The Environmental Design Studio

The Environmental Design Studio (TEDS) is an award-winning social venture whose aim is to reduce the exposure and vulnerability of communities and environments to natural / human induced hazards (particularly those resulting from or exacerbated by climate change). Our work in this field is facilitated and undertaken through design, research and training initiatives which highlights the causes/consequences of hazards and showcases strategies for adaptation and resilience to these threats. We work internationally on projects at a range of scales and are driven by the challenge of designing for adaptation to a changing climate. A pioneering design research methodology is used throughout our work, ensuring strategies are rigorously grounded and clearly communicated, to create enriching spaces and places. Our team has a trans-disciplinary array of skills which we utilise throughout the work that we do. Founded in 2013, TEDS areas of expertise include strategies for resilience to; Flooding, Heat Waves, Extreme Cold, Drought, Wild Fires, Energy Shortages and Earthquakes. Within our design process we also incorporate good practice principles of daylighting, ecological design and high quality placemaking.