Design the Future

Gayathri Unnikrishnan on the social dimension of sustainability

Gayathri Unnikrishnan has spent her career working at the intersection of design, human health, and sustainability.  Today, she is the founder and CEO of Liveable, where

Pauline Souza on curiosity and always asking “why can’t we?”

Pauline Souza, FAIA, LEED Fellow, LFA, WELL AP, and LEED AP BD+C, is WRNS Studio’s Director of Sustainability and co-lead of the firm's K-12 and Civic Studio. Her cu

Heidi Creighton on persistence, optimism, and building the case

Heidi Creighton is Principal Design and Planning Manager at the City of Santa Monica, California. She is spearheading circular economy initiatives, including the creation

Lauren Alger on infrastructure as climate solution driver

Lauren Alger is vice president and national director of sustainable design at STV, a multinational  company focused on the design, engineering, and planning of infrastruc

Lindsay Baker at Living Future 26

At Living Future 26 in Seattle, Lindsay Baker’s address was interrupted by a fire alarm. It was a false alarm, but it also persisted for a while, so the entire community

Jill Sherman on developing buildings for a thriving future

For developer Jill Sherman, buildings are not just assets, they are support systems for a thriving future. Jill leads Edlen & Co.’s public-private partnerships and build-

Beth Heider on a career in the movement

Beth Heider is a thought leader at the intersection of high-performance buildings and sustainable design, global business strategy, and organizational leadership.  As fo

Miranda Gardner on decarbonizing digital infrastructure

Miranda Gardiner is Executive Director of the iMasons Climate Accord (iCA), a non-profit trade association focused on decarbonization of digital infrastructure. She has a

Lara Kaufman on embedding sustainability in design

Architect Lara Kaufman is a Design Principal based in Studio Gang’s New York office. As the firm's Sustainability Lead, she directs teams on implementation of holist

Anjanette Green on being there and making change

Anjanette Green has more than two decades of architecture, design, and material research experience. She launched A Greener Space in 2016, the same year she ventured into

Kristy Walson and Sarah Gudeman on collaboration and advancing decarbonization

For our latest episode, we spoke with Kristy Walson and Sarah Gudeman of BranchPattern. It was a fun moment to catch them, right after Greenbuild, and we talked about the

Julie Ju-Youn Kim on design impact and relationships

Julie Ju-Youn Kim, FAIA, is the William H. Harrison Professor and Chair of the School of Architecture at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where she founded and direct

Gladys Ly-Au Young on belonging and resilience

Gladys Ly-Au Young is a founding partner of the Seattle firm, Side x Side Architects. The firm is changing practice by broadening the spectrum of architectural services,

Barbra Batshalom on social psychology and systems change

Barbra is the founder and CEO of BuildingEase and Sustainable Performance Institute -- an industry leader whose innovative vision drives market transformation from public

Erica McBride on the care and feeding of Living Buildings

Erica McBride is the Regenerative Operations Manager at Architectural Nexus -- known as Arch Nexus. She oversees the performance and integrity of the firm’s two certified

Jenn Taranto on tenacity, leadership, and building better

Jenn Taranto has more than 25 years of experience in commercial real estate and construction and serves as Vice President of Sustainability at STO Building Group, a major

Stacy Glass on ending toxic chemical exposure

Stacy Glass is co-founder and executive director of ChemFORWARD, a nonprofit that creates access to chemical hazard data and seeks safer alternatives in partnership with

Kaarin Knudson on new patterns, agency, and a better future

Kaarin Knudson is an architect, a writer, and an educator with more than 25 years’ experience in design, sustainability, and community building. Trained as a journalist b

Kayleigh Houde on computational opportunity and climate progress

Kayleigh Houde is an Associate Principal and Global Computational Projects Lead at Buro Happold, where she is responsible for the harmonized development of new technologi

Kritika Kharbanda on evidence-based design and storytelling

As the Head of Sustainability for Henning Larsen, Kritika Kharbanda spearheads the global sustainability team’s initiatives, goals, and growth. She serves on the ULI New