Watch Extinction Rebellion, Haworth Tompkins, Maria Smith, Adrian Lahoud deliver presentations on climate change at the Architecture of Emergency summit in London's Barbican Centre from 7:00pm UK time.
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Organised by the Barbican and the Architecture Foundation, the summit will bring together activist, academics and practitioners from a range of disciplines connected to the built environment, to examine how the industry can take action on climate change. Dezeen is media partner for the event.
The evening will kick off with a short stand-up routine about climate change by environmental economist and comedian Matt Winning.
This will be followed by a series of "micro lectures" given by Extinction Rebellion's Mariam Aslam and Farhana Yamin, Steve Tompkins of Haworth Tompkins, Greenpeace activist Danielle Paffard, Friends of the Earth campaigner Guy Shrubsole and the Royal College of Art's Adrian Lahoud. Extinction Rebellion have been named amongst as speakers at the Architecture of Emergency summit
A 20 minute interval will follow the presentations, after which there will be a panel discussion chaired by Architecture Foundation's deputy director and Dezeen columnist Phineas Harper.
The panel will feature Monica von Schmalensee from White Arkitekter, University of Cambridge academic Michael Ramage, Renaud Haerlingen of Belgian design and research co-operative Rotor, and BC Architects & Studies founder Ken De Cooman.
Architect and engineer Maria Smith...