Meet the Author: Building Postcarbon Futures

Around the globe, people are transforming their social, ecological, and economic systems in response to the climate crisis. The recently published Building Postcarbon Futures: Land, Justice, and Energy Transitions guides readers through 29 of these exemplary works in a vibrantly illustrated atlas, followed by deep explorations of the issues by more than a dozen leading scholars on the front lines of the climate justice movement.

Don’t miss an opportunity to meet volume editor Billy Fleming, along with select contributing authors and special guests, at Building Postcarbon Futures events around the US in the next few months as they discuss what it will take to build and maintain a more just, regenerative world—and be sure to keep an eye on this space for additional events and event details.

SEPTEMBER 2026

September 9: Boulder, CO
Building Postcarbon Futures: Land, Justice, and Energy Transitions with Billy Fleming
CU Boulder Environmental Design Lecture Series
College of Communication, Media, Design, and Information
1060 18th Street, Boulder, CO 80309
12:00–1:00 p.m.

September 10: Boulder, CO
Book Talk and Community Conversation: Billy Fleming and Phaedra Pezzullo
Trident Booksellers and Cafe
940 Pearl St, Boulder, CO 80302
6:00–7:30 p.m.

September 17: Los Angeles, CA
A Conversation with Billy Fleming, Alissa Walker, and Jenny Jones
Presented by LA Urban Forum in conjunction with ASLA Conference
Terremoto Office Garden
3618 Pasadena Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90031
5:30–7:00 p.m.

September 23: NYC Climate Week/New York, NY
Architecture, Planning, and International Law: Building Postcarbon Futures
A Conversation with Billy Fleming, Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, Keller Easterling, and Daniel Aldana Cohen
Center for Brooklyn History
128 Pierrepont St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
6:30–8:00 p.m.
RSVP required

September 29: Philadelphia, PA
A Conversation with Billy Fleming, Akira Drake Rodriguez, and Kimberly Thomas
Temple University Tyler School of Art and Architecture
Atrium Gallery, 2001 N 13th St, Philadelphia, PA 19122
4:00–5:30 p.m.

OCTOBER 2026

October 6: Philadelphia, PA
A Conversation with Billy Fleming and Nikil Saval
American Grammar Bookstore
2046 N Front St, Philadelphia, PA 19122
6:00–8:00 p.m.

October 15: Philadelphia, PA
A Conversation with Billy Fleming and Special Guest
WRT
123 S. Broad Street, Suite 1450, Philadelphia, PA 19109
Time TBD

October 26: Ann Arbor, MI
A Conversation with Billy Fleming and Shalanda Baker
Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Michigan
Art and Architecture Building
2000 Bonisteel Boulevard, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2069
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

Late October: Cambridge, MA
Watch for details soon!

NOVEMBER 2026

November 18: Miami, FL
Paul J. Cejas Lecture Series
Landscape Architecture + Environmental and Urban Design Department
Florida International University
11200 SW 8th ST, Paul Cejas Architecture Bldg, Miami, Florida 33199
5:00–6:30 p.m.

FEBRUARY 2027

February 22: Berkeley, CA
A Conversation with Billy Fleming, Daniel Aldana Cohen, and Danielle Rivera
UC Berkeley
230 Bauer Wurster Hall #1820, Berkeley, CA 94720-1820
5:00–7:00 p.m.

February 23: San Francisco, CA
A Conversation with Billy Fleming and Special Guest
William Stout Architectural Books
804 Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA 94133
Time TBD

MARCH 2027

March 25: College Park, MD
University of Maryland National Center for Smart Growth
2027 Spring Colloquium Series
Anacostia Building, 1 Physics Ellipse Dr, College Park, MD 20740
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Lead image credit: Cristian Ordóñez.