The magazine koozArch, which provides a platform for critical thinking in design, has published an extensive interview entitled Weather Commons: Towards a Civic Architecture of the Atmosphere. The discussion focuses on weather modification, which is advancing faster than any regulatory framework designed to govern it. Among those interviewed is Eva Franch i Gilabert, Head of Studio of Architecture II / Future Architecture Platform at UMPRUM, who also presents, among other works, the semester project Civics for an Unstable Atmosphere by the WEATHER ARCHITECTURES studio.
The Storm. FAST / Eva Franch i Gilabert + José Luis de Vicente. 2025. Two-channel video installation, 19 min. Film still. © FAST.
The Weather Architectures project explores the atmosphere and weather as active components of architecture, rather than merely conditions to be sheltered from. It examines how humans observe, measure, predict, harness and even attempt to modify the weather – from climate shelters and traditional rituals to cloud-seeding technologies and satellite networks. Bringing together scientific knowledge, cultural practices and architectural speculation, the project also raises questions of public space and social responsibility: who has the power to monitor, predict or modify the weather, and who has access to protection from its effects?
Federica Zambeletti/KOOZ My first question starts from understanding Weather Commons, a project that proposes that the atmosphere is neither a resource to be claimed, nor a service to be sold, but a shared condition of existence. What does it mean to speak of weather as a commons today, when the capacity to observe and alter the weather is held so unevenly amongst different actors?
You can read the full interview here: https://www.koozarch.com/interviews/weather-commons-towards-a-civic-architecture-of-the-atmosphere
