Considering the Ice Stupa
The ice stupa has recently emerged as Ladakh’s newest engineered water cache. It is a stunning example of climate change adaptation, and worth considering in a variety of contexts and applications. As an emerging design strategy, it also needs to be probed, tested and evaluated. This research is underway, and I will share slides that show images from fieldwork in India.
Previously published at IALS 2019 conference.
Carey Clouse is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Architecture at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She teaches classes in architecture and landscape architecture and is the M.Arch Graduate Program Director. Her current research addresses climate change adaptation in north India.