Architecture and Climate Change : : 20 Interviews on the Future of Building / / Sandra Hofmeister, editor.

• TeilnehmendeR: Hofmeister, Sandra,
• Place / Publishing House: Munich : : Detail Business Information GmbH,, [2024]; ©2024
• Year of Publication: 2024
• Edition: First edition.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (236 pages)

Architecture and construction are at a turning point. They account for more than 40% of global CO2 emissions. Rising temperatures can only be reduced if there is a radical change in the field of construction throughout the world. However, how should we design our cities, buildings and living spaces so that we can get closer to the goal of decarbonisation? The book gives 20 architects and urban planners their say on the future of construction. Voices are heard from Mexico to Kenya – from Bangladesh to Switzerland. In the interviews experts give an account of their own experiences with climate-friendly construction as well as regional problems posed by rising CO2emissions. They explain pioneering projects and combine them with their personal desire and political ideals.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Cities and Regions -- Building Responsibly -- Climate Change as a Social Issue -- Testing Ground to Save the World -- Living with Water -- Copenhagen's Climate Neutral Path -- Climate Shelters for Barcelona -- Design as Problem Solver -- Singapore as a Model Green City for the Future -- Corridors for Life -- Circular and CO&lt -- sub&gt -- 2&lt -- /sub&gt -- -neutral -- What to Do about the Climate Emergency? -- Radically Transforming the Construction Industry -- Who Will Run the Urban Mines of the Future? -- How Do We Shift to Sustainable Construction? -- Building in Material Cycles -- Building without Waste -- Ressourcen und Reserven -- A Dance between Old and New -- Building with Wood - but Differently -- Craft as a Source of Energy -- Creative Solutions to Combat the Climate Crisis -- Potential of Clay Architecture -- Appendix -- Conversation Partners -- Authors -- Images -- Imprint.