Andres Jaque, dean of the Graduate School of Architecture at Columbia University, emphasizes the need for architecture to evolve in response to climate change. He advocates for buildings that not only use sustainable materials but also repair ecological systems. His projects, like the Reggio School in Madrid and the Rambla Climate-House, illustrate this philosophy. Jaque notes that the architectural mission has shifted from merely constructing new buildings to managing existing environments, integrating ecology and social issues into design strategies, and positioning architecture as a central player in environmental action.
In the last 15 years, there's been a radical transformation in architecture: materials have gone from being sustainable to repairing the ecology.
Architecture has revised its own mission, which is no longer just to build new buildings, but to manage the built environment.
This has placed architecture at the center of environmental action, coordinating material, social, ecological, and political fronts for climate action.
Those with a political commitment to the planet understand that architecture must respond not only to immediate circumstances but also to broader ecological needs.
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