Architecture and Climate Change puts 20 leading architects and urban planners in direct conversation about decarbonisation — what it demands of design practice, what it looks like on the ground, and why the construction industry's 40% share of global CO2 emissions makes this the defining challenge of the built environment.
About This Book
Architecture and construction account for more than 40% of global CO2 emissions — a figure that makes climate-responsive design not a niche concern but the central problem of contemporary practice. Edited by Sandra Hofmeister, this book gathers twenty architects and urban planners to speak directly about their work: pioneering projects, regional constraints, and the practical realities of building toward decarbonisation. The voices span continents and contexts, from low-tech earthen construction to urban-scale planning, grounding what can be an abstract policy debate in specific material decisions. Essential reading for architects, planners, and students grappling with climate-friendly construction.
Key Features
- 252 pages of first-person accounts, project reflections, and critical perspectives on climate-responsive design
- Edited by Sandra Hofmeister, featuring contributions from Richard Weller, Richard Hassell, Shigeru Ban, Anna Heringer, Tatiana Bilbao, and others
- Published by Birkhauser Verlag, ISBN 9783955536282
What You'll Discover
- How architects across different regions are navigating the specific emissions challenges and climate conditions of their built environments
- The role of urban planning in decarbonisation — and why building-scale thinking alone is insufficient
- How practitioners including Anna Heringer and Tatiana Bilbao approach climate-friendly construction through radically different material and cultural frameworks
- Why radical change in global construction practice is the prerequisite for meaningful temperature reduction, and what that looks like in built form
About the Author
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Specifications
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 252
- Dimensions: 13 x 20 cm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9783955536282
- Publisher: Birkhauser Verlag
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Architects, urban planners, and design students seeking grounded, practitioner-led perspectives on climate-responsive construction and decarbonisation in the built environment.