Desert Cloud - Graham Stevens

Graham Stevens’s Desert Cloud is a hypnotic document of a radical environmental experiment: a gleaming silver inflatable flown over the Kuwaiti desert. Powered by sunlight, the canopy heats the air inside, lifts itself, and drifts low, casting life-saving shade. Stevens shows how such solar balloons could condense water from dry air and support new forms of shelter, farming, and movement. Shot with luminous clarity, the film follows inflation, flight, and recovery while sketching an optimistic vision for living lightly on the planet. Desert Cloud is both adventure and argument: design as climate action, powered by light and air and ingenuity. ABOUT THE ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION For over 30 years, the Architecture Foundation has brought together professionals from across the built environment to discuss and act on issues related to design and the built environment. With a renewed focus on the city and the critical intersection of architecture and politics, the Architecture Foundation works to effect meaningful change on policy and practice. » Sign up to our monthly newsletter http://www.architecturefoundation.org.uk » Support the work of The Architecture Foundation, by donating or becoming a member: http://architecturefoundation.nationbuilder.com » The AF Store https://shop.architecturefoundation.org.uk/ » Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/architecturefoundation/ » Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArchFoundation » Download the London Architecture Guide for iPhone https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/london-architecture-guide/id1179176485 » Download the London Architecture Guide for Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.org.architecturefoundation.londonguide&showAllReviews=true