architectures of planetary well-being Podcast

The Architectures of Planetary Well-being podcast Season 1 is hosted by Yessenia Funes and produced by re:arc institute. In this episode, host Yessenia Funes speaks with climate scientist, artist, and activist Mika Tosca. Mika Tosca is an Associate Professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her current research and public outreach explores the synthesis of art and climate science and posits that engaging with artists, designers, and makers is instrumental to solving the climate crisis. Join us as we discuss the roles that art and architecture can play in overcoming the climate crisis, touch upon the meanings of ‘solar punk’ and the intersections of inclusive identities and environmental liberation, and talk about the importance of using our imaginations when thinking about our collective futures.

The Architectures of Planetary Well-being podcast Season 1 is hosted by Yessenia Funes and produced by re:arc institute. In this episode, host Yessenia Funes is joined by Singapore-based urbanist Sarah Ichioka and London-based architect Michael Pawlyn. Sarah Ichioka and Michael Pawlyn are co-authors of Flourish: Design Paradigms for Our Planetary Emergency, a book which proposes a new framework for regenerative design principles. Join us as we survey each regenerative design principle, including: possibilism; co-evolution as nature; a cyclical time and holarchic progress; symbiogenesis; and planetary health.

The Architectures of Planetary Well-being podcast Season 1 is hosted by Yessenia Funes and produced by re:arc institute. In this episode, host Yessenia Funes catches up with climate activist Ayisha Siddiqa. Ayisha Siddiqa is a Pakistani Climate justice advocate based in New York. She is a co-founder of Polluters Out and the Executive Director of Student Affairs at Fossil Free University. Her advocacy focuses on climate justice and racial justice for BIPOC. Join us as we explore Collective Responsibility, take a look back at the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP) 27, unpack the current state of global environmental policy, and reflect on the importance of making spaces for education and creative expression in advocacy work.

The Architectures of Planetary Well-being podcast Season 1 is hosted by Yessenia Funes and produced by re:arc institute. In this episode, host Yessenia Funes discusses the process of Decolonizing Architectures with WAI Architecture Think Tank. WAI Architecture Think Tank is a planetary studio practicing by questioning the political, historical, and material legacy and imperatives of architecture and urbanism through a panoramic and critical approach. Founded in Brussels during the financial crisis of 2008 by Puerto Rican architect, artist, curator, educator, author and theorist Cruz Garcia and French architect, artist, curator, educator, author and poet, Nathalie Frankowski, WAI is one of their several platforms of public engagement that include Beijing-based anti-profit art space Intelligentsia Gallery, and the free and alternative education platform and trade-school Loudreaders. Join us as we relive Cruz and NathalieI’s journey in building their studio and practice of which are unrestricted by geographical borders, talk about the frameworks of redefining architectural and historical canons, and go in depth about the preservation and regeneration of alternative and accessible educational formats.

The Architectures of Planetary Well-being podcast Season 1 is hosted by Yessenia Funes and produced by re:arc institute. In this episode, host Yessenia Funes dives into Sustainable Movement Building with environmentalist Tamara Toles O’Laughlin. Tamara Toles O’Laughlin is a New York-based environmentalist, lawyer, and organizer, with over 20 years of experience focused on equity, access, and community. She is the founder of Climate Critical Earth and president/CEO of the Environmental Grantmakers Association. Join us as we explore Sustainable Movement Building, discuss design in our built and social environments, and uncover the importance of forming spaces for rest, community care, and creative practice, in our very first episode.

Welcome to architectures of planetary wellbeing, a podcast and audio sense-making space that explores the interconnection of our social and ecological systems. Each season, we partner with climate visionaries in shaping a series of conversations that bring together a variety of lived experiences with the hopes of helping us explore the threads between architecture, design, and environmental activism. For our first season, we are honored to have Yessenia Funes, New York-based environmental journalist and the Climate Director at Atmos Magazine, as our host.