ABSTRACT
In this chapter, Kim Trogal and Ranald Lawrence interview Irena Bauman about her practice-based research on resilience and building adaptation to climate change. Bauman explains why resilience is at the core of what her practice, Bauman Lyons, does, and explains the many ways it puts this into practice, from working locally, forming a community interest company, introducing a four-day working week for the studio and much more, keeping their professional and personal ethics central to the way they work. Bauman discusses insights from her practice-based research on climate adaptation and strategies to prevent overheating. Warning of ‘mal-adaptations’ that arise when focusing on single-issue responses, she argues that while climate adaptation strategies are technologically achievable, there are social and cultural barriers to their implementation. She concludes by arguing that while architects can contribute to develop our ever-advancing knowledge and technological solutions, they must also be contributing to the development of an alternative economic and social value system to challenge capitalism and its business practices.
