231: What if architecture was about doing less?

In this episode, I’m joined by Natalie Mossin, Head of Institute at Royal Danish Academy and co-author of the SDG Guidebooks for Architects. Natalie also led the UIA World Congress of Architects, CPH 2023 in Copenhagen — centered on how architecture can help achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Together, we explore a provocative yet necessary idea: maybe the biggest innovation in architecture… is doing nothing.

We talk about:

• The link between architecture and the UN’s global goals

• Why “innovation” doesn’t always mean “adding”

• Designing with restraint, reuse, and reduction

• The power of building only when there’s real need