Event Details

Join us for a day of thought-provoking talks from leading experts in Architecture, who will focus on Climate Emergency issues related to Technology, Environment and Architecture (TEA).

In the second of our series of TEA talks, our speakers will explore a range of topics from Sustainability, Carbon footprint, Life Cycle Materials, Net Zero, Passive design to Responsive Architecture and consider Human and more than Human perspectives.

This event takes place on the attractive Lancaster University campus. It is open to all and free of charge, including lunch and refreshments. Whether you are an architecture professional, a teacher or guidance officer, a prospective student, or simply have an interest in the topics, all are welcome and we hope you will find this a thought-provoking and informative event.

The day includes the options to take a tour of the Lancaster University campus, network over lunch, and talk to academic staff about our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

Programme:

10:00: Check in

10:30: Morning welcome

10:35: Arts & Crafts and Sustainable Thinking - Des Fagan

10:50: How can we be truly sustainable? - Dr Marianna Cavada

11:05: Prototyping physically adaptive architecture - Dr Adam Blaney

11:20: More than Human places - Dr Serena Pollastri

11:30: Tea discussion + Q&A

12:00: Lunch break, networking + campus tour

13:30: Afternoon welcome

13:35: PassivHaus, are we ready?: Aissa Sabbagh

13:50: Net-zero homes: are they healthy?: Dr Alejandro M. Rangel

14:05: Practicing Sustainability: Simon McAllister

14:20: Towards Socially Sustainable Ways of Living: Dr Mirian Calvo

14:30: Tea discussion + Q&A

15:00: Final remarks

15:30: Close

Find out more and view videos from our last day of talks:

https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/lica/architecture/tea-talks/