COTE Books: A Series of Reviews & Talks
we typically review & host talks about 3-4 books per year
virtual events are hosted by local or state COTE groups
interested in being a host or suggesting a book? email Kira Gould at kiragould@kiragould.com
24 February 2026 / 12-1pm ET - upcoming
Climate Adaptation for Architects: A Design Toolkit (Routledge/Taylor & Francis, 2025)
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links to join: AIA members / non AIA members
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Author: Allison Anderson, FAIA
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Reviewer: Megan Recher Campos, AIA, in COTE news Jan/Feb 2026: post
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Host: AIA North Carolina COTE + AIA Triangle COTE
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Recording to come after event
2 December 2025 / 12-1pm ET
Architectural Epidemiology: Architecture as a Mechanism for Designing a Healthier, More Sustainable and Resilient World (Hopkins Press, 2025)
26 August 2025 / 1-2pm ET
The Sustainable Urban Design Handbook (Routledge, 2024)
017 April 2025 / 1-2pm ET
Going for Zero: Decarbonizing the Built Environment on the Path to Our Urban Future (Island Press, 2025)
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Author: Carl Elefante
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Reviewer: Lori Ferriss, AIA in COTE news Mar/Apr 2025: post
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Host: AIA Middle Tennessee COTE: Erica Weeks
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Recording: here
21 January 2025
Blue Architecture: Water, Design and Environmental Futures (University of Texas Press, 2022)
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Author: Brook Muller
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Reviewer: Orrin Goldsby, AIA, in COTE news Jan/Feb 2025: post
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Host: AIA Seattle COTE: Michael Hellmer
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Recording: here
06 June 2024
The Story of Upfront Carbon: How a Life of Just Enough Offers a Way Out of the Climate Crisis (New Society Publishers, 2024)
28 February 2024
Experiential Design Schemas (ORO Editions, 2023)
8 February 2024
People, Planet, Design: A Practical Guide to Realizing Architecture’s Potential (Island Press, 2023)
12 October 2021
Visual Design in Architecture: Daylight, Vision & View (Routledge/Taylor & Francis, 2021)
we typically review & host talks about 3-4 books per year
virtual events are hosted by local or state COTE groups
interested in being a host or suggesting a book? email Kira Gould at kiragould@kiragould.com