Calton Climatrium NANCY MARRS

Calton’s Climatorium, consisting of a school and cultural centre, will teach Calton, Glasgow, and the wider country context, the importance of green spaces and urban biodiversity when looking into the climate crisis.

Coronavirus has prompted increasing studies which highlight the lack of green, accessible space within our cities, especially in deprived areas, and its consequential negative impacts on our health and well-being. This building will give the power of regeneration back to the community by educating the users on how to redevelop nearby vacant plots of land to increase urban biodiversity. It will also strive to provide more opportunities for children within the area through outdoor learning spaces which teach a new generation the importance of climate change mitigation.

The programme aims to expand the current climate change education programme for all whilst giving back to the immediate surrounding population by providing a wider range of good quality green spaces which positively impacts their health and wellbeing.