Existing buildings demand a different design mindset. In this Design Showcase, architects and designers deliver a sequence of 10-minute presentations that demonstrate how innovation emerges. The session offers concrete design insights applicable to retrofit projects at every scale.

• Designing Within Constraints
  How architects turn fixed structures, limited budgets, and occupied buildings into design opportunities rather than barriers.
• Retrofit as Architectural Reuse
  Reframing retrofit as a creative act of reuse, adaptation, and architectural continuity.
• Façades That Perform
  Design strategies for upgrading envelopes to improve energy performance without sacrificing architectural character.
• Electrification by Design
  Integrating heat pumps, electrical upgrades, and new systems into existing buildings with minimal disruption.
• Daylight, Comfort, and Health
  Using retrofit design to improve daylighting, thermal comfort, acoustics, and indoor air quality.
• Designing for Phased Retrofit
  Architectural approaches that enable stepwise upgrades over time while maintaining functionality.
• Historic Buildings, Contemporary Performance
  Balancing preservation requirements with modern energy and carbon performance goals.
• Material Choices That Matter
  Design decisions that reduce embodied carbon while meeting durability and cost constraints.