Daniel A. Barber

Daniel A. Barber is Professor and Chair of Architecture History and Theory at the Technical University of Eindhoven, where he runs a research group on History and Decarbonisation. His most recent book is Modern Architecture and Climate: Design before Air Conditioning (Princeton, 2020), following A House in the Sun: Modern Architecture and Solar Energy in the Cold War (Oxford, 2016); his article “After Comfort” (Log 47, 2019) has been translated into five languages. Daniel co-edits “After Comfort: A User’s Guide” on e-flux architecture, commissioning texts, projects and design experiments focused on life beyond fossil fuels. His research is supported by the Centre for Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Studies (CAPAS) at the Universität Heidelberg, the British Academy, the Fondation Martell, and through a 2023 Guggenheim Fellowship. He co-directed the film “Climate Portraits” for the 2024 International Architecture Biennial Rotterdam (IABR), and was a principal on the team for “Terms and Conditions,” an installation at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale.