Norman Foster Foundation Sustainability Workshop Madrid, Rolex Institute Event News Spain
Norman Foster Foundation Sustainability Workshop 2021
15 October 2021
Madrid, 14 October 2021 – The first edition of the Norman Foster Foundation?s Sustainability Workshop will take place from 18?22 October 2021 with the support of the Rolex Institute.

Norman Foster Foundation Sustainability Workshop 2021 in Madrid
?Most scientists agree that the drastically accelerated pace of climate change demands that we not only design carbon-neutral environments, but carbon-negative environments,? states the Workshop?s Mentor, Vishaan Chakrabarti. As he puts it, ?It is increasingly clear that far more aggressive measures will be required to keep the planet?s average temperature from rising less than two degrees centigrade?the point beyond which all of the planet?s species will be subject to extreme risk?. ?This workshop will attempt to address these daunting challenges using the methodology conceived by two designers well ahead of their time, Charles and Ray Eames, who taught us to think in the ?Powers of 10?. By assembling leading experts from around the world in water, energy, material science, robotics, the arts, architecture and urbanism, we intend to cross-pollinate this scalar exploration with disciplinary expertise to seek answers around carbon negative settlements?.
The Norman Foster Foundation?s 2021 Sustainability Workshop will include seminars, lectures, one-to-one tutoring and ...