ABSTRACT
Design is a process of dialogue, an exploration of the fit between a client’s expectations and the developing proposals, where designers can raise new issues and test their relevance to the client. In some cases, exploring potential impacts for the building project appears to have triggered clients to consider the broader implications for their business, using some of the risk-assessment tools and frameworks described earlier. The Design for Future Climate projects were unusual in that funding was provided specifically to consider adaptation. A similar openness to change was reported by Arup when discussing proposed shading options for the alternative engineering-led design for the University of Sheffield project. AEDAS made the interesting point that there is also no correlation between the design costs involved in establishing the effectiveness of an intervention and its capital cost. Building for a changing climate is unfamiliar territory for both designers and clients.
