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Architecture Off-Centre
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On the Rebuilding Efforts in Rwanda / Yutaka Sho
In this episode, we speak to Yutaka Sho about working in a context that has a history of genocide and colonization, and we discuss the challenges of working on ground, at the grassroots level.
Yutaka Sho is a partner of nonprofit architecture firm General Architecture Collaborative (GAC) that has been working in Rwanda since 2008, and a professor of architecture at Meiji University in Tokyo. GAC works with underrepresented communities to build sustainable and aesthetically engaging spaces while using the construction sites for end-user training.
About GAC and their work: www.gacollaborative.org/
Speakers: Yutaka Sho and Vaissnavi Shukl
Yutaka Sho is a partner of nonprofit architecture firm General Architecture Collaborative (GAC) that has been working in Rwanda since 2008, and a professor of architecture at Meiji University in Tokyo. GAC works with underrepresented communities to build sustainable and aesthetically engaging spaces while using the construction sites for end-user training.
About GAC and their work: www.gacollaborative.org/
Speakers: Yutaka Sho and Vaissnavi Shukl
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On Short Term Rentals in Australia / Thomas Sigler
Просмотров 3021 день назад
We are no strangers to the AirBnB phenomenon - and how it has revolutionized the travel industry. Over the last two episodes, we have been focusing on the rental housing markets in Kenya and India, and today we’ll take pan over to Australia to see what the short-term rental market looks like. Dr. Thomas Sigler is an academic researcher in urban and economic geography. He holds a PhD and MSc fro...
On Migrant Labour Housing in India / Bandhu (Rushil and Jacob)
Просмотров 53Месяц назад
Bandhu is an AI driven urban-tech startup that is solving for India’s rapid urbanization by enabling low-income workers to access urban jobs along with housing and thereby directly addressing the roadblocks that rural migrants face while entering the urban workforce. Rushil Palavajjhala is Co-founder and CEO of Bandhu, and holds a Master’s degree in City Planning from Massachusetts Institute of...
On the Urban Rental Market in Nairobi / Etta Madete
Просмотров 68Месяц назад
When we talk about discourses on housing, we usually draw references from the western context. It is only in the last few decades that developing countries have come to the forefront of housing dialogues owing to their growing economies and increasing populations. Today, we take a closer looking at the housing market in Kenya, especially in Nairobi. Etta Madete is an architect, sustainable desi...
On Ecological Living / Susannah Sayler and Edward Morris
Просмотров 162 месяца назад
Toolshed is a platform, a project and a place in Hudson, New York, where artists Susannah Sayler and Edward Morris collect and share tools for ecological living. They have categorized these tools into four distinct groups: food, kin, shelter and magic. Today, we speak to Susannah and Edward about what ecological living means and how Toolshed plays into it. Susannah Sayler and Edward Morris (Say...
On Living Alone / Maria Vittoria Tesei and Flavio Martella (m2ft)
Просмотров 122 месяца назад
People are increasingly making the conscious choice to live alone and it just so turns out that the number of people living alone in Europe has doubled since the 1980s. We speak to architects Maria Vittoria Tesei and Flavio Martella about the social, economic and architectural implications of living alone. Founded by Maria Vittoria Tesei (architect and urban planner) and Flavio Martella (PhD ar...
Introducing Season 6: On Home, Shelter, Housing
Просмотров 153 месяца назад
By living in a world of wars and unrest right now, we are witnessing one of the largest human displacements to have ever happened. People around the world are on the move to seek refuge - whether it is because of military action or a natural disaster. The idea of a “home” is under constant scrutiny as entire populations are uprooted from the very places where they built their whole lives. We as...
On being a Doula by Design / Kim Holden
Просмотров 336 месяцев назад
In this bonus episode, we speak to Kim Holden, whose change of careers has been unconventional and courageous at the same time. She was a founder, managing principal and architect at the renowned SHoP Architects and decided to become a doula after 20 years of practice. We speak to Kim about her initiative Doula x Design and how she helps people during pregnancy, labor, birth and postpartum. Kim...
On Architecture + Medicine / Diana Anderson
Просмотров 598 месяцев назад
For our final episode for this season, we speak to doctor and architect Diana Anderson, who has skillfully carved a unique career path for herself as a “dochitect” - by pioneering a collaborative, evidence-based model for approaching healthcare from the medicine and architecture fields simultaneously. Dr. Diana Anderson is a triple boarded professional - healthcare architect, internist, and a g...
