Architecture must change beyond recognition to meet the climate challenge

A UWE Bristol professor is one of the experts behind a new campaign by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), which calls for a radical change across the built environment sector.

Alice Moncaster, Professor of Sustainable Construction at UWE Bristol, is leading the RIBA's first 'theme' in its newly launched horizon-scanning programme, which aims to identify, and importantly propose responses to, the most pertinent environmental issues facing the built environment over the next ten years.

'RIBA Horizons 2034: The Environmental Challenge' provides foresight into how the design and construction industry can recognise its responsibility and make informed choices when it comes to mitigating the worst impacts of climate change, adapting buildings to withstand weather extremes, promoting biodiversity and scaling up engagement and activism.