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.
Who is it for? Urban designers, planners, developers, architects, landscape architects, urban ecologists, engineers, transport professionals and urban citizens.
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
#114: Regenerative Design in Practice, with Scott McAulay (Architype)
This is a conversation with Scott McAulay, Regenerative Design and Infrastructures Specialist at pioneering architecture studio Architype. We talk about:
- What 'regenerative design' means in practice for an architecture studio
- Working with clients in a regenerative process
- Circular economy principles as a gateway into regenerative design
- Why regenerative design is also about social justice and local economies
- The role of natural materials
- Co-creating your own job
Links:
Connect with Scott on Linkedin
Website: Architype
Instagram: Anthropocene Architecture School
Instagram: Anthropocene Architecture School Library
Website: Architecture Fringe
Book recommendations:
Ecominimalism: The Antidote to Eco-bling by Howard Liddell
FutuRestorative: Working Towards a New Sustainability by Martin Brown
The Nutmeg's Curse: Parables from a Planet in Crisis by Amitav Ghosh
Previous episodes with Scott:
#31: Scott McAulay - Anthropocene Architecture School
#100: Create Sustainable Change through your Work - Advice from 3 Experts
Cover image: Sketch by Architype of the Royal Agricultural University Innovation Campus
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The Green Urbanist podcast is hosted by Ross O'Ceallaigh.