The Future of Regenerative Development with Joe Jack Williams

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Oli Lowrie interviews Joe Jack Williams about the future of regenerative development and the challenges in the industry.

In this episode of Urban Forecast, Oli Lowrie sits down with Joe Jack Williams, Head of Regenerative Strategy at Bywater, to explore the future of low-carbon development, the realities of building in mass timber, and why the industry desperately needs better material literacy. After 14 influential years at FCB Studios, Joe made the leap from architecture to development in pursuit of greater impact. He discusses the limitations architects face within client-driven briefs and why moving upstrea...

People in this episode

Host: Oli Lowrie

Guest: Joe Jack Williams

Topics covered

• regenerative development
• low-carbon development
• mass timber
• material literacy

Keywords

• architecture
• development
• sustainability

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Future of Regenerative Development

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