Transcalar Prospects in Climate Crisis: architectural research in re/action (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by Birkhauser Verlag AG, Basel, 2024
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Paperback. As humanity grapples with the escalating challenges of climate change, the discipline of architecture finds itself at a critical juncture. The urgency of the situation demands that schools of architecture not only contribute to envisioning more serene futures but also equip the next generation of architects with the audacity to question, project, criticize, explore and imagine alternative solutions. Architectural research is in re/action to this climate crisis. Transcalar Prospects in Climate Crisis offers a vital compilation of research projects and essays reflecting the investigative efforts at EPFL Architecture. Addressing critical issues like material uses, land and soil degradation, environmental justice and circular urban flows, the book brings together diverse, entangled perspectives and transcalar vantage points. It navigates complex factors such as comfort, standards, profit and individual needs, across a wide ecological spectrum. The book is a must-read for architects, urban planners, designers, scholars, and anyone seeking knowledge and inspiration for climate action, urging a conscious and critical, transcalar response to one of the most pressing issues of our time. AUTHORS: Jeffrey Huang is the director of the Institute of Architecture and the City (IA) at EPFL, where he also heads the Media x Design Lab. He earned his DiplArch from ETH Zurich, and master's and doctoral degrees from Harvard Graduate School of Design. His research focuses on the convergence of physical and digital architectures. Dieter Dietz is an architect based in Zurich and Geneva, foregrounding space and collective contribution. Educated at ETH in Zurich and the Cooper Union in New York, Dieter is the initiator of the ALICE laboratory and director of the Architectural Section (SAR) at EPFL. He is also a founding member of the Architecture Land Initiative (ALIN). Laura Trazic studied architecture at the ENSA Marseille, and completed her doctoral research at EPFL while recipient of the Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships for Foreign Students. Her current postdoctoral research focuses on the role of shadows in architecture at the Museo Galileo in Florence, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. Korinna Zinovia Weber is an architecture historian, author and publishing consultant, specialized in the built heritage of the twentieth century. She studied architecture at TU Munich and ENSA Paris La Vilette and received her doctoral degree from EPFL for her research in rehabilitation strategies for postwar housing, financed by the excellence scholarship of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation. 280 illustrations Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- Transcalar Prospects in Climate Crisis: architectural research in re/action (Paperback)
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- Jeffrey Huang
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG, Basel
- Publication year
- 2024
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- new
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- Paperback
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- English
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- 3037787651
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- 9783037787656
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