Material Frameworks: Structure as Environmental Mediator
Language: English
Simultaneous Translation: No
Environmental forces are translated here into constructive systems. Prefabricated thatch cassettes regulate heat and fire risk; timber trusses and linen membranes collect and filter rain; bamboo–concrete hybrids organise ventilation and communal life. Rather than treating climate as background constraint, these projects embed atmospheric performance within structure itself. Architecture operates as environmental mediator, where material assembly, geometry, and local resources generate spatial comfort through tectonic precision.
Selected Contributions Projects
Selected Contributions ListCompluvium Pavilion
Authors: P + S Estudio de Arquitectura. Francisco Parada + Laura R. Salvador.
Speaker: Francisco Parada.
Regenerative Biogenic Façades for extreme climates
Author: CINARK – Center for Industrialised Architecture.
Speaker: Anne Beim.
Rupgaon: A Paradigm for Climate Resilient Symbiotic Community Development
Author: Fatiha Polin, PERCEIVE.
Speaker: Fatiha Polin.