Designing Tomorrow: The Future of Sustainable Design

Chosen theme: The Future of Sustainable Design. Step into a world where materials heal ecosystems, buildings give back more than they take, and communities co-create resilient, beautiful places. Join us, share your voice, and help shape what comes next.

From Linear to Circular: Designing for Endless Use

Future-ready products are assembled like good stories: in clear chapters that can be separated and retold. Bolted, not glued; labeled, not guessed. Share your favorite reversible joint or fastener that made a rebuild possible instead of a landfill trip.

From Linear to Circular: Designing for Endless Use

Imagine a building where every component carries its biography—origin, chemistry, repair options, reuse value. With passports, adaptive reuse becomes procurement, not demolition. Tell us how you’re documenting material histories on your projects today.

Living Materials and Biofabrication

Mycelium panels insulate quietly while composting gracefully at life’s end; algae inks turn façades into carbon scribes. We tested a mycelium stool that cured in seven days and surprised visitors with its warmth. Would you prototype seating with grown materials?

Envelope Before Equipment

Continuous insulation, airtightness, and tuned glazing reduce loads so dramatically that mechanical systems shrink. We watched a library cut HVAC size by a third after a meticulous blower door campaign. How far could your next project go with envelope-first thinking?

Harvesting Sunlight, Shade, and Breeze

Orientation, overhangs, and operable windows channel nature as an ally. A coastal home we visited needed no daytime cooling thanks to stack effect and shaded courtyards. Share your favorite passive move that felt like poetry and engineering in one gesture.

From Net-Zero to Net-Positive

Rooftop solar, shared storage, and demand response can feed neighborhoods, not just buildings. One school’s solar canopy powers weekend markets and phone charging stations—a social battery. Would your community embrace a building that literally gives back?

Regenerative Cities and Climate-Ready Public Space

Permeable paving, rain gardens, and wetlands turn deluges into resources. In a riverfront district we studied, floodable steps became a beloved amphitheater between storms. What block near you could transform runoff from nuisance to neighborhood asset?

Regenerative Cities and Climate-Ready Public Space

When schools, groceries, and parks sit within a short walk or ride, streets quiet and air clears. A pop-up bike network we mapped doubled foot traffic to local shops. Share a mobility tweak your city could trial for one joyful, car-light month.

Regenerative Cities and Climate-Ready Public Space

Green roofs, pocket forests, and pollinator lanes stitch fragmented habitats back together. Kids noticed returning butterflies before the consultants did—data with wings. Which micro-habitat could your project host without sacrificing function or budget?

When massing studies display embodied and operational carbon side by side, trade-offs become visible and negotiable. We cut structural emissions 28% by iterating live. How could early feedback shift your client’s brief toward smarter baselines?

Data-Driven Practice: LCA, BIM, and AI Assistants

Design Justice, Culture, and Community Co‑Creation

From kitchen-table charrettes to on-site mockups, co-design reveals barriers early and builds ownership. A transit shelter we codesigned added seating heights for elders after a walking audit. Which listening method has uncovered your project’s most pivotal insight?

Design Justice, Culture, and Community Co‑Creation

Learning from traditional water cycles, seasonal shading, and material ethics deepens design beyond aesthetics. A riverside pavilion aligned to fish migration windows became a classroom. Share resources that have guided you toward more respectful, place-specific decisions.