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Smith Mordak

Smith Mordak is an architect, writer and curator. They were previously chief executive of the UK Green Building Council and director of sustainability and physics at British engineering firm Buro Happold.

Stories by Smith Mordak

Skip full of construction waste
Opinion

“It’s time to see all those circular economy strategies for what they are”

Plastic bottle floating in the sea
Opinion

“We need plastic to keep our economic order going”

Forest
Architecture Opinion

“We can’t detox our built environment by swapping out fossil-fuelled building materials for timber”

Room at COP27
Architecture Opinion

“COP27 was a deeply depressing experience”

Image of climate change protesters
Opinion

“We’re not going to profiteer our way out of climate change”

Dundee Design Festival 2024 promotional photo
Opinion

“Under capitalism, we cannot make ethical, sustainable products affordable”

Paris Olympic Village housing
Opinion

“The Paris Olympic Village air-conditioning debacle is a perfect illustration of the barriers to climate action”

Flat House kitchen
Architecture Opinion

Ten principles for designing cool spaces for hot weather

Solar panel installation
Architecture Opinion

“Green jobs are the magical unicorns of the job market”

Was the Cybertruck a flop, or a design success? Plus: Jean Nouvel building fire and wired headphones comeback

Was the Cybertruck a flop, or a design success? Plus: Jean Nouvel building fire and wired headphones comeback

13 November
0:00 -25:33
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