Metropolis Deep Green Podcast Interview
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Avinash Rajagopal’s interview of Lindsey Wikstrom for Deep Green, Metropolis magazine’s sustainability podcast. Here’s a quick snapshot for you below:
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AR: We’ve gotten so used to thinking about the built environment almost in contrast to the natural environment. We talk about those two things as two separate categories.
LW: I agree. I’m so glad you picked up on that.
We’re taking care of our building much more like we take care of our bodies. I love this comparison too. My clients—especially those used to concrete and steel buildings or plaster walls that don’t require the same level of maintenance—often wonder: How do you maintain wood in a way that prevents rot, termites, or catastrophic failure?
I like to compare it to taking care of your body. You do things because it’s part of maintaining a level of health and your own vision for your aesthetic. And so that’s how we might start to think about our spaces that we inhabit, that care is part of their lifespan.
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AR: We’ve gotten so used to thinking about the built environment almost in contrast to the natural environment. We talk about those two things as two separate categories.
LW: I agree. I’m so glad you picked up on that.
We’re taking care of our building much more like we take care of our bodies. I love this comparison too. My clients—especially those used to concrete and steel buildings or plaster walls that don’t require the same level of maintenance—often wonder: How do you maintain wood in a way that prevents rot, termites, or catastrophic failure?
I like to compare it to taking care of your body. You do things because it’s part of maintaining a level of health and your own vision for your aesthetic. And so that’s how we might start to think about our spaces that we inhabit, that care is part of their lifespan.
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Check out
Avinash Rajagopal’s interview of Lindsey Wikstrom for Deep Green, Metropolis magazine’s sustainability podcast. Here’s a quick snapshot for you below: ...
AR: We’ve gotten so used to thinking about the built environment almost in contrast to the natural environment. We talk about those two things as two separate categories.
LW: I agree. I’m so glad you picked up on that.
We’re taking care of our building much more like we take care of our bodies. I love this comparison too. My clients—especially those used to concrete and steel buildings or plaster walls that don’t require the same level of maintenance—often wonder: How do you maintain wood in a way that prevents rot, termites, or catastrophic failure?
I like to compare it to taking care of your body. You do things because it’s part of maintaining a level of health and your own vision for your aesthetic. And so that’s how we might start to think about our spaces that we inhabit, that care is part of their lifespan.
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