On Medical Tourism along the US-Mexico Border / Viviane Clement
Просмотров 579 месяцев назад
In our previous episode, we got an overview of medical tourism around the world and the key factors that drive people to travel from one country to another for medical treatments and procedures. Today, we take a closer look at some of the medical tourism hubs along a very specific geographic area, i.e., the US-Mexico border. Viviane Clement is an epidemiologist and a cultural Anthropologist who...
On Medical Tourism / Valorie Crooks
Просмотров 869 месяцев назад
Medical tourism is a rapidly growing industry that has emerged out of people’s need to travel across country borders to access medical treatments and procedures. In order to understand this global movement, we need to understand the reason for travel, the destinations that attract individuals and the web of factors that shape this global industry. Dr. Valorie Crooks is a health geographer who s...
On Spaces for Mental Health / James Leadbitter (The Vacuum Cleaner)
Просмотров 3510 месяцев назад
What is your idea of good mental health? What does it taste like? What does it smell like? What does it sound like? What does it feel like to touch? And if you could design your own safe space, what would it look like? What would you have in it? James Leadbitter, also known as The Vacuum Cleaner, is a UK based artist and activist who makes candid, provocative and playful work. Drawing on his ow...
On the Architecture of Disability / David Gissen
Просмотров 22711 месяцев назад
It has been a while since architects have been attempting to address various forms of disability in the buildings, neighborhoods and cities they design. However, these attempts are most often limited to increasing access for differently abled bodies. Our guest today, David Gissen, argues that a disability critique of architecture is not one that solely seeks to make the built environment more a...
On Death in the Digital Age / Oreet Ashery
Просмотров 6611 месяцев назад
We don’t talk about the technical and logistical aspects of death enough. For example: How does one’s economic status affect the conditions in which they die? Do gender identities play a role in how people receive end of life care? Can we choose the memories that we want to leave behind for our loved ones? And how does social media become an archive of one’s life after passing? We speak to arti...
On Menstruation Rooms in the Benin Kingdom / Minne Atairu
Просмотров 68Год назад
Historically, many communities around the world spatialized the bodily function of menstruation and integrated it within their architecture in the form of menstruation huts - often leading to the isolation and oppression of women as impure beings. Our guest today argues that these spaces in the west African Benin Kingdom were intentionally designed for women to rest and recuperate - that the is...
On Drawing the Bombay Plague / Ranjit Kandalgaonkar
Просмотров 94Год назад
On Drawing the Bombay Plague / Ranjit Kandalgaonkar
Introducing Season 5: On Care, Health, Medicine
Просмотров 37Год назад
Introducing Season 5: On Care, Health, Medicine
On Seeds, Soil and Life / Vandana Shiva
Просмотров 3,6 тыс.Год назад
On Seeds, Soil and Life / Vandana Shiva
On Farmers’ Protest in India / Sarover Zaidi
Просмотров 83Год назад
On Farmers’ Protest in India / Sarover Zaidi
On Delhi Agro-City 2050 / Depanshu Gola
Просмотров 59Год назад
On Delhi Agro-City 2050 / Depanshu Gola
On Innovating with Food Waste / Rob Nicoll
Просмотров 31Год назад
On Innovating with Food Waste / Rob Nicoll
On Seed Sovereignty in Mexico / Adriana David
Просмотров 100Год назад
On Seed Sovereignty in Mexico / Adriana David
Introducing Season 4: On Agriculture, Food, Waste
Просмотров 152 года назад
Introducing Season 4: On Agriculture, Food, Waste
On Building a Museum of Conflict / Avni Sethi
Просмотров 1072 года назад
On Building a Museum of Conflict / Avni Sethi
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Very Interesting episode 🤔
Time to grab our tools families and friends and get to work, ladies and gents...
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another brilliant discussion
thanks for this interview
🙏DR.VANDANA and the Young Vassnavi.
Dr Shiva is a dynamite woman of colour, to be treasured and cherished... And protected.
❤❤❤❤❤🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Vandana 🎉🎉🎉
Think of flouride coming from coal ash tailings being put into the us water supply.
Very interesting episode 👌
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Here's a question for Professor Van Pelt: Was there a single door leading into the gas chamber of Crematorium No. 2, or were there double doors?
Thanks for this interview! I can't wait to read this book!
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Karan, brilliant stuff here! You got me thinking about it more.
Very interesting discussion!