Why is it important to bring them to the attention of a wider audience?
We are facing so many other problems of sustainability–a pretty overused word. But, for these five architects, it seemed to me, best illustrate some aspects of resilience and sustainability. They have some ideas about how that can be done: using local materials (Vo Trong Nghia and Andra Matin), reducing carbon footprint of buildings (René Tan and Tan Loke Mun), or restoring old buildings (Duangrit Bunnag). In a way, they’re entrusted with the production of a resilient built environment in an era of drastic climate change, through the need to promote biophilic connections and green architecture.
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