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Today is World Architecture Day with an emphasis linking the built environment and climate—how are you celebrating?

Today is World Architecture Day with an emphasis linking the built environment and climate—how are you celebrating?

Today is World Architecture Day. According to its organizers, the International Union of Architects (UIA), the theme of this year’s World Architecture Day is architecture, building, and climate. Founded in 1948, the NGO is a coalition of national organizations representing approximately 1.3 million architects from 124 countries.

The 2015 theme is a response to the United Nations’ Climate Change Conference (COP21), held this year in Paris from November 30th to December 11th. On the first day of COP21, UIA will hold a conference to explore how thoughtful architecture and design can reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Designers and architects will be asked to consider how design can be the central determining factors in a building’s sustainability, and how cities can be transformed to better resist the effects of climate change. Conference panelists include Carin Smuts (CS Studio Architects), Pascal Gontier (Atilier Pascal Gontier), Manfred Hegger (HHS), and Kjetil Traedal Thorsen (Snøetta).


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