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THE LIBRARY IS OPEN 19: 100 Words for Water

Wed, Jun 4, 2025    1pm

Please join us for a conversation with Eva Franch i Gilabert and Mireia Luzárraga who will discuss 100 Words for Water and will be joined by GSAPP faculty Emanuel Admassu and Mabel Wilson.

_“100 Words for Water: A Projective Ecosocial Vocabulary” delves into the urgent and intertwined relationship between water systems and human life amidst the escalating climate crisis. Drawing on the United Nations’ assertion that “the climate crisis is mainly a water crisis,” this thought-provoking book compiles over one hundred key terms defined by contemporary thinkers in science, philosophy, politics, activism and architecture. These terms – such as Water Rights, Hydrocatharsis, Decommodification of Water and Liquid Modernity – form a vital lexicon to guide transformative action and foster a more symbiotic relationship with water.

Structured as a collaborative exploration, the book combines scientific insight, philosophical depth and architectural vision to redefine how we engage with water socially, politically and ecologically. Illustrated with cartographic case studies, the volume offers vivid and hopeful scenarios for reshaping human-water interdependence. Through its diverse contributors and interdisciplinary approach, “100 Words for Water” challenges readers to rethink water management and design as the foundation of a resilient, multispecies future. This book is an essential resource for architects, activists, policymakers and anyone passionate about ecosocial transformation and water equity in an era of unprecedented environmental change.

The Library is Open is a lunchtime series featuring recently published works and their authors, curated by Bart-Jan Polman, Director of Exhibitions and Public Programming and Curator of the Arthur Ross Architecture Gallery at Columbia GSAPP.