Reconstructing the Future

Bauhaus Earth and Pontifical Academy of Sciences conference, June 2022 The built environment is a critical factor in the climate equation since buildings and physical infrastructure are directly responsible for about 40 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Fortunately, there are many new ways to build better. These include timber high-rise buildings, circular bio-economy methods, AI-assisted design, serial prefabrication of building components, smart recycling technology, multifunctional land use, integrated regional resource management, and community-based urban development, to name just a few. This volume compiles the papers presented by world-renowned academics, architects, spatial planners, and policymakers at the "Reconstructing the Future for People and Planet" conference, which was held at Casina Pio IV at the Vatican in June 2022. - First publication of the Bauhaus Earth think tank Ideas to transform the anthroposphere Contributions by Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, Ursula von der Leyen, Edgar Pieterse, Francesca Bria, Xu Tiantian, Shigeru Ban, Sheela Patel, Ana María Durán Calisto, and many others

Hrsg.: Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, Rocío Armillas Tiseyra, Bauhaus der Erde, Berlin und Potsdam Das Bauhaus der Erde wurde von Prof. Hans Joachim Schellnhuber und der Architektin Annette Hillebrandt mit rund 20 weiteren Persönlichkeiten 2021 als Initiative für eine Bauwende gegründet. Autor:innen in alphabetischer Reihenfolge: Wael Al Awar Shigeru Ban Dr. Francesca Bria Sandrine Dixson-Declève Ana María Durán Calisto Andrea Gebhard Diébédo Francis Kéré Prof. Dr. Andreja Kutnar President Ursula von der Leyen Prof. Lesley Lokko Dr. Elspeth MacRae Wanjira Mathai Klaus Mindrup Dr. Marc Palahí Sheela Patel Prof. Dr. Edgar Pieterse Prof. Dr. Carlo Ratti Tony Rinaudo Prof. Dr. Hans Joachim Schellnhuber Xu Tiantian Card. Peter Turkson Olena Vozniak Prof. Dr. Geoffrey West Prof. Dr. Amanda Yates