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• #059 - David Leventhal: Luxury Without Guilt - Why Slow & Regenerative Travel Is the Future

  What if luxury meant living with nature, not apart from it?If you're an architecture lover or you love traveling, and you’ve ever scrolled through one of the big architecture magazines, I’m sure you’ve seen the image of those incredible bamboo treehouses at Playa Viva in Mexico: iconic, elevated, and completely immersed in nature. Well, our guest today, David Leventhal, is one of the visionaries behind that.David went from a career in media to co-founding one of the world’s most unique eco-hotels, and now his mission goes far beyond just one location. Through regenerative travel, he’s helping create a new model for how tourism can support communities and restore ecosystems.In this episode, we talk about how to choose the right architect for a project like this, how to decide exactly where to build in a remote area, how to be respectful of nature when you do it, and how five-star travel is shifting from room service to real connection with the land.To explore more about David Leventhal and his work, you can follow him on LinkedIn, visit Playa Viva’s website, Instagram, and YouTube. You can also visit Regenerative Travel, a platform and network that supports hotels working in alignment with regenerative principles.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 ⁠⁠@ladinaschoepfWebsite: ⁠⁠⁠⁠buildinggreenshow.comProduced by: ⁠⁠marketyourarchitecture.com⁠

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• #058 - Liz Olivier: $8 Billion of Glamour, Millions of Tons of Waste - Behind the Scenes of the Beauty Industry

  Celebrity makeup artist Liz Olivier reveals how beauty became one of the world’s most wasteful industries - and what needs to change. From seaweed packaging to circular design, she shares smart, surprising ways to clean up beauty without losing the glamour.To explore more about Liz Olivier and her work, you can follow her on Instagram or visit her store where you can buy everything sustainable, clean and beauty.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 @ladinaschoepfWebsite: buildinggreenshow.comProduced by: marketyourarchitecture.com

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• #057 - Andrew Patterson: This Building Will Last 1,000 Years. Its Carbon Footprint - Less Than One Flight. Why Beauty Is the Key to True Sustainability in Architecture

  What if the most sustainable building is also the most beautiful one?New Zealand architect Andrew Patterson shares how ancient villages, earthquake rubble, and cliffside cottages have shaped his belief that buildings should belong to the land. He explains why true sustainability starts with beauty - and how architecture can help us feel at home on the planet.To explore more about Andrew Patterson and his work, you can follow him on ⁠Instagram⁠, and visit their ⁠company website⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠YouTube⁠ to check out their local projects.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 ⁠⁠⁠@ladinaschoepf⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buildinggreenshow.com⁠Produced by: ⁠marketyourarchitecture.com⁠

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• #056 - Justin Den Herder: Mass Timber Is Not Always the Answer - What Engineers Get Wrong And Why Hyper-Optimized Buildings Might Fail the Future

  What can trees teach us about better buildings and better cities?In this episode, structural engineer Justin Dan Herder shares why “hyper-optimized” buildings aren’t always the smartest choice, and why saving old structures can often be the most sustainable move. He explains how mass timber can add life to old buildings - but also why it’s not always the right answer.We hear stories from Justin’s own journey, from watching his dad draft by hand to learning why trees and forests are nature’s best architects. He opens up about “structural poetics” - his idea that good engineering isn’t just about strength and cost, but also about fairness and care for the planet.If you want to know how our cities could become more like forests and why design choices today matter for generations, this is an episode you don’t want to miss.To explore more about Justin Den Herder and his work, visit TYLin.com, his LinkedIn and his personal website.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 ⁠⁠@ladinaschoepf⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠buildinggreenshow.comProduced by: ⁠⁠marketyourarchitecture.com⁠

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• #055 - Derek Hoeferlin: Adapting to Rising Seas: Smarter, Softer Solutions Than Concrete Walls

  When you think of rivers, you probably don’t think of architects. But Derek Hoeferlin has made it his life’s work to prove why you should. As an architect, chair of Landscape Architecture, and author of Way Beyond Bigness, Derek advocates for a radical shift in how we design with water—not against it.He’s studied watersheds across the Mississippi, Mekong, and Rhine, learning how infrastructure, culture, and community intersect. Whether it’s rethinking the 20th-century concrete-heavy mindset, or collaborating with Mekong farmers growing salt-tolerant crops as a response to rising sea levels, Derek shows that every river tells a story of both conflict and connection.To explore more about Derek Hoeferlin and his work, you can follow him on LinkedIn, visit his website, and buy a copy of his book, Way Beyond Bigness: The Need for a Watershed Architecture, through ORO Editions or Applied Research and Design Publishing.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 @ladinaschoepfWebsite: ⁠⁠⁠⁠buildinggreenshow.comProduced by: ⁠⁠marketyourarchitecture.com

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