As climate change intensifies, urban centres face rising threats from heat, jeopardising human comfort and resilience. Often invisible, these phenomena hinder effective climate adaptation. Heat and its impact can be revealed by combining infrared imaging, sensor-based monitoring, and in-depth interviews with residents of climatically obsolete buildings. Climate Realignment: Tactical Adaptations to Urban Heat features heat activated models and a pilot project in Paris to immerse visitors in the realities of designing for heat and showcase the effects of heat dissipation at scale.
Participants
ROOFSCAPES STUDIO PARIS, FRANCE
Tim Cousin, France, 1996. Lives and works in Zurich, Switzerland.
Olivier Faber, France, 1994. Lives and works in Paris, France.
Eytan Levi, France, 1997. Lives and works in Paris, France.
Authorial Collaborators
Anouk Fontaine, MIT
Technical Collaborators
Mateo Eiletz (eoa)
Team
Wesley Sely, Pierre Rioux, Vijay Rajkumar, Mathéo Morin, Elvire Landon, Clarisse Cheung
Thanks
City of Paris, MIT, Mosaika.cc, MITdesignX, Noxant, Tara Heuzé-Sarmini, Latifa Al Khayat
Supporters
Meha Construction Bois, Topager, Association pour l’Adaptation Climatique du Patrimoine Bâti, City of Paris
