Building Green

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 is an agricultural crop, (not like timber), how it regenerates itself, and why she believes sustainability only works when materials are beautiful and desirable.

We talk about myths, real projects, and how bamboo could help solve housing supply problems without harming the planet.

To explore more about Jennifer Snyders and her work, you can follow her on Linkedin, Instagram @house_of_bamboo_au, or visit her website houseofbamboo.com.au

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Let's explore the world of green architecture, one conversation at a time.

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Ladina ⁠⁠@ladinaschoepf⁠⁠

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠buildinggreenshow.com

Produced by: ⁠⁠marketyourarchitecture.com⁠

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 US, she’s spent three decades proving that design and sustainability aren’t separate disciplines—they're inseparable.

From the sponge city masterplan for the Asian Games in China to small residential projects in New York City, Winka creates projects that breathe, cool themselves, and even host wildlife.

What stands out most is her refusal to separate beauty from performance—or design from science.

In this episode, we talk about what it means to build architecture that collaborates with nature, why working with manufacturers before contractors can radically change a building, and why she once designed a stadium with 8,000 unique shingles—all laser-etched, numbered, and bent into place.

To explore more about Winka Dubbeldam and her work, you can follow her on Linkedin, Instagram, or visit their website www.archi-tectonics.com.

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Ladina ⁠⁠@ladinaschoepf⁠⁠

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠buildinggreenshow.com

Produced by: ⁠⁠marketyourarchitecture.com⁠

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 function: they connect to the heart.

What started as a favor to his wife when she asked him to “build her a school”, has become a revolution in sustainable architecture, blending beauty, functionality, and ancient materials like bamboo and earth into handcrafted forms that have won design awards across the world.

In this episode, we explore why a smile is the most important metric in architecture, why functionality matters more than beauty - and why bamboo, often dismissed as weak, might just be stronger than steel (it’s not what you think).

To explore more about Markus Roselieb and his work, you can follow him on Linkedin, Instagram @chiangmailifearchitects, or visit his website: bamboo-earth-architecture-construction.com.

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Let's explore the world of green architecture, one conversation at a time.

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Ladina ⁠⁠@ladinaschoepf⁠⁠

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠buildinggreenshow.com

Produced by: ⁠⁠marketyourarchitecture.com⁠

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 Bloom, one of the world’s leading architectural visualization studios.

Today, Lucas helps tell the story of architecture—not by explaining it, but by making you feel it. He’s worked on everything from waterfront resiliency plans for Manhattan to the Climate Exchange on Governor’s Island, helping some of the world’s biggest firms like BIG, OMA, and SOM distill their vision into a few unforgettable images.

In this episode, we explore what it means to “sell” sustainability through images and emotions, why good architecture always starts with courage, and how a single rendering can hold the power to shape a city’s future.

To explore more about Lucas Posada and his work, you can follow him on Linkedin, and Instagram or visit their website https://www.bloomimages.de/

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Let's explore the world of green architecture, one conversation at a time.

Contact: 

Ladina ⁠⁠@ladinaschoepf⁠⁠

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠buildinggreenshow.com

Produced by: ⁠⁠marketyourarchitecture.com⁠

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 something almost unthinkable—building community spaces in the middle of a war zone. 

In Kyiv, Ukraine, he turned an empty, concrete square into what became the world’s largest tactical urbanism project. He watched as hundreds of citizens stepped into a space they didn’t know they needed.

He calls planting trees in Kyiv “medicine,” not just for the city, but for the soul. And when you hear him talk about bottom-up design, you realize - he’s not here to beautify cities. He’s here to humanize them.

This is the story of how bikes, benches, and painted crosswalks can reclaim dignity, resistance, and joy - even during war.

To explore more about Mikael Colville-Andersen and his work, you can follow him on instagram www.instagram.com/colvilleandersen, or visit his website www.colville-andersen.com.

Join me, Ladina, on this green journey, and don't forget to subscribe for more insightful conversations about sustainable living and architecture and drop us a review. If you have suggestions for future guests or topics, I'd love to hear from you on my socials!

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Ladina ⁠⁠@ladinaschoepf⁠⁠

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠buildinggreenshow.com

Produced by: ⁠⁠marketyourarchitecture.com⁠

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: 

Why are we doing the same complicated work on every project, especially for something like bathrooms? 

