“I make documentary films about inspiring people and projects in circular construction. My films show how people can improve their own habitat, the built environment, and the construction industry as a whole through regenerative design while creating meaningful jobs.”
Films
Samsara - the Story of Reusing the Glass from the Centre Pompidou
A series of documentaries about reuse in construction is being filmed and shared via materiauxreemploi.com. The first episode was an official selection for the global section of the Science Film Festival 2021. It discusses several reuse projects in Paris such as the reuse of the glass from the Centre Pompidou by Maximum. Samsara means “the cycle of death and rebirth to which life in the material world is bound” in Sanskrit.
Genius Loci
A series of documentaries is made with anku.ch about how to build ecologically. The goal is to inspire people towards architecture which respects nature in a regenerative way. The cinematic mode is used to convey how architecture can reconnect people with themselves, with nature, and with others. The song “Castells” was a courtesy of Armand Amar. Genius Loci means “the pervading spirit of a place” in Latin.
Podcasts & Talks
NEST Podcast: The Future of Construction about life cycles in construction — with Professor Catherine De Wolf and Professor Peter Richner at the DFAB house in EMPA.
A Panel Discussion in Circular Economy at Harvard University, moderated by Harvard University Graduate School of Design and Harvard University Center for the Environment.
“Les nouveaux matériaux”, A TEDx talk by Catherine De Wolf at TEDxPanthéonSorbonne about how to lower the embodied carbon of our buildings and how to look at them differently.