RADICAL SUSTAINABILITY In an era of ecological collapse, design students move beyond easy notions of “green building.” By Timothy A. Schuler
Ranging from small, site-specific interventions to speculative visions of a future characterized by ecological collapse, the portfolios of today’s design students are redefining the concept of sustainability for an era of unraveling. The earth’s biosphere is experiencing unprecedented losses as worldwide climate change threatens to make entire regions uninhabitable in less than a generation. Emerging architects face a daunting question: How will they design for an unknown future? 108
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