In this episode, architect Josh Snow shares his unique journey from pursuing a career in architecture to a deep interest in tackling food waste. Focusing on Buenos Aires and the neglected Rio Matanza Riachuelo, Josh proposes the »national soil institute« as a vital step for environmental revitalization. He advocates for decentralized infrastructure to manage the waste of eight billion people, introducing the concept of »gunk space« and its innovative waste management nodes. The conversation highlights the role of government in driving ecological and social change, fostering optimism in Josh.

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I was joined here today by Prof. Werner Lang from the Technical University in Munich.He is the head of the chair for Energy-Efficient, Sustainable Building and Planning, the universities Vice President Sustainable Transformation and director of the Oskar von Miller Forum. Him being an architect focusing on sustainability, we talked about where the building sector stands in regards to climate change, what cities of the future need to be able to handle, and what he hopes his students take away from his lectures to have a positive influence on our future.

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Episode Photo by Astrid Eckert, Muenchenhttp://www.astrid-eckert.de

For today’s conversation, I was joined by social spatial designer and researcher Ilaria Palmieri who talked to me about her work with asylum seekers, the importance of community, and how she and her business partner are using their background in spatial design to create a platform for inclusive and open-minded spaces.Check out Ilaria's work via:

:https://ilariapalmieri.comhttps://commongroundpractice.comhttps://www.instagram.com/ilalapalma/

For today’s conversation I was joined by Ritvik Khushu who talked to me about different understandings of what design is, the role of museums and their link to material culture, as well as the effects of colonialism in design.I’d say Ritvik is a designer and design researcher, but early on in our conversation, we already questioned those very terms and what they mean.Our starting point for the discussion was Ritvik's background and his recent project, "The Criminal Tribes: Re-Membering the severed, dispossessed and disfigured“, a project that delves into the complex world of ethnographic museums and the objects they showcase.Reach out to Ritvik via:https://www.instagram.com/ritvikkhushu/khushu.ritvik@gmail.com