Design solutions for climate change

There may be passionate debate about it in political circles as to whether it’s happening, or what’s causing it, but scientists almost completely agree: climate change is real, and will lead to rising sea levels and more extreme storms.

So how do we, as people, adapt?

Obviously, logic would tell us to try to stem the initial damage somehow.

But we, as people, also have to create things to withstand the destruction of our changing climate.

And, to that end, architects and designers are joining with city planners to prepare for those changes in structural form.

A new exhibit at the Annenberg Space for Photography called “Sink or Swim: Designing for a Sea Change” looks at some of these design interventions.

Frances Anderton, host of KCRW’s Design and Architecture, curated the show and spoke to KCRW’s Steve Chiotakis about it.

Watervilla de Omval, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Photo: Iwan Baan.