About this seminar

This seminar introduces the concept of Resilience and its implications for Architecture. It includes frameworks and approaches that can be used to integrate resilience into buildings and construction. The Seminar will be based on presentations from architects from different regions of Africa and a panel and audience discussion.

What this seminar offers

Resilient architecture envisages future events and change and addresses this to avoid or reduce disruptive or harmful impacts. Increasingly, events such as floods, drought and very hot days are occurring as a result of climate change. Architects can work with data and specialists to understand these types of future events and design into buildings characteristics and systems which enable these to be more easily accommodated.

Proactively accommodating these events and changes enable organisations such as business and schools to continue their work and negative and disruptive impacts on the economy and education are avoided. This seminar provides valuable insights into designing for resilience that Architects can apply in their work.

Structure of the Seminars

The Seminar will include the following areas:

1. Designing for Resilience

This presentation will address: What is resilience? Resilience to what, and for what? Are there concepts and tools that can be used for design for resilience? This will be presented by Dr Jeremy Gibberd. Jeremy Gibberd is an Architect and Research Scientist based in South Africa who has worked with UNEP, the CSIR, the One Planet Network and UNHabitat on frameworks and guidance for developing more sustainable and resilient built environments. Jeremy Gibberd’s Linkedin profile can be accessed here.

2. Examples of Resilience Architecture from Egypt

3. Examples of Resilience Architecture from Southern Africa

4. Examples of Resilience Architecture from Mauritius

How the seminar will be organised

The seminar will consist of 4 short presentations of about 15 minutes each after which there will be a panel discussion and participants will be invited to ask questions.

Who is organising the Seminar?

The Seminar has been organised by Jeremy Gibberd of the Habitat and Environment Commission of the African Union of Architects. If you have any questions or would like to suggest speakers or future seminars, please contact Jeremy Gibberd here.

Accessing the Seminar

Please note the date in your diary and sign up for an invite to the seminar below:

• Thursday 12 October 2023 15:00 – to 17:00 SAST. Sign up for this here.