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In this episode, the environmental activist and author shares the latest developments in material reuse, including his proposal for an entirely circular pavilion at Glyndebourne Opera, sourced from materials on the Glyndebourne estate and the surrounding Sussex Weald.
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About Duncan Baker-Brown
Duncan Baker-Brown is the author of The Reuse Atlas and lectures widely on material reuse. He is a practising architect and a principal lecturer at the School of Architecture Technology & Engineering at the University of Brighton, where he heads the technology courses and teaches occasional studios. He is also a member of RIBA Council, on the steering group of Architects Declare, and supported ACAN’s Circular Economy workstream in curating a nine-part Circular Economy lecture series in early 2021.
Duncan recently rebranded his practice as BakerBrown, a research-led consultancy focused on the circular economy and climate emergency. He is a lead researcher on two EU Interreg research programmes exploring the reuse of construction waste and building dismantling across five European countries.
Show notes: Projects and resources mentioned in this episode
The Reuse Atlas by Duncan Baker-Brown
LETI Climate Emergency Design Guide
LETI Climate Emergency Retrofit Guide
EU Interreg-funded project FCRBE
Source:Mikkel Strange
Panels of 3m2 recycled brickwork in Lendager Group’s Resource Rows, a complex of 92 homes in Copenhagen. Source: Mikkel Strange
OMA retrospective at the Barbican
BakerBrown’s Glyndebourne Pavilion is due to start on site in September 2022 after the summer opera season.
Credits
Climate Champions is produced in association with ACAN, the Architects’ Climate Action Network
Podcast produced and edited by Concept Culture
Music: Edmilson do Pífano, Forró de dois Amigos. Interpretation: Felipe Tanaka e banda Balaio de Baião