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How to Design with the Rain: Architectural Strategies for Rainwater Collection across Climates
Rocksplit House / Cometa Architects. Image © Dimitris Kleanthis
As climate variability intensifies, extreme storms are becoming more frequent in some regions while water scarcity deepens in others. Architects are increasingly pressed to reconsider how buildings engage with rainfall as an environmental force and a design resource. How can architecture move beyond shedding the excess water to actively collect, store, and reuse it? What would it mean to treat rainwater as a material that shapes resilient and meaningful spaces?
