Building Awareness on the Ecological Emergency

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This conversation is part of the Climax Change! Series, curated and hosted by Pedro Gadanho, in the context of his book Climax Change! How architecture must transform in the age of ecological emergency, published by Actar Publishers.

In this talk, Paola Antonelli highlights the role of books and museums in confronting the public’s need to denial of the ecological emergency. Paola also discusses the goals of her project Design Emergency, that explores and disseminates the implications and solutions of design in global crisis.