Sofie Pelsmaker’s passion is for sustainable architecture and sustainable housing design teaching, practice and research that makes a difference and responds to current societal and environmental challenges. She has dedicated over 20 years to advancing sustainable architecture and creating more sustainable living environments and new ways of living together and with nature, and how planetary well-being goes hand-in-hand with a better quality of life for all of us.
Sofie challenges the current status quo, and re-imagines new approaches to housing design and wider living environments and its spatial and architectural quality in an ever-changing world (e.g. climate change, finite resources, ageing populations, declining health and well-being, loneliness, pollution, urbanisation, affordability). Key words include ecology, inclusivity, democratic processes and agility and adaptability.
She thrives on genuine collaboration with others who are also striving to make the world a better and more sustainable place.
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