Environmentally Conscious Design in Extreme Climates

In an era marked by increasingly radical climate change, designing for extreme conditions is no longer an exception but a global necessity. This discussion institutes a dialogue between Italian ingenuity and Saudi momentum: Mario Cucinella — renowned for bioclimatic architecture that reconciles technology, climate, and human comfort — meets Bricklab, whose Saudi practice reimagines local materials and develops conceptual framework around the duality between nature and culture. Together they will explore passive strategies, low-tech/high-impact solutions, and urban adaptation rooted in cultural sustainability. Framed by the Kingdom’s drive for sustainable development and thriving urban life, the conversation will propose architecture that does more than endure heat and scarcity: it transforms constraint into resource, shaping places that are inclusive, beautiful, and profoundly attuned to context.

Event in English

Speakers:

Mario Cucinella, Architect and Founder of MCA — Mario Cucinella Architects
Abdulrahman Gazzas, Partner and Director, Bricklab
Al.Motasem B. Attiyah, Architect & Urbanist, CEO Clear Holding Co. 
Moderator Tumi Makgabo, Founder and Director, AfricaWorldwide Media