Dezeen x SketchUp Climate Salon

Bonus! Face to Face: Jean-Philippe Vassal

Pritzker prize-winning architect Jean-Philippe Vassal discusses the architectural approach of his studio in this special episode of Dezeen's Face to Face podcast. This bonus episode of Face to Face features a previously unheard interview. Conducted by Dezeen's acting US editor India Block, Vassal sat down with Block ahead of his lecture at the Royal Academy of Art in London in 2019. Vassal and his partner Anne Lacaton recently won the 2021 Pritzker Architecture Prize for their studio's body of work, which includes projects to refurbish rather than rebuild social housing.

Dezeen has teamed up with design software brand SketchUp to launch a podcast series called Climate Salon, exploring the future of architecture and interior design in relation to the climate.

In this series, Dezeen’s design and environment editor Jennifer Hahn will speak to leading designers, architects and engineers about how they can utilise the tools available to them now to work more sustainably and make a positive impact on the climate.

The series will explore how people can work together across disciplines to achieve sustainability goals in a more meaningful way, as well as how to better educate future designers.