Editor’s note

Climate action & justice

Climate action and climate justice can often have various meanings depending on the diverse lens it is viewed through. The center of climate justice utilizes 6 pillars to articulate action-oriented initiatives that address the root cause of climate change. In this quarter of Connection you will see how young architects/ design professionals discus climate action and climate justice through the lens of some of these pillars.

Pillar 1: Just Transition How can we thoughtfully transition from a fossil fuel-based economies to equitable, regenerative, renewable energy-based systems: • Water and wood: Northlake

Commons, a biophilic mass timber workplace in Seattle • Assembling a sustainable project team a net zero case study

Pillar 2: Social, Racial and Environmental Justice How are design professionals recognizing the disproportionate impacts of climate change on lowincome and BIPOC communities around the world? • Confronting an unjust past for a healthier future: The case for climate justice • Co-Opting: After market alternatives to affordable housing development in Miami’s communities of color

Pillar 3: Community Resilience and Adaptation What solutions do we have for resilience measuring a community’s capacity to recover from a climate impact and adaptation means reducing the ongoing and intensifying negative impacts of climate change? •Natural disaster versus societal fractures

Pillar 4: Natural Climate Solutions What is the importance of our natural environments like forests and agricultural lands as critical ecosystems for equitable climate action? • The spaces we take for granted:

And the essential resource for our health and wellbeing

Pillar 5: Climate Education and Engagement How do we better educate our industry and users about climate change to spur actionable change? • Sustainability across generations: Exploring what each stage of the architecture profession thinks about sustainability • LEED, WELL … NOT an alphabet soup! • Dedicated to sustainability:

When does this begin? • Sustainable Strategies —Big and small — You can implement in your firm

Pillar 6: Indigenous Climate Action Indigenous communities around the world are facing some of the most severe climate impacts

Source: https://centerclimatejustice. universityofcalifornia.edu/what-isclimate-justice/

Editorial committee call

Q2 2022: Call for submissions on the topic of career evolution. Connection’s editorial comittee welcomes the submission of articles, projects, photography, and other design content. Submitted content is subject to editorial review and selected for publication in e-magazine format based on relevance to the theme of a particular issue.

2022 Editorial Committee: Call for volunteers, contributing writers, interviewers and design critics. Connection’s editorial comittee is currently seeking architects interested in building their writing portfolio by working with our editorial team to pursue targeted article topics and interviews that will be shared amongst Connection’s largely circulated e-magazine format. Responsibilities include contributing one or more articles per publication cycles (3–4 per year).

If you are interested in building your resume and contributing to Connection please contact the editor in chief at: aia.beresford.pratt@gmail.com