Force Majeure: Futura | Austin, Texas

Winner of the Judge’s Commendation Award for the first annual Force Majeure competition organized by AIA Austin, AIA Austin Design Voice, AIA Austin Women in Architecture, and AIA Austin Latinos in Architecture.

For a future that must confront the consequences of climate change, destructive human patterns, food deserts, and resource depletion, a new ecosystem high above the ground is imagined for a post- pandemic middle school. Social distancing, health, and sanitation are addressed within a matrix of pods interconnected by a preprogrammed transit system, soaring classrooms with niches for each student, and controlled interactions with nature.

Design Team: JS and Danielle Eke