Apr 2026

Making climate action mainstream, with Helen Meech (The Climate Coalition)

This episode is a conversation with Helen Meech, Executive Director of the UK-based nonprofit The Climate Coalition. We talk about: How they are bringing climate action to millions of people through 'The Great Big Green Week'.The importance of community-led projects.How local cli ... Show More

31m 28s

Nov 2025

GatherMap - I made a simple tool for digital public engagement and crowdsourcing data

With GatherMap you can create beautiful, interactive maps for public engagement and crowdsourcing data with maps. Learn more here: https://gathermap.greenurbanist.org/- - -Subscribe to the Green Urbanist NewsletterPodcast WebsiteWork TogetherGet in touchUrban Wilding HubGatherMap ... Show More

10m 18s

Oct 2025

Why aren't there more 'vertical forest' buildings? (3 reasons)

Everyone seems to love vegetated buildings like 'Bosco Verticale' in Milan (pictured). So, why isn't this a standard building approach for new buildings? Why are there still so few of them?In this episode I go under the surface and explain three reasons why vertical forest buildi ... Show More

32m 48s

Oct 2018

EP. 03 - ZED FACTORY - Sustainable Architecture

In this episode we'll be focusing on the topic of sustainability in architecture. We'll be talking to Bill Dunster of Zed Factory about zero carbon design, the UK housing crisis, prefabrication, nuclear power and the future of cities as the world responds to climate change.</p ... Show More

53m 41s

Jan 2024

What can African architecture teach the world about sustainability?

'The Beauty of Impermanence: An Architecture of Adaptability.’ Think about architecture and you probably think about tall buildings of steel and glass. But the theme of this year’s Sharjah Architecture Triennial is design influenced by scarcity – and how we can build in a way tha ... Show More

18m 13s

Jan 2023

136. Architecture after Architecture with Jeremy Till

This week, we are joined by Professor Jeremy Till, who talks about his work with the research collective MOULD and their project Architecture after Architecture which interrogates the constitutive entanglement between architecture and modernism. With modernism responsible for the ... Show More

1 h

Oct 2018

EP. 01 - JEREMY TILL - Architectural Education & Culture

In this episode I'll be talking to Professor Jeremy Till about a wide range of topics in the world of architecture from architectural education to ethics, designing for instagramability, Brexit, gender pay gaps and the future of the profession. For more infor ... Show More

42m 9s

Jun 2023

Climate Salon: Designing diversity into buildings with Katy Ghahremani, Shawn Adams and Sumele Adelana

Dezeen and SketchUp's Climate Salon podcast series continues with a conversation with Make Architects' Katy Ghahremani, architect Shawn Adams of Poor Collective and SketchUp's Sumele Adelana exploring the link between sustainability and inclusivity. The panel discusses the role o ... Show More

46m 32s

Feb 2024

510: Building a Compelling Future: ESOPs, Acquisitions & Strategies for Entering New Sectors with James LaPosta of JCJ Architecture

In this enlightening podcast episode, our guest, a seasoned principal at a prestigious architecture firm, shares his vast experiences and the nuanced intricacies of leading and evolving within the industry. With nearly four decades at the helm, he offers a rare glimpse into th ... Show More

59m 40s

Jun 2021

103. Navigating the Skins of the Earth with Raoul Bunschoten

How might we navigate and negotiate the skins of the Earth in the face of climate change? What can Byzantine architecture and Plato's Khôra teach us about urban living in the 21st Century? What is the role of the architect in current cultural production? This week, we have a fasc ... Show More

1h 11m

May 2022

S2EP. 06 CHRIS TWINN - Sustainability Innovation

What is the potential of hydrogen energy in architecture? How can we store energy? Can concrete rival timber as a sustainable building material? These questions answered and many more when we ask international sustainability expert Chris Twinn from Twinn Sustainability Innovation ... Show More

2h 35m

Nov 2022

130. The Faada-Adda Conversations with Mariam Issoufou Kamara (Part I)

This week, Nigerien architect Mariam Issoufou Kamara joins us in a stimulating discussion about reimagining architecture and epistemologies that come from West Africa. Kamara also touches on how African, South Asian, and other non-European can help us think out of modernity.

1h 7m

Oct 2023

402.SWE Strategiskt och systematiskt hållbarhetsarbete - Simon Iaffa Nylén

Simon Iaffa Nylén (Head of Sustainability, Fastighets AB Regio, och Sustainability Manager, Brunswick Real Estate) Vi pratar om: -Strategiskt och systematiskt hållbarhetsarbete -Klimatriskanalyser enligt taxonomin -Science Based Targets initiative Keep Up the Good Work. Kee ... Show More

1h 58m

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