London studio Make has designed a virtual reality installation that sits at the centre of the Build Better Now pavilion for COP26.
Called Fountain of Circular Recovery, Make's installation is the centrepiece of the virtual pavilion, which was created by the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) to showcase 17 "exemplary sustainable projects" during the COP26 climate conference.
The 360-degree installation is based on the form of a fountain and aims to explain both how construction has contributed to climate change and how future buildings could be less carbon intensive.
Make designed the installation at the centre of the virtual pavilion
"The key design driver was illustrating ? in an engaging 3D form ? society's past, current and future predicaments and how the built environment can impact upon the natural environment both positively and negatively," said Make architect Jack Sargent. "The fountain represents circularity, continuity and renewal ? principles the built environment sector needs to engage with to a greater degree," he told Dezeen.
Visitors can navigate around the pavilion in virtual reality
The lower layers of the fountain form at the centre of the installation signify past and current methods of construction, with the upper layers looking to the future.
An animation shows the trajectory that the UK is on using current construction methods and what needs to change to meet carbon targets.

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