In this episode, we look at how bathrooms have quietly become one of the biggest time-wasters in construction - and how a Swiss company is fixing that with standardized, pre-fabricated bathroom wall systems. It’s faster, more sustainable, uses less material, and makes planning and construction way easier.

We also talk about energy.

Like - why is hot water running through buildings 24/7? And how can a small heat pump hidden behind the wall fix that? This episode will give you simple, smart ideas for building better.

To explore more about Robert Gandia and Swissframe, you can follow him on Linkedin or visit their website https://www.swissframe.ch/.

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Let's explore the world of green architecture, one conversation at a time.

Contact: 

Ladina ⁠⁠@ladinaschoepf⁠⁠

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠buildinggreenshow.com

Produced by: ⁠⁠marketyourarchitecture.com⁠

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: cross-ventilation, thermal mass, native materials, and a wastewater system inspired by mangroves.

But more than that, this is a tour of how deep care shows up in the tiniest details - because every choice, down to the shape of a window, has a reason to be.

If you’d like to hear more from our conversation go listen to Part 1 of this interview:  

You’ll learn how to cool a home without AC, how to reuse wastewater with low-tech systems, what’s gone wrong in Tulum’s rapid development and what it can teach us about building more consciously anywhere in the world

To explore more about Armando Uribe and his work, you can follow him on Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/armando-uribe-80341354/ and on Instagram www.instagram.com/pura_homes/ or visit his website: www.weave.mx

Join me, Ladina, on this green journey, and don't forget to subscribe for more insightful conversations about sustainable living and architecture and drop us a review. If you have suggestions for future guests or topics, I'd love to hear from you on my socials!

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Ladina ⁠⁠@ladinaschoepf⁠⁠

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠buildinggreenshow.com

Produced by: ⁠⁠marketyourarchitecture.com⁠

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 said, this makes no sense. So he left it all behind, studied sustainable design in Australia, wandered through the world, and eventually landed here - in the jungle of Tulum - to completely reimagine what it means to build a home.

We’re sitting in the garden of one of those homes, deep in nature, at 35° heat, surrounded by mosquitoes - and yet, it somehow feels peaceful.

We talk about what went wrong in Tulum’s rapid development, how he’s protecting Mexico’s ancient underground rivers with low-tech water systems, and why he believes architecture should feel more like a symphony than a spreadsheet. 

This episode is about care: for people, a place, and the planet.

To explore more about Armando Uribe and his work, you can follow him on Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/armando-uribe-80341354/ and on Instagram www.instagram.com/pura_homes/ or visit his website: www.weave.mx

Join me, Ladina, on this green journey, and don't forget to subscribe for more insightful conversations about sustainable living and architecture and drop us a review. If you have suggestions for future guests or topics, I'd love to hear from you on my socials!

Let's explore the world of green architecture, one conversation at a time.

Contact: 

Ladina ⁠⁠@ladinaschoepf⁠⁠

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠buildinggreenshow.com

Produced by: ⁠⁠marketyourarchitecture.com⁠

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 to staying profitable without overworking, she shares the mindset shifts that help firms grow with clarity and purpose.

Discover the power of listening, trust-building, and choosing the right work and why the real challenge isn’t finding projects, but learning when to say no.

To explore more about Helen Billson and her work, you can follow her on Linkedin.

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Let's explore the world of green architecture, one conversation at a time.

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Ladina ⁠⁠@ladinaschoepf⁠⁠

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠buildinggreenshow.com

Produced by: ⁠⁠marketyourarchitecture.com⁠

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 preeminent architect Richard England says “people know the price of everything, but the value of nothing.” From dismantling stone “block by block” to fighting beauty fatigue, this episode will change the way you see the buildings around you.

To explore more about Sandro Valentino, his Co-founder Peter and the work of their team, you can follow Valentino Architects on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/valentinoarchitects or visit their website https://valentinoarchitects.com.

Join me, Ladina, on this green journey, and don't forget to subscribe for more insightful conversations about sustainable living and architecture and drop us a review. If you have suggestions for future guests or topics, I'd love to hear from you on my socials!

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Ladina ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ladinaschoepf

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buildinggreenshow.com

Produced by: ⁠https://⁠marketyourarchitecture.com⁠