Conference: Architecture, the climate of the future

Monday, November 30, 2015 @2:00 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.

The International Union of Architects (UIA) announces an international symposium on the theme ‘Architecture the climate of the future’, as part of its permanent action in favour of responsible architecture and consideration for factors related to climate and the environment in all aspects of architecture, construction, and planning. The symposium will take place in Paris, at the ‘Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine’ next 30 November 2015, on the opening day of the UN Climate Change Conference: COP 21.

The symposium is organised in two parts, starting with a panel discussion on the impact of buildings and planning on climate change, and the role architects can play in energy transition. The panellists are renowned architects Kjetil Traedal Thorsen, Manfred Hegger, Patrick Coulombel, Hanna Heringer, Carine Smuts and David Mangin, with Sylvie Joussaume, French climatologist.

A round-table on resilient and sustainable architecture and urban planning will follow the panel presentations and will highlight the specific skills architects bring to these processes. Architects Kenneth Yeang, Edward Mazria, Frederic Bonnet and Kjetil Thorsen will contribute to these debates along with French and European politicians and decision- makers.

All the participating architects have oriented their careers toward finding alternative architectural and building solutions that offer a significant reduction in the consumption of fossil fuels and emission of greenhouse gases.

This event is the fruit of a partnership between the UIA, the Architects' Council of Europe, the National Council of the Order of French Architects, and the International Council of French Architects. These organisations will be represented by their respective presidents: Esa Mohamed, Luciano Lazzari, Ms. Catherine Jacquot, and Philippe Klein. 

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