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  • Part 2 : A conversation about the fusion of modern and traditional architecture

    Part 2 : A conversation about the fusion of modern and traditional architecture
    Dec 15 2025

    Following on from the previous episode on reconciling modern and traditional architecture, we now turn our attention to contemporary materials. We question the impact of concrete and its actual toxicity. Can we hybridize systems to create a more sustainable architecture?


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    22 Min.
  • A conversation about the fusion of modern and traditional architecture

    A conversation about the fusion of modern and traditional architecture
    Nov 30 2025
    In this episode, I talk with my guest Justice, about how modern architecture can be combined with traditional building practices. Is it still possible in light of societal changes and especially the rapid growth of the global population? That’s what we’re going to explore.

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    31 Min.
  • Blending passive design with traditional wisdom

    Blending passive design with traditional wisdom
    Oct 23 2025

    This episode tackles the flaws of our modern constructions and explains why it’s time to change the way we look at traditional architecture in today’s ecological crisis.


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    9 Min.
  • Buen Vivir: Latin America’s secret to living well

    Buen Vivir: Latin America’s secret to living well
    Oct 7 2025
    « Buen Vivir » is a concept that comes from Indigenous communities in Latin America. It involves community life and harmony with nature. Today, the concept is under threat, and to discuss it, I welcome a special guest named Maria Belen Zambrano from Ecuador.

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    16 Min.
  • Is the future of architecture vernacular?

    Is the future of architecture vernacular?
    Sep 24 2025
    Can vernacular architecture be the future of modern cities? This is the question I asked myself and attempted to answer using the example of the city of Shibam. The Yemeni city nicknamed the Manhattan of the Desert, is famous for its mudbrick skyscrapers. An example to follow?

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    8 Min.
  • What is an architect?

    What is an architect?
    Sep 5 2025
    Today, millions of people build their homes without using an architect. There are several reasons for this. The profession of architect is struggling to reinvent itself in a difficult context that leaves little room for free creation and quality construction. This episode is an overview of the challenges involved in practising this profession.

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    7 Min.
  • The peruvian islands

    The peruvian islands
    Aug 20 2025

    in the middle of Lake Titicaca in Peru live the Uros. They have invented an ingenious way of living in water without impacting their natural environment. Natural but revolutionary island dwellings.


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    5 Min.
  • The Afro brazilian heritage

    The Afro brazilian heritage
    Aug 6 2025
    Between the XIXᵉ and early XXᵉ centuries, Afro-Brazilians arrived in West Africa (from Benin to Togo and Nigeria). These were the Aguda. They invented an architectural style that blended the styles and that would forever seal the history of the populations of the African continent and South America.

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    6 Min.