Transcalar Prospects in Climate Crisis assembles research projects and critical essays from EPFL Architecture that collectively reframe architectural practice as an active discipline of climate response — not merely a passive witness to ecological emergency.
About This Book
Architecture schools occupy a particular position in the climate crisis: they shape the sensibilities and methodologies of the practitioners who will design the built environment for decades to come. This collection draws on investigative work from EPFL Architecture to examine how the discipline can engage critically and constructively with that responsibility. Spanning material use, land and soil degradation, environmental justice, and circular urban flows, the book refuses singular scale or perspective — its transcalar approach moves fluidly between the intimate and the systemic. For architects, urban planners, and design researchers, it functions as both a stocktake of current architectural climate thinking and a provocation toward more conscious, critical practice.
Key Features
- 384 pages of research projects and critical essays on architectural responses to climate crisis
- Edited by Jeffrey Huang, Dieter Dietz, Laura Trazic, and Korinna Zinovia Weber
- Research drawn from investigative work at EPFL Architecture
- Published by Lars Muller Publishers, ISBN 9783037787656
What You'll Discover
- How transcalar thinking — moving between material, building, urban, and ecological scales — opens new possibilities for climate-responsive design
- The intersections of environmental justice, comfort standards, and individual need within a broad ecological spectrum
- Architectural research positions on material uses and land and soil degradation as urgent design concerns
- How circular urban flows can be theorised and projected through architectural research practice
About the Author
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Specifications
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 384
- Dimensions: 16.5 × 24 cm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9783037787656
- Publisher: Lars Muller Publishers
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Architects and urban planners engaged with sustainability, architecture students and academics researching climate and ecological design, and design practitioners seeking critical frameworks for environmental action.