#45: Leo Van Broeck (Professor of architectural and urban design at KU Leuven)
In this episode of the Bao Living Podcast, we sit down with Leo Van Broeck, architect, co-founder of Bogdan & Van Broeck and former Vlaams Bouwmeester.We talk about the way Flanders has been built, the pressure on our limited space and what needs to change if we want a more sustainable built environment.From the bouwshift and renovation wave to our relationship with nature, raw materials and the rise of industrialised and modular construction, Leo shares his perspective on where the building sector needs to go next.🎙️ A conversation about architecture, policy and one big question: how do we build better without simply building more? Shownotes: Leo Van Broeck ( / leo-van-broeck-81aa7bb ) Bogdan & Van Broeck ( https://www.bogdan.design/ ) Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven) ( https://www.kuleuven.be/english/kuleuven ) Club of Rome ( https://www.clubofrome.org/ ) Climate Expert Committee of the Brussels Region ( https://www.brupartners.brussels/nl/b... ) Urban Sprawl: Get Fat, Stay Poor, and Die in Car Crashes: A 2014 study publication ( https://www.fastcompany.com/3028661/u... ) Rerum Novarum: An encyclical written by Pope Leo XIII at the end of the 19th century ( https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xi... ) Half-Earth: A book written by Edward O. Wilson ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-Earth ) L'Anomalie (The Anomaly) by Hervé Le Tellier ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ano... ) L'Amante Senza Fissa Dimora (The Lover Without a Fixed Address) by Fruttero & Lucentini ( https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27ama... ) Timestamps: 00:11 – Introduction of Guest Leo Van Broeck 01:55 – Awakening to Land Use and Climate Change 05:04 – Human Disturbance of Natural Ecosystems 07:53 – Pitfalls of Spatial Planning and Agriculture 10:00 – Personal Practice Decisions and Public Action 11:46 – Commercial Influence of Ethical Design 14:30 – Selection as Flemish Government Architect 15:09 – Societal Hardships from Low-Density Sprawl 19:28 – Historical Evolution of Sedentary Land Control 22:34 – Spiritual and Philosophical Origins of Misbehavior 27:36 – Capitalist Market Models and Wealth Disparity 31:38 – Advocacy and Public Engagement Outcomes 34:03 – Anecdotes of Positive Community Shifts 36:54 – Historic Spatial Policy Differences in Flanders 41:34 – Reflections on Long-Term Ecological Pessimism 46:33 – True Reclamation and Demarcation of Nature 49:02 – European Conservation Strategies and Policy Shifts 52:26 – Quantifying Species Loss and Critical Demographics 56:04 – Timeframes Required for Global Repair 01:00:37 – Closing Questions: Historical Figure Discussion 01:02:35 – Closing Questions: Reading Recommendations 01:05:42 – Closing Questions: Best Recent Purchase 01:06:17 – Concluding Remarks and Outro #baopodcast #podcast #ubandesign #architecture
