Green Urbanist - Sustainable Placemaking, Planning and Urban Design
100+ episodes exploring climate action in cities and neighbourhoods.
This show provides actionable advice and case studies on:
- Sustainable urban design and placemaking principles.
- How to design cities and neighbourhoods for biodiversity net gain and wildlife.
- Climate adaptation: How to build resilience to climate change in cities.
- Net zero carbon masterplanning and architecture.
- Circular economy: How to minimise waste and emissions in new development.
- Transport: How to transition cities away to sustainable and active travel.
- Regenerative Design: Delivering positive benefits for the environment and communities.
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The Green Urbanist podcast is hosted by Ross O'Ceallaigh, an urban designer and sustainable placemaking consultant.
Green Urbanist - Sustainable Placemaking, Planning and Urban Design
#69: Tara Gbolade and Lanre Gbolade - Sustainable Design and City-Shaping with Gbolade Design Studio
This episode is a conversation with Tara and Lanre of Gbolade Design Studio, sustainable architects and urban designers based in London. Reflecting on their 5 years in practice, we discuss a range of topics and projects including:
- City-shaping with masterplans and design codes
- Retrofitting existing buildings
- Zero carbon and regenerative design
- Community-building and co-creating with communities
- Innovation in design, including the use of AI
- Their recent exhibition, ‘Breaking Ground’, and contribution to the Venice Biennale 2023
See the companion blog post for images of the projects we discuss.
Learn more about Gbolade Design Studio here: https://www.gboladedesignstudio.com/
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The Green Urbanist podcast is hosted by Ross O'Ceallaigh.