Field research by Diploma Unit 18: Salvage: Exploring, Designing and Building with Reused Materials and Rotor’s research into the online directory, Opalis, which aims to facilitate the recirculation of building components, has been presented at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences during the UN SDSN Vatican Youth Symposium.

UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) mobilises global scientific and technological expertise to promote practical problem solving for sustainable development, including the design and implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at local, national and global scales. The Pontifical Academy of Sciences ensures that science works to advance of the human and moral dimension of man; furthering participation in the benefits of science and technology by the greatest number of peoples while promoting education and the public’s understanding of science.

Opalis has been featured as part of the Sustainable Cities and Communities session which addressed sustainable development from an urban perspective.

AA members contributing to the Opalis project are Samuel John Little, Arvind Roy, Lydia Liu, Selin Arisal, Marion Delaporte, Sarah deVries, Chi Tou Lam, Caterina Miralles Tagliabue, Ananya Nevatia, Xuecheng Wang, Cuicheng Zhang, Sihyun Kim, Seunghun Lee, Shidi Fu, Shreya Kochatta, Sorana Mazilu, Nicole Ng, Joyce Ng, Ele Mun, Clara Schwarz, Ke Yang, Connie Lynn, Alice Nobel, Andrew Robertson and Maarten Gielen, Lionel Devlieger, Aude-Line Dulière and James Westcott. 

Find out more about Opalis and Diploma Unit 18

Image caption: Diploma Unit 18 and Opalis field research presented at the Aula Magna of the Casina Pio IV