Adapting Tucson Housing for the Climate of 2075...and Beyond
When
Environmental and Natural Resources 2 Building, Room S210
1604 East Lowell Street, Tucson, AZ 85721
To register, go to: Building Tomorrow Tickets, Fri, Apr 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM | Eventbrite
Over the next several decades, climate change will become more extreme. To cope with changes in the environment, people will need to build differently. At the same time, the comforts of home will grow more important. Architecture will have to adapt to a new reality without becoming alienating.
Led by University of Arizona research associate Jonathon Keats in collaboration with the UA Institute for Energy Solutions, this hands-on workshop explores future climates in terms of geographically-based climate analogs, helping you to reimagine home by learning from housing in places that currently have the climate you’re likely to encounter in the future. Over the course of three hours, you’ll discover how different architectural traditions contend with extreme weather. Using this knowledge, as well as simple materials such as cardboard and masking tape, you’ll develop creative ways in which to apply traditional ecological knowledge from elsewhere to make your home environment sustainable.
Participation will also inform ongoing research by the Consortium for Climate-Adapted Architectural Heritage, which is offering these workshops in locations ranging from Mexico City to Nagaland.