Adaptive Environments
Friday, Apr 25, 2025, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Harvard Graduate School of Design, Piper Auditorium48 Quincy St.
Cambridge
How do we design spaces that evolve with us—shaping, shifting, and adapting to the conditions, behaviors, and needs of those who inhabit them?
On Friday, April 25th, from 1:00-5:00 PM, leading voices from design, academia, and engineering will come together to explore how architecture can meaningfully engage with outdoor conditions and prioritize environmental responsibility - all while reflecting on its roots and historical context.
Discussions will explore material innovations and how emerging technologies—such as IoT, AI, and automation—are driving scalable, responsive, human-centered design across diverse contexts. Two case studies will be featured: Harvard HouseZero, an energy-positive prototype and living lab for exploring scalable solutions, and Vertikal Nydalen, Norway’s first naturally climatized mixed-use building.
Join us as we reimagine the built environment—not as something fixed, but as something that learns, reacts, and transforms to support both people and the planet.
This event is open to Harvard affiliates only.
On Friday, April 25th, from 1:00-5:00 PM, leading voices from design, academia, and engineering will come together to explore how architecture can meaningfully engage with outdoor conditions and prioritize environmental responsibility - all while reflecting on its roots and historical context.
Discussions will explore material innovations and how emerging technologies—such as IoT, AI, and automation—are driving scalable, responsive, human-centered design across diverse contexts. Two case studies will be featured: Harvard HouseZero, an energy-positive prototype and living lab for exploring scalable solutions, and Vertikal Nydalen, Norway’s first naturally climatized mixed-use building.
Join us as we reimagine the built environment—not as something fixed, but as something that learns, reacts, and transforms to support both people and the planet.
This event is open to Harvard affiliates only.
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