Could Volcanic Rock Be the Latest Material to Help Us Combat Climate Change?


‘Carbon to Rock’ en la Biennale Architettura 2021. Fotografías: Raul Betti y Adolfo Guiard Torre-Marín. Image Cortesía de Igneous Tectonics

‘Carbon to Rock’ en la Biennale Architettura 2021. Fotografías: Raul Betti y Adolfo Guiard Torre-Marín. Image Cortesía de Igneous Tectonics

Climatic conditions throughout the world are changing and with extreme temperatures and scarce resources becoming the norm, architectural materials and techniques are having to innovate to prepare for the future.

‘Carbon to Rock’ is an installation by IGNEOUS TECTONICS (Cristina Parreño and Sergio Araya) being presented in the 2021 Venice Biennale that highlights volcanic rock as a promising material in the global push to mitigate climate change. 

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