Ecogradia
Nirmal Kishnani
How do we design buildings and cities for a planet in crisis? And how do we create an equitable world for all life?
Join sustainability strategist and author, Nirmal Kishnani, on Ecogradia, a new weekly podcast where we explore the way forward with experts and practitioners at the frontlines of sustainable architecture and urbanism.
If you seek inspiring stories and provocative points of view, innovative ideas, and solutions that are future-ready, Ecogradia is for you. Each episode pushes the boundaries of knowledge so you can shape your own journey, beyond ‘less harm’ to ‘doing good’.
To get even more out of this podcast, go to ecogradia.com to find all our episode notes.
You can also follow us, leave a review or share your views on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
The first season of Ecogradia is sponsored by the Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction.
Join sustainability strategist and author, Nirmal Kishnani, on Ecogradia, a new weekly podcast where we explore the way forward with experts and practitioners at the frontlines of sustainable architecture and urbanism.
If you seek inspiring stories and provocative points of view, innovative ideas, and solutions that are future-ready, Ecogradia is for you. Each episode pushes the boundaries of knowledge so you can shape your own journey, beyond ‘less harm’ to ‘doing good’.
To get even more out of this podcast, go to ecogradia.com to find all our episode notes.
You can also follow us, leave a review or share your views on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
The first season of Ecogradia is sponsored by the Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction.
Episodes
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Jan 30, 2024 • 55min
How form-making will unlock the power of architecture __ Bjarke Ingels
Bjarke Ingels is a global brand. Whatever one feels about starchitects in general, he is a force to be reckoned with. What does he think is the future of buildings and cities? What role will design play in solving the climate crisis?
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Jan 16, 2024 • 3min
Roadmaps and signposts: Experts put sustainability to work this new season
Sustainability is a journey. Ecogradia is back with a new series of ten episodes to find out from world-leading players how to forge ahead, keep faith, beat the odds and put ideas to work, right from the drawing board.
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Dec 19, 2023 • 36min
The bottom line: Global views and takeaways from season 3
Season 3 is a wrap. What were the small and large, local and global challenges singled out throughout this series? What can we control at the drawing board and what remains beyond our grip? This is what we learned.
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Dec 5, 2023 • 52min
Holcim Awards 2023: Round-up in Venice with the jury chairs
This year’s competition is now over. Out of 2,380 registrants from 114 countries, 20 entries stood above the rest. So what were the big takeaways? Who showed the most ambition? The five jury chairs are here to tell.
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Nov 21, 2023 • 55min
Paul Finch, World Architecture Festival: The tastemaker (Part 2)
How does the architecture we praise today square up with a sustainability mandate? Do green imperatives dampen the spirit at the drawing board or can they lift design excellence to new heights?
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Nov 7, 2023 • 53min
Paul Finch, World Architecture Festival: The tastemaker (Part 1)
How does the architecture we praise today square up with a sustainability mandate? Do green imperatives dampen the spirit at the drawing board or can they lift design excellence to new heights?
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Oct 23, 2023 • 58min
Nina Maritz, Nina Maritz Architects: The frugality champion
Can necessity unlock greater innovation? How to create an architecture of delight and renown when the climate is harsh, resources are scarce and budgets tight? Can less ever become something more?
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Oct 10, 2023 • 57min
Ambrish Arora, Studio Lotus: The reflective practitioner
Could a universal process account for all things sustainable — energy, materiality, comfort, etc. — in all typologies, from resorts to low-cost buildings? Would this work in a land as vast and complex as India?
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Sep 26, 2023 • 59min
Tatiana Bilbao, Tatiana Bilbao ESTUDIO: The architect of care
Buildings offer shelter. Good architecture does more: it is a form of care for the mind and spirit. So how do we ensure sustainable equitable care for everyone, all social and emotional needs included?
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Sep 12, 2023 • 57min
Benny Kuriakose, Benny Kuriakose & Associates: The vernacularist
There is wisdom in the vernacular. But does this knowledge offer something more than feel-good nostalgia? Are traditional buildings models for low-impact architecture that must be emulated?
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