Climate Strategy
Design and planning approaches that address climate change through urban development, building systems, and environmental management.
Climate strategy in design encompasses the integration of environmental resilience, sustainable systems, and climate adaptation into architectural and urban planning projects. Designers working in this area develop solutions that respond to climate challenges while improving livability and environmental performance.
The community explores passive design principles, carbon-reduction building technologies, waste management systems, and climate-resilient urban frameworks. Projects range from individual buildings employing natural ventilation and renewable energy to city-scale strategies for managing resources and adapting infrastructure to climate impacts.
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View all 6 journalsForm Follows Climate: Passive Design Principles Shape a Children's Learning Space in Mainz
Three stepped volumes, rammed earth cores, and thermal buffer zones create a climate-responsive kindergarten along the Rhine.
Climate Membrane: Timber Ribs and Circular Geometry Shield Children from Urban Pollution
A shortlisted Form Follows Climate entry proposes a wood-framed community dome that filters air, buffers seasons, and centers child safety.
Urban Sequoia NOW - A Breakthrough in Carbon-Absorbing Building Design
SOM Unveils Innovative Solution at COP27 Climate Summit
The Paradigms of Climate Change
An essay on possible steps the architecture profession can take to help address the climate issue.