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Jun 2023

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#69: Tara Gbolade and Lanre Gbolade - Su...

ROSS O'CEALLAIGH

About this episode

This episode is a conversation with Tara and Lanre of Gbolade Design Studio, sustainable architects and urban designers based in London. Reflecting on their 5 years in practice, we discuss a range of topics and projects including:

City-shaping with masterplans and design codes
Retrofitting existing buildings
Zero carbon and regenerative design
Community-building and co-creating with communities
Innovation in design, including the use of AI
Their recent exhibition, ‘Breaking Ground’, and contribution to the Venice Biennale 2023

See the companion blog post for images of the projects we discuss.

Learn more about Gbolade Design Studio here: https://www.gboladedesignstudio.com/

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