Building Green

Ladina Schöpf
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In a world increasingly facing the challenges of climate change, the "Building Green: Tomorrow’s Architecture Today" podcast dives deep into the intersection of architecture, design, urbanism and environmental responsibility. Our mission is to highlight the transformative power of sustainable architecture, not just as a practice but as a catalyst for broader societal change. Through engaging conversations with pioneering architects, urbanists, tech innovators, sociologists, etc. we explore the details of green architectural planning and its impacts across diverse sectors.

  1. #072 - Ross O'Ceallaigh: Why “Green” Cities Are Making Climate Change Worse

    3 DAYS AGO

    #072 - Ross O'Ceallaigh: Why “Green” Cities Are Making Climate Change Worse

    Today’s guest is Ross O’Ceallaigh, and he’s here to ruin the idea that a green city is automatically a good one. In this episode, you’ll hear why perfectly cut grass can be bad for nature, why some cities accidentally kill biodiversity while trying to “save the planet,” and how letting places get a bit messier can actually make cities cooler, healthier, and safer during heatwaves and floods. Ross also explains why people sometimes rebel against nature projects — and what happens when communities aren’t told what’s going on. If you’ve ever thought trees on buildings look cool but wondered if they actually help… or if cities can fix climate problems without turning into jungles, this conversation will seriously change how you see urban life. To explore more about Ross O’Ceallaigh and his work, you can visit his website urbanwildinghub.com, listen to The Green Urbanist podcast, and read his newsletter on greenurbanist.substack.com. Join me, Ladina, on this green journey, and don't forget to subscribe for more insightful conversations about sustainable living and architecture and drop us a review. If you have suggestions for future guests or topics, I'd love to hear from you on my socials! Let's explore the world of green architecture, one conversation at a time. Contact:  Ladina ⁠⁠@ladinaschoepf⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠buildinggreenshow.com Produced by: ⁠⁠marketyourarchitecture.com⁠

    54 min

  2. 21 JAN

    #071 - Dr. Eugene Tsui: Why Modern Architecture Is Killing the Planet

    What if our buildings could survive earthquakes, floods, and climate change by learning from nature? Dr. Eugene Tssui explains why modern buildings are failing - and how studying creatures like the nearly indestructible tardigrade can lead to safer, stronger, and cleaner architecture.  This episode challenges everything you think you know about concrete, glass, and the future of design. To explore more about Dr. Eugene Tssui and his work, you can follow him on Facebook  or visit his website eugenetssui.com. Join me, Ladina, on this green journey, and don't forget to subscribe for more insightful conversations about sustainable living and architecture and drop us a review. If you have suggestions for future guests or topics, I'd love to hear from you on my socials! Let's explore the world of green architecture, one conversation at a time. Contact:  Ladina ⁠⁠@ladinaschoepf⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠buildinggreenshow.com Produced by: ⁠⁠marketyourarchitecture.com⁠

    1h 10m
  3. #070 - Jennifer Snyders: Bamboo Is Not Timber - It Grows Back Faster Than We Build

    6 JAN

    #070 - Jennifer Snyders: Bamboo Is Not Timber - It Grows Back Faster Than We Build

    What if the future of building isn’t cutting forests down - but harvesting a plant that grows back every year? Jennifer Snyders, CEO of House of Bamboo and President of the Bamboo Society of Australia, shares why bamboo is an agricultural crop, (not like timber), how it regenerates itself, and why she believes sustainability only works when materials are beautiful and desirable. We talk about myths, real projects, and how bamboo could help solve housing supply problems without harming the planet. To explore more about Jennifer Snyders and her work, you can follow her on Linkedin, Instagram @house_of_bamboo_au, or visit her website houseofbamboo.com.au Join me, Ladina, on this green journey, and don't forget to subscribe for more insightful conversations about sustainable living and architecture and drop us a review. If you have suggestions for future guests or topics, I'd love to hear from you on my socials! Let's explore the world of green architecture, one conversation at a time. Contact: Ladina ⁠⁠@ladinaschoepf⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠buildinggreenshow.com Produced by: ⁠⁠marketyourarchitecture.com⁠

    49 min

  4. 23/12/2025

    #069 - Winka Dubbeldam: Inside the Olympic Village That Became a Sponge City and China’s Favorite Park - Winka Dubbeldam

    Winka is the kind of architect who doesn’t just think in buildings—she thinks in systems, processes, performance, and the future.  Trained in the Netherlands, and now leading the architecture studio Archi-Tectonics in the US, she’s spent three decades proving that design and sustainability aren’t separate disciplines—they're inseparable. From the sponge city masterplan for the Asian Games in China to small residential projects in New York City, Winka creates projects that breathe, cool themselves, and even host wildlife. What stands out most is her refusal to separate beauty from performance—or design from science. In this episode, we talk about what it means to build architecture that collaborates with nature, why working with manufacturers before contractors can radically change a building, and why she once designed a stadium with 8,000 unique shingles—all laser-etched, numbered, and bent into place. To explore more about Winka Dubbeldam and her work, you can follow her on Linkedin, Instagram, or visit their website www.archi-tectonics.com. Join me, Ladina, on this green journey, and don't forget to subscribe for more insightful conversations about sustainable living and architecture and drop us a review. If you have suggestions for future guests or topics, I'd love to hear from you on my socials! Let's explore the world of green architecture, one conversation at a time. Contact:  Ladina ⁠⁠@ladinaschoepf⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠buildinggreenshow.com Produced by: ⁠⁠marketyourarchitecture.com⁠

    1 hr

  5. 10/12/2025

    #068 - Markus Roselieb: The Doctor Who Quit Medicine to Build With Dirt and Bamboo

