Around The World, These Building Solutions Keep Things Local

Architectural Digest and Wired did a series on the future of the home which featured Niamey 2000. Illustration by Ibrahim Rayintakath.

Writer Elizabeth Fazzare recently did an article as part of The Future of Home, a collaboration between the editors of WIRED and Architectural Digest to help readers understand what “home” will look like tomorrow and beyond.

She writes: “It is an oft-quoted—and always alarming—statistic that 34% of the world’s carbon emissions are caused by the construction industry, with a significant portion borne specifically from the production of concrete required to erect a standard structure today. At the same time, we are facing a global housing crisis, as a large population of people moves from rural towns into cities, outpacing the number of affordable, high-quality units being built to accommodate them. So how does one put these two crises in alignment? Around the world, innovative architects, scientists, and engineers are exploring building techniques and materials that can create places to live without hastening climate change. The secret? Keeping it local.”

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