On April 15, 2023, the “Climate as Praxis” symposium marked the launch of the M. Arthur Gensler Jr. Center for Design Excellence at California College of the Arts in San Francisco. Adam Marcus joined colleagues Irene Cheng and Neeraj Bhatia to organize the all-day event, which brought together four eminent practitioners whose work straddles the academic and professional realms and who are advancing new ways for designers to directly address the social and environmental effects of climate change. Speakers Chris Cornelius of studio:indigenous and University of New Mexico, Billie Faircloth of Kieran Timberlake and Penn Design, Kate Orff of SCAPE and Columbia GSAPP, and Boonserm Premthada of Bangkok Practice Studio and Chulalongkorn University each presented their innovative work creating buildings, landscapes, and communities that can support a more just and resilient future.

For reviews of the event, see:
Architect's Newspaper
New York Review of Architecture