Hopecast is a series of five hopeful summer podcasts on how architecture can contribute to social change. In each episode, de Architect editor-in-chief Merel Pit and Nature of Hope curator Catherine Koekoek will speak with a guest from the design world about how their work fosters hopeful change and about the challenges and opportunities they encounter along the way. The Hopecast podcast series is a production of de Architect in collaboration with the Architecture Biennale Rotterdam.
All of the guests blend a social and societal perspective with a practical emphasis on sustainability and materiality in their work. The talks are inspired by the meetings that take place at the Practice Place during the IABR 2024 exhibition with the goal of building alliances for the transformation of the practice of architecture.
#5 – Structures and Strategies, with Evelien Pieters https://open.spotify.com/episode/3j6kvxWazsox04yp13LeVO
Evelien Pieters is the founder of PAF, a platform dedicated to architecture and feminism. In the Flemish context, PAF fosters discussions about experiences, explores underlying structures, and gathers insights to promote a more equitable architectural practice. For architecture to be truly regenerative and ecological, a cultural shift is essential: the way we work impacts who is heard and who is not.
