Meet the Author
Philippe Garnier
Architect Philippe Garnier is a researcher at the AE&CC Research Unit of the Grenoble National School of Architecture (ENSAG—UGA), France. He held various positions at the CRAterre laboratory, where he has been head of the Habitats program for the last twenty years. Throughout his career, he has worked on projects related to earthen architecture and construction techniques with local and international stakeholders in twenty countries, including Morocco. His work mainly focuses on promoting local construction cultures and their diversity to mitigate disaster risks and adapt to climate change. Beyond the issues of vulnerability, he develops a resilient approach with building cultures and their reverse engineering to help meet social needs and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. He is involved in various transdisciplinary research projects (UGA Risk Institute, PEPR Science des Risques) and scientific advisory boards (AFPCNT, AFPS).
