Overview

Scientific studies show that temperatures in France will rise by +4C by 2100. Its current temperate climate will be transformed into a subtropical one. This book, published for the 3rd biennial of architecture and landscape of le-de-France, looks southwards, to these already warmer climates, to find models for building architecture in northern latitudes today that can withstand this rising heat. by the built environment. With contributions of: Daniel Barber, Rob Dunn, Carolyn Steel, Eduardo Prieto, Beatriz Colomina, Lisa Heschong, Pedro Gadanho, Pierre Charbonnier, Germn Valenzuela, Gabriel Kogan, Beatrice Grenier Bilingual in French & English

Full Product Details

9781638401841

Table of Contents

Reviews

Author Information

Philippe Rahm is a Swiss architect, principal in the office of ""Philippe Rahm architectes"", based in Paris, France. His work, which extends the field of architecture from the physiological to the meteorological, has received an international audience in the context of sustainability. His recent work includes the first prize for the Farini competition (60 ha) in Milan in 2019, the 70 hectares Central Park in Taichung, Taiwan, completed in December 2020. He has held professorships at GSD Harvard University, Columbia, Cornell or Princeton Universities. He is a tenured associate professor at the National Superior School of Architecture in Versailles, France (ENSA-V). In 2020, he is the curator and author of the exhibition and book ""Natural History of Architecture"" at the Pavillon de l'Arsenal in Paris.

Tab Content 6

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

Countries Available