Stirling Prize winners declare climate and biodiversity emergency

Ash Sakula zero carbon terrace

Seventeen laureates demand accelerated carbon reduction and government cash

Seventeen Stirling Prize-winning practices have joined forces to declare a climate and biodiversity emergency.

Almost every surviving UK Stirling-winning practice has come together to launch a campaign to fast-forward construction’s efforts to mitigate the industry’s impact on the environment.

Foster & Partners, RSHP and Amanda Levete’s AL_A are among the firms backing the Architects Declare campaign which is pushing for more rapid change in the industry towards “regenerative design practices” and for greater government funding to support the work.

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