAVE TO DO WITH CLIMATE CHANGE?According to Architecture 2030, buildings generate nearly 40% of annual global greenhouse gas emissions. To accommodate tremendous population growth around the world, we expect to add 2.48 trillion square feet (230 billion m2) of new floor area to the global building stock, doubling it by 2060. This is the equivalent of adding an entire New York City every month for 40 years. Architects must not only come up with creative ways for these new buildings to reduce their energy usage but also, design for the countless consequences that arise from warming temperatures around the world. |
HOW HAVE ARCHITECTS BEEN MAKING A DIFFERENCE?Architects across the world are working to see how they can help alleviate this issue, including WARMING jury member Sou Fujimoto. He designed the Canopia mixed-use development in Bordeaux, France (featured above). The development is a sustainable cross-laminated timber frame structure that will allow it to achieve "Biosource" certification. Additionally, the project incorporates rooftop gardens, which are connected by raised walkways and allow residents to wander among fruit trees, water reservoirs, and vegetable gardens. |
"PLASTIC-SCAPE" - RECOGNIZED PROPOSAL IN WARMING 2020 |
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WHAT CAN YOU DO?Start designing for a world that is rapidly changing and needs your help. Identify environmental issues and create architecture that prevents or reacts to those issues. Submit your ideas to the WARMING Competition and be a part of the global discussion on how we can fight climate change.
WARMING participants may propose architecture that prevents the rise of global warming or architecture that reacts to the changing world we will inhabit. Proposals can be any program, any scale, and on any site. |
