#42 - Steve Mouzon: True Sustainability & the Importance of Loveable Cities
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Steve Mouzon is an architect, urbanist and author known for his work in the New Urbanism movement. With several influential books and articles on the subject of sustainable and traditional architecture, including "The Original Green: Unlocking the Mystery of True Sustainability," today’s guest goes beyond the regular, technological solutions to fix our cities, and instead focuses on timeless, naturally sustainable ways of building and living. In addition to his writing, Mouzon is a co-founder of the New Urban Guild, which is a group of architects, designers, and other professionals dedicated to the development of sustainable architectural practices and community designs. His work often emphasizes the importance of building practices that can endure and remain relevant over time, contributing to the creation of living traditions in architecture and urban design. Mouzon's approach to architecture and urban planning is deeply rooted in the idea that buildings and communities should be designed with an eye toward their long-term impact on the environment and society. He advocates for a return to traditional architectural principles, which he believes offer time-tested solutions to contemporary challenges in building and urban design. Find more information on the website of Urban Guild: https://www.urbanguild.org/steve-mouzon Visit the website of his design firm: https://mouzon.com/about/ Read more about the Original Green: https://originalgreen.org/ Follow Steve on X: https://twitter.com/stevemouzon ======= For more information on The Aesthetic City, find our website on https://theaestheticcity.com/ Love what we do? Become a patron! With your help we can grow this platform even further, make more content and hopefully achieve real, lasting impact for more beautiful cities worldwide.  Visit our Patreon page here: https://www.patreon.com/the_aesthetic_city?fan_landing=true   Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@the_aesthetic_city   Follow us on X: https://x.com/_Aesthetic_City   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.aesthetic.city/   Substack: https://theaestheticcity.substack.com/   Get access to the Aesthetic City Knowledge Base: https://theaestheticcity.lemonsqueezy.com/checkout/buy/18809486-2532-4d91-90fd-f5c62775adec
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