By Philippe Rahm & Sana Frini

To withstand the heat that comes with global warming in more northerly latitudes, 4°C Entre Toi et Moi: 3rd Biennial of Architecture and Landscape of Île-de-France proposes the discovery of architectural solutions already invented by architects practicing in more southerly latitudes, from which we can draw inspiration today to build further north.

The book begins by revisiting the pre-air-conditioned architecture of warm climates, with a scientific study of 120 vernacular buildings, revealing their climatic strategies for staying cool, resisting drought or flooding. The book then looks at the work of some forty contemporary architects already practicing in these warmer latitudes, to understand how their architecture copes with the heat. The book concludes with a dozen essays on the future of architecture in the face of global warming.

This is a bilingual title with texts in English and French.

With Contributions by:
Writers: Daniel Barber, Rob Dunn, Carolyn Steel, Eduardo Prieto, Beatriz Colomina, Lisa Heschong, Pedro Gadanho, Pierre Charbonnier, Germán Valenzuela, Gabriel Kogan, Béatrice Grenier.

Architects: AL Borde, Banduksmith, H&P Architects, Isla, Lanza, Manuel Bouzas MB-AE, Sea Lab, Septembre Architecture, Aziza Chaouni, Civil Architecture, Colectivo Warehouse, Hood Design Studio, Projectiles, Souleima Fourati, Takk, Tatiana Bilbao, Worofila, Khristian Ceballos Ugarte, Andrés Jaque / Office for Political Innovation, APC, Roman Bauer Arquitectos, BIAS, Estudio Flume, H ARQUITECTES , Luo Studio, MAS / MISKAVI ARCHITECTURE STUDIO, Max Von Werz , Modu , Salazar Sequero Medina, Shau, Tropical Space, Colectivo C377, ALSAR ATELIER, Bajet Girarmé, Fleury Atallah Architectes, Gustavo Utrabo, Husos Arquitecturas, Natura Futura, New South, Ponto Atelier, Rozana Montiel , Taller Mauricio Rocha.

Universities : Columbia University, Cornell University, École Nationale d’Architecture et d’Urbanisme de Tunis, École nationale supérieur d’architecture de Versailles, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Haute école d’art et de design de Genève, National University of Singapore, Department of Architecture (NUS), Singapour, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Sapienza Università di Roma, Texas Tech University, The Ohio State University, The University of Texas at Austin, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.