EXPLORING THE CAPACITY OF MATERIALS TO ADDRESS THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY
How to design with changing climate ?
How can we construct with reclaimed materials and design for their future reuse?
Versailles, France
The BAP 2025 workshop, held in Versailles from May 19 to 23, offered students a hands-on immersion in sustainable and vernacular architecture. Organized as part of the Biennale of Architecture and Landscape “4° between you and me,” it focused on regenerating the relationship between city and nature in the face of climate change.
Over five days, participants experimented with building an experimental pavilion using reclaimed materials and vernacular techniques. The workshop drew inspiration from traditional solutions adapted to local resources and climatic conditions, while reinterpreting them to meet the challenges of Paris’s future climate.
Students explored passive thermal regulation systems, prioritized bio-based and reused materials, and collaborated with professionals to create architecture that is simple, collective, and resilient. The workshop fostered the transmission of artisanal knowledge, interdisciplinary cooperation, and active reflection on the living city of tomorrow.
WORKSHOP
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25
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15 students from the school of Architecture of Versailles
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1 week to think and build a pavillion
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Use only second-hand materials
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7 lectures on topics related to vernacular architecture, pavilion construction, or the reuse of materials
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