ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Sat, 9 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 https://www.archdaily.com/1035353/how-to-design-with-the-rain-architectural-strategies-for-rainwater-collection-across-climates Thu, 26 Feb 2026 07:30:00 +0000 Olivia Poston https://www.archdaily.com/1035353/how-to-design-with-the-rain-architectural-strategies-for-rainwater-collection-across-climates As climate variability intensifies, extreme storms are becoming more frequent in some regions while water scarcity deepens in others. Architects are increasingly pressed to reconsider how buildings engage with rainfall as an environmental force and a design resource. How can architecture move beyond shedding the excess water to actively collect, store, and reuse it? What would it mean to treat rainwater as a material that shapes resilient and meaningful spaces?

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