Dear Colleagues,

In recent times, the world has been hit by a pandemic, armed conflicts, and extreme climatic events, severely affecting populations. Depending on their degree of gravity, these events can catalytically initiate drastic changes in society, impacting people's lifestyles and quality of life. As history tells us, architecture, design, and engineering disciplines have always sought to develop original solutions as an adaptative response to challenges posed by extreme events/phenomena. These solutions are visible in today's cities, particularly in residential buildings, whose origins are linked to the history of world-changing events, whether they relate to public health (such as epidemics or pandemics), as a result of extreme climate events (such as heatwaves, extreme rainfall, tropical cyclones, and a rise in sea levels) or even as an emergency response caused by an armed conflict.

This Special Issue on “The Adaptability of Residential Planning and Design to World-Changing Events” aims to compile state-of-the-art knowledge on this matter and provide a global perspective on new approaches and solutions in the residential context as a response to short-, medium-, or long-duration events, with the potential to pave the road to more resilient buildings and neighborhoods, and press for higher architectural, constructive, and environmental standards. Theoretical and experimental work resulting in research articles, case studies, and comprehensive review articles are suitable for publication.

The proposed Special Issue addresses the following research fields:

• Incoming building policies and regulations;
• Urban and residential planning adaption;
• Residential heritage safeguard and preservation
• Building maintenance;
• Residential architecture and design following new social patterns;
• Innovation in building systems and technologies;
• Emergency residential typologies;
• Buildings energy update;
• Building resiliency strategies;
• Overall sustainability in buildings.

Dr. Carlos C. Duarte
Prof. Dr. Nuno D. Cortiços
Dr. Anna Stefańska
Dr. Daniel Mateus
Dr. Carol Monticelli
Guest Editors

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• residential building
• urban transformation
• adaptative design
• climate change
• extreme social events
• health environments
• environmental footprint
• energy efficiency
• sustainability design
• building technology