The responsibility of architects has never been of such fundamental importance as it is today. We are facing a climate crisis, natural disasters and unpredictable events. Almost 40% of global carbon emissions are caused by the construction sector. We have limited time, money and resources. It is therefore essential to find new and sustainable ways to create architecture that reflects the needs of society, uses available materials and responds to the local community, economy and environment. Architecture that is ethical, responsible and designed with our future in mind.

A Lot With Little showcased the work of architects from around the world who are working on sustainable solutions in housing, education, building transformation and disaster relief. It offered projects with a social dimension that have a positive impact not only on the environment but also on the local community. The architects whose work was shown in this exhibition use participation in their work and do not shy away from bold yet affordable solutions. They compensate for the lack of funding with their creativity.

The range of projects was remarkably diverse: social housing in the suburbs of Barcelona, rural schools in the Peruvian Amazon, a children's rehabilitation centre in Asunción, Paraguay, and emergency housing for landless Bangladeshi women, as well as a school of architecture in Nantes by Pritzker Prize winners Lacaton & Vassal and a technology campus on the shores of Lake Turkana in Kenya by Kéré Architecture. Viewers could see the individual projects through a multi-channel film installation. Film footage of the projects in everyday use was accompanied by interviews with the architects themselves.

The wide-angle projection took you on an extraordinary journey around a diverse and complex world. Visitors sailed through a variety of geographical, cultural, social and economic contexts and discovered the problems facing contemporary architecture.

The curator and producer of the international touring exhibition was London architect Noemí Blager. Filmmaker Tapio Snellman is a London-based film director and artist working predominantly with architectural and urban planning themes. The projects from abroad were complemented by Czech ones in the form of this accompanying catalogue, presenting innovative, clever and low-cost solutions in four selected categories—housing, education, transformation and emergency architecture.