ESSENTIAL CITY: A Futuristic Exploration of Desert Cities
Desert cities are the frontline of climate change. Welcome to ESSENTIAL CITY, a hypothetical desert city conceived by SOUND SPACE DESIGN Architects and Desert Developments.
$15 (1.5 hrs)
Category: Presentation, Talk, CAMP Theater
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Desert cities are the frontline of climate change. In addition to their extraordinary energy and water needs, they are also vulnerable to extreme weather events and give us a peek at what most settlements will eventually experience if temperatures increase unchecked. Welcome to ESSENTIAL CITY, a hypothetical desert city conceived by SOUND SPACE DESIGN Architects and Desert Developments.
ESSENTIAL CITY is an amalgam of eight cities within the Coachella Valley and Morongo Basin, each with its own particular challenges. With the help of AI, we proffer an avant-garde visualization of a resilient future for all who live there. Focussing on new building typologies and a rethink on density, we will examine certain eco-social problems facing these communities via a panel of international experts who work with sustainability, housing, urban design and hospitality every day. Gain an understanding of how passive design, zoning, green technology, and smart building systems contribute to sustainability. We will show how drawing on solutions from the past, reviewing new-urbanist principles and employing new technology can inspire future-proof solutions for the challenges that many desert cities face.
Join us to explore this futuristic metropolis that illustrates just how we can innovate towards beautiful, sustainable and inclusive cities that maximize their potential as well-rounded leisure, tourism and retirement destinations.
Designers, contributors and panelists: Don Albert (SOUND SPACE DESIGN) and Robert Malczyk (Timber Engineering INC.) with introductions by Ida Marienschek (Desert
www.soundspacedesign.com www.timberengineering.ca des
$15
ESSENTIAL CITY is an amalgam of eight cities within the Coachella Valley and Morongo Basin, each with its own particular challenges. With the help of AI, we proffer an avant-garde visualization of a resilient future for all who live there. Focussing on new building typologies and a rethink on density, we will examine certain eco-social problems facing these communities via a panel of international experts who work with sustainability, housing, urban design and hospitality every day. Gain an understanding of how passive design, zoning, green technology, and smart building systems contribute to sustainability. We will show how drawing on solutions from the past, reviewing new-urbanist principles and employing new technology can inspire future-proof solutions for the challenges that many desert cities face.
Join us to explore this futuristic metropolis that illustrates just how we can innovate towards beautiful, sustainable and inclusive cities that maximize their potential as well-rounded leisure, tourism and retirement destinations.
Designers, contributors and panelists: Don Albert (SOUND SPACE DESIGN) and Robert Malczyk (Timber Engineering INC.) with introductions by Ida Marienschek (Desert
www.soundspacedesign.com www.timberengineering.ca des
$15
Things to Know
This event is for 12 and older.
Ample free public parking is available.
Enter underground parking at Hyatt on Palm Canyon Drive or in the multi-level public garage across from the Palm Springs Art Museum.
Handicap parking is available.
This event is wheelchair accessible.
The organizer of this event is Modernism Week.
Event Check-in Location
Modernism Week Theater At CAMP
Hyatt Palm Springs
285 N Palm Canyon Dr.
Palm Springs, CA 92262
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Photo Credits: Palm Springs Mahjong – dreamtime.com
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