Architects and designers join Global Climate Strike to demand government action
Architecture studios Stanton Williams, Grimshaw and dRMM and designers Usman Haque, Sebastian Cox and Ben Terrett are among the creatives taking to the streets to protest political inaction over climate change in today's Global Climate Strike.
The Climate Strike is a movement spearheaded by schoolchildren protesting the lack of action over climate change by refusing to go to school on Fridays.
"Our Civilisation faces its greatest challenge with the climate emergency, a tumultuous situation that's entirely of our own making," said Grimshaw chairman Andrew Whalley in a statement.
"Architecture will play a vital role in tackling these challenges."
#ClimateChange is the issue of our lifetime and the time to act is now.
Our office will be closed today as we support the #climatestrike Read more on the positive action we?re taking here: https://t.co/6UlgFb4yJS pic.twitter.com/zXv4oTd0iB
— Arbor Architects (@arborarchitects) September 20, 2019
Millions of young people around the world are expected to lead the 20 September day of strike action.
"Together with many of our industry colleagues, dRMM will be joining the Fridays for Future youth strikers, as a demonstration of our commitment to fighting the climate emergency," said dRMM on their website.
The Stirling prize-winning practice said it would join the Global Climate Strike rally in London this morning.
It will then hold an internal forum at its studio later in the afternoon to discuss what...
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