Digital Photography. Across Ecuador’s geographies, all life is
unified under the inalienable rights of nature. These natural
rights, or Sumak Kawsay, imply more than an aestheticized
view of nature, but instead embrace humanity as a symbiotic
element at harmony with the natural world. Understanding
how humans can live in symbiosis with nature, especially in
one of the most biologically diverse ecosystems on the planet,
is pivotal. Buildings choreograph our daily lives. They
perpetuate or reject inequality. An architecture of
adaptation requires a deep understanding of sociocultural
systems in order to assure that culture survives beyond a
just transition but thrive. By connecting across disciplines such as filmmaking, performance, writing, and drawing, through the lens of urban planning, might we imagine how storytelling can combat an inevitable climate future.