On Saturday, April 15, from 1:00 to 6:00 PM, CCA Architecture will celebrate the launch of the M. Arthur Gensler Jr. Center for Design Excellence with the symposium, Climate as Praxis.
As the urgency of the climate crisis becomes more apparent, it is imperative for architects and designers to find ways to bridge theory and praxis and to experiment with new strategies that can be implemented across scales. Climate as Praxis brings together four eminent practitioners whose work straddles the academic and professional realms and who are advancing new ways for designers to directly address the social and environmental effects of climate change. All four are actively engaged in creating buildings, landscapes, and communities that can support a more just and resilient future.
Chris Cornelius, studio:indigenous and University of New Mexico
Billie Faircloth, Kieran Timberlake and Penn Design
Kate Orff, SCAPE and Columbia GSAPP
Boonserm Premthada, Bangkok Practice Studio and Chulalongkorn University
The symposium will take place in the Nave Alcove in CCA's Main Building (450 Irwin Street) on its San Francisco campus and will be accompanied by an exhibition of work and research from the CCA Architecture Division. A reception will follow.
Space is limited. Register today!
The M. Arthur Gensler Jr. Center for Design Excellence was created through the generosity of the Gensler Family and the Gensler firm to celebrate the life and legacy of visionary architect, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Art Gensler.
