2017 / Organising team and exhibitor
Adaptation by Design
Exhibition and Seminar showing and reflecting on a synthesis of Delta Urbanism Research Programme 2016-2017 focusing on the topic ‘Adaptation by Design’ in San Francisco Bay, California.
Delta Interventions Studio 2016-2017 topic was a precursor to the design competition launched in May 2017 San Francisco Bay Area, Resilience by Design by the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), California Coastal Conservancy (CCC), San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI), San Francisco Bay Area Urban Planning and Research Association (SPUR), City of San Francisco Planning Department and the Resiliency Offices of the Cities of San Francisco and Oakland. Inspired by ‘New York’s Rebuild by Design’ the design competition aims at addressing challenges affecting the resiliency of San Francisco Bay Area neighbourhoods, environment, and infrastructure in an era of climate uncertainty. In collaboration with the University of California, Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Delta Interventions Studio focused on innovative projects to increase Bay Area’s adaptive capacity and local area performance in response to future uncertainty in climate and urbanisation patterns.
Research Themes
System Thinking – Working with Layers, Times and Scales
Landscape Dynamics, Narratives and Values
Urban Morphology, Performance and Affordances
Landscape Infrastructure Design (Building with Nature – Green/Blue Infrastructures)
Adaptation Pathways
Cultural Heritage and Adaptive Reuse
Exhibition leaders: Han Meyer, Taneha Bacchin | Website