This week, we’re exploring buildings that are biophilic, climate resilient, and set the gold standard for net positive, responsible design. Specifically, we’ll dive deep into two projects by ZGF Architects, an industry leader in sustainable and regenerative design: Portland’s PAE Building, the first developer-driven Living Building, and the very biophilic e ... Show More
Nov 18
Maria Rodale on Love, Magic, and Listening to Her Garden
<p>What does it mean to truly love the natural world? And what happens when we start listening deeply to it? In this episode, we sit down with author and activist Maria Rodale to explore the themes in her latest book, <em>Love, Nature, Magic</em>: <em>Shamanic Journeys into the H ... Show More
41m 26s
Nov 4
Nature, Coherence, and Constructing Health with Tye Farrow
<p>We think a lot about how people make us feel, but what about the <em>places</em> we spend our time in? In this episode, we explore how architecture and design influence our physical and mental well-being, from hospitals and workplaces to the spaces we move through every day.</ ... Show More
53m 20s
Oct 14
Solutions Rewind: David Orr on Saving Democracy—and the Planet
<p>In a time of deep political division and environmental crisis, what would it look like to design a democracy that’s truly in harmony with the natural world?</p><p>In this episode, we revisit a powerful 2022 conversation with <b>David Orr</b>, Professor of Practice at Arizona S ... Show More
57m 54s
May 2024
Ep. 81: Resiliency in Residential Real Estate with Becky Becker (Equity Residential) and Lindsay Brugger (Urban Land Institute)
Rising sea levels, extreme weather events, and scorching summers are putting a strain on residential real estate. Research on nearly 200 climate events from 2000 to 2019 from The World Economic Forum found that the global costs associated with climate change have cost around $2. ... Show More
1h 35m
Jun 2023
The natural building blocks of sustainable architecture | Michael Green
<p>If we're going to solve the climate crisis, we need to talk about construction. The four main building materials that humans currently use -- concrete, steel, masonry and wood -- have a heavy environmental impact, but what if we had a fifth option? Architect Michael Green prop ... Show More
11m 9s
Feb 2024
Climate Salon: A sustainable approach to aesthetics with Kathrin Gimmel, Morten Emil Engel and Andrew Corney
In the final episode of Dezeen and SketchIUp's Climate Salon podcast series, architects discuss why sustainability should guide the aesthetics of a building, as opposed to the reverse. Swiss-Danish architect Kathrin Gimmel, MEE Studio founder Morten Emil Engel and SketchUp's Andr ... Show More
43m 26s