Cool Forest

As the global climate increases, how will Venice feel in the future? Cool Forest explores themes of urban heat, adaptation, and biodiversity. The forest pavilion exhibits vegetation that is adapted to Venice’s future climate, and sensors monitor and visualize its cooling effects, as well as the response of trees extreme heat and drought. Cool Forest reinforces the links between the vegetal world and street temperatures to spark dialogue about global cities and landscape as infrastructure for urban climate adaptation.

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