Designers are increasingly turning to strategies of reduce, reuse and recycle in response to the environmental crisis. In this episode of Design Speaks Weekly, Emily Wong, editor of Landscape Australia, is joined by landscape architect and creative director of SBLA Studio Simone Bliss to discuss rethinking the design process in the face of the climate crisis.
Drawing on SBLA Studio’s work on the landscape design of Richmond High School – a project that integrated a significant amount of onsite materials – Simone reflects on the value of open-ended design: a process that embraces uncertainty and imperfection.
During the conversation, Simone remarks that built environment professionals need to start integrating reuse into design philosophy more consistently, alongside a willingness to relinquish control over detail. With Richmond High School, she explains, the team explored the idea that not everything has to be perfectly finished or fully resolved. Instead, the design intentionally leaves space for things to evolve through found materials.
Design Speaks Weekly is presented in partnership with the Australian Institute of Architects and with support from Lysaght. A fresh episode will be delivered every Tuesday. You can listen to it on major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts.
Source: Architecture - architectureau
