Hosted by Ladina Schöpf · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 81 episodes
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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.
Ladina Schöpf hosts Building Green, a science show with 81 episodes published.
What if the version of sustainable architecture we talk about isn't the version we actually build? After 80 conversations with architects, engineers, scientists, and urbanists, I revisited the eight moments I haven't bee
Are architects massively underestimating their value? Jake Rudin, co-founder of Out of Architecture, explains why architects are capable of “almost anything” - yet so many end up trapped in careers that leave them financ
What happens when you try to turn a 100-year-old home into a high-performance, sustainable space - without touching the exterior? Many of our cities are filled with buildings that are over a hundred years old. The questi
What if surfboard waste could actually become the construction blocks of the homes we live in? David Sellers didn’t always believe climate change would be something he’d feel in his own lifetime. As an architect in Hawai
What if the only thing holding you back is… not being visible? In this episode, Maria shares how she went from a student with “not enough knowledge” to building a platform, interviewing real architects, and getting oppor
Why do great designs fail - even when everything is done right? Ariane Laxo, Director of Sustainability at HGA Architects & Engineers, has seen it firsthand: “people take their own customization into a space,” often resh
What if the most “sustainable” building is still harming the planet? Bryn Davidson has spent the last two decades trying to make buildings better for people and the planet — not just through design, but through the borin
How do you go from being rejected by Greenpeace to interviewing the Vice President of the United States? Isaias Hernandez is an environmental influencer who’s built a huge platform by making climate topics feel human, cl
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 ki
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
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
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
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 fun
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
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 someth
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: Wh
Is it possible to create luxury that doesn't cost the Earth - literally? In this episode, we walk through a home that does exactly that - it’s designed in harmony with the jungle. We dive into the architecture of calm: c
You know how some people build just houses - and others build entire worlds? My guest today, Armando Uribe, is the kind of person who looked at the real estate game, the flashy renders, the numbers, the concrete - and sa
Can small architecture firms thrive without burning out? Helen Billson spent 15 years at OMA before shifting her focus to helping smaller studios build stronger businesses. From landing projects without a big portfolio t
What if the secret to sustainable architecture isn’t technology, but beauty? Architect Sandro Valentino reveals his “three clients” philosophy, the mistakes people make when moving into old buildings, and why Malta’s pre
David Sellers
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Isaias Hernandez
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Andrew Patterson
American filmmaker · Patterson Plumbing
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Scott Kelly
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Lee Stewart
sustainability strategist, educator, author · ESG Strategy
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John Hamilton
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