SUMMARY REPORT

Global Possibilities' California Regional Conference For a Solar Future "Climate Change and Design Practices: The Role of Architecture in Mitigating Climate Variability to Improve the Quality of Life" - March, 2000

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Workshop and Background of Moderators
A Compilation of R. M. Schindler's 1926 Los Angeles Times Sunday Magazine Articles

Report on Responses to the Ten Questions

1. Describe the relationship between climate and design education…
2. Criticize current design education and practice that considers climate...
   Responses include a discussion of:
   Design Focused Curriculum
   Integrating Environment, Design and Cultural Studies
   Good Design Considers Environmental Questions
   Building and the Landscape
3. Understand the impact of design on climate…
4. Develop design techniques for indirect impacts…
   Responses include a discussion of:
   Policy and Ethics
   Design and Policy
   New York Example
   Bio-Region
   Professor's Responsibility
5. Integrate design into earth systems…
6. Create aesthetic/formal possibilities for architecture through climatic design…
   Responses include a discussion of:
   High Design and Poetic Nature
   Earth Systems
7. Engage social, economic, political, and cultural/ethnic interest groups…
8. Reason about sustainable design…
   Responses include a discussion of:
   Indigenous Peoples Capabilities
   Bio-Region Visits Offer Hands-On Site Experience
   Car Culture - Students' Lesson
   NAAB Criteria
   Bottom Up Culture
   Insurance and Eco-Tourism
   Service Society
   The Architect's Quandary
   Architects Are Infrastructure Builders
   San Francisco Area Example
   Think Like A Corporation and Merge
   European Union Adopting Corporate Structure
   Internet Erases All Boundaries
9. Imagine possibilities…
10. Model the relationships between design and a sustainable society…
    Responses include a discussion of:
    The Educated Architect
    Another Problem in Pennsylvania
    Citizen Architects
    Architect As Facilitator
    Social Characteristics and the Built Environment
    Architects Are Businessmen Who Draw
    Architects Preserving the Community>
    Encourage Good Sustainable Practice
    ACSA'S Role
    National AIA Position

Workshop Materials: Handouts for Participants

• The Impact of Global Warming in North America
• Ten Generic Strategies for Developing Design Curriculum Responsive To Climate Variability
• Adapting the Ten Generic Strategies to the Los Angeles Region

Miscellaneous Background Articles

Participants

Appendices

    Resource List

    Climate Variability Resource List

    Suggested Reading

    Acknowledgments