    Markus Roselieb is a doctor-turned-architect who traded bones for bamboo - and has since built some of the most jaw-dropping natural structures.  Based in Chiang Mai, Thailand, he creates buildings that go above their function: they connect to the heart. What started as a favor to his wife when she asked him to “build her a school”, has become a revolution in sustainable architecture, blending beauty, functionality, and ancient materials like bamboo and earth into handcrafted forms that have won design awards across the world. In this episode, we explore why a smile is the most important metric in architecture, why functionality matters more than beauty - and why bamboo, often dismissed as weak, might just be stronger than steel (it’s not what you think). To explore more about Markus Roselieb and his work, you can follow him on Linkedin, Instagram @chiangmailifearchitects, or visit his website: bamboo-earth-architecture-construction.com. Join me, Ladina, on this green journey, and don't forget to subscribe for more insightful conversations about sustainable living and architecture and drop us a review. If you have suggestions for future guests or topics, I'd love to hear from you on my socials! Let's explore the world of green architecture, one conversation at a time. Contact:  Ladina ⁠⁠@ladinaschoepf⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠buildinggreenshow.com Produced by: ⁠⁠marketyourarchitecture.com⁠

    55 min

  6. 25/11/2025

    #067 - Lucas Posada: How do you sell a dream when the project doesn’t exist yet?

    If we’re not trying to find the heart and soul of this project, then who will? After two decades as a sustainable architect in New York, Lucas Posada stepped out of traditional practice to co-lead the New York office of Bloom, one of the world’s leading architectural visualization studios. Today, Lucas helps tell the story of architecture—not by explaining it, but by making you feel it. He’s worked on everything from waterfront resiliency plans for Manhattan to the Climate Exchange on Governor’s Island, helping some of the world’s biggest firms like BIG, OMA, and SOM distill their vision into a few unforgettable images. In this episode, we explore what it means to “sell” sustainability through images and emotions, why good architecture always starts with courage, and how a single rendering can hold the power to shape a city’s future. To explore more about Lucas Posada and his work, you can follow him on Linkedin, and Instagram or visit their website https://www.bloomimages.de/ Join me, Ladina, on this green journey, and don't forget to subscribe for more insightful conversations about sustainable living and architecture and drop us a review. If you have suggestions for future guests or topics, I'd love to hear from you on my socials! Let's explore the world of green architecture, one conversation at a time. Contact:  Ladina ⁠⁠@ladinaschoepf⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠buildinggreenshow.com Produced by: ⁠⁠marketyourarchitecture.com⁠

    1h 12m

  7. 08/11/2025

    #066 - Mikael Colville-Andersen: Planting Trees as Medicine in Ukraine’s War Zone

    Mikael Colville-Andersen planted trees and built entire parks  in the middle of a missile zone… and hundreds of people showed up to help him. Mikael is a Danish urban designer who’s spent the last three years doing something almost unthinkable—building community spaces in the middle of a war zone.  In Kyiv, Ukraine, he turned an empty, concrete square into what became the world’s largest tactical urbanism project. He watched as hundreds of citizens stepped into a space they didn’t know they needed. He calls planting trees in Kyiv “medicine,” not just for the city, but for the soul. And when you hear him talk about bottom-up design, you realize - he’s not here to beautify cities. He’s here to humanize them. This is the story of how bikes, benches, and painted crosswalks can reclaim dignity, resistance, and joy - even during war. To explore more about Mikael Colville-Andersen and his work, you can follow him on instagram www.instagram.com/colvilleandersen, or visit his website www.colville-andersen.com. Join me, Ladina, on this green journey, and don't forget to subscribe for more insightful conversations about sustainable living and architecture and drop us a review. If you have suggestions for future guests or topics, I'd love to hear from you on my socials! Let's explore the world of green architecture, one conversation at a time. Contact:  Ladina ⁠⁠@ladinaschoepf⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠buildinggreenshow.com Produced by: ⁠⁠marketyourarchitecture.com⁠

    58 min

  8. 21/10/2025

    #065 - Robert Gandia: This Smart System Fixes One of Construction’s Most Expensive Problems

    Most buildings are heating water no one’s using and you’re paying for it.  Somehow in 2025, we’re still designing bathrooms like it’s 1960 - why? If you’re a developer or an architect, you’ve probably had this thought:  Why are we doing the same complicated work on every project, especially for something like bathrooms?  In this episode, we look at how bathrooms have quietly become one of the biggest time-wasters in construction - and how a Swiss company is fixing that with standardized, pre-fabricated bathroom wall systems. It’s faster, more sustainable, uses less material, and makes planning and construction way easier. We also talk about energy. Like - why is hot water running through buildings 24/7? And how can a small heat pump hidden behind the wall fix that? This episode will give you simple, smart ideas for building better. To explore more about Robert Gandia and Swissframe, you can follow him on Linkedin or visit their website https://www.swissframe.ch/. Join me, Ladina, on this green journey, and don't forget to subscribe for more insightful conversations about sustainable living and architecture and drop us a review. If you have suggestions for future guests or topics, I'd love to hear from you on my socials! Let's explore the world of green architecture, one conversation at a time. Contact:  Ladina ⁠⁠@ladinaschoepf⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠buildinggreenshow.com Produced by: ⁠⁠marketyourarchitecture.com⁠

    57 min
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In a world increasingly facing the challenges of climate change, the "Building Green: Tomorrow’s Architecture Today" podcast dives deep into the intersection of architecture, design, urbanism and environmental responsibility. Our mission is to highlight the transformative power of sustainable architecture, not just as a practice but as a catalyst for broader societal change. Through engaging conversations with pioneering architects, urbanists, tech innovators, sociologists, etc. we explore the details of green architectural planning and its impacts across diverse sectors.

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  • Creator
    Ladina Schöpf
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    73
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Ladina Schöpf
  • Show Website
    Building Green