Architecture + Emergency Part 2 Project 2022 Sebastian Gabriel Maher London School of Architecture | UK Architecture + Emergency is an original approach to city building in response to the major climate threats facing London now and in the future. It imagines London as a vulnerable patient in an emergency department, with each urban block as an interconnected limb in need of urgent treatment against heatwaves and flooding.The A + E service was established to instil climate resilience into the city, through a two-part operation. Firstly, existing buildings are upgraded to maximise their design lives and to improve their energy efficiency, while the second part provides a life support system to them through low carbon deign.Following a diagnosis of the city, it found that London has always bounced back stronger after a major moment of crisis. After the Cholera outbreak in the 19th century, designers sought to solve the problem through holistic, infrastructural scale thinking. The Embankment, which cleaned up the River Thames from an open sewer, radically improved the lives of Londoners.Now, in 2022, record temperatures have been broken, leading to the fire service experiencing their busiest day since WWII. With extreme heat and dramatic weather events projected to become more common, London must mitigate and adapt as a matter of priority. Sebastian Gabriel Maher Tutor(s) Luke Lupton Matthew Whittaker