Rachel Armstrong is Professor of Experimental Architecture at the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, Newcastle University, United Kingdom and Visiting Professor, Faculty of Architecture, Campus Sint-Lucas Ghent, KU Leuven, Belgium. Her career is characterised by design thinking as a fusion element for interdisciplinary expertise. She creates multi-disciplinary research teams to address strategic and even “wicked” real world problems through conceptually pioneering design prototypes that advance innovation at the point of implementation. Exploring the transition from an industrial era of architectural design to an ecological one, she pioneers an ecological, technological and humanistic practice called “living architecture” that considers the implications for designing and engineering in a world thrown off balance.In this episode we covered a lot of ground, from design, to architecture and its role in the future of humanity which may include us being an interplanetary species, what is innovation for, reconnecting the concrete jungle with the natural one, the cities of the future, and much more.If you like this conversation, let me know in the reviews! I truly appreciate your support.---Website: http://livingarchitecturesystems.com/people/rachel-armstrong/Twitter:  @livingarchitectBooks availabe at Amazon.---HIGHLIGHTS(0:42) Rachel’s trajectory and thoughts about what’s happening in the world.(16:00) Architecture in the 21st century.(25:45) Can we reconnect the concrete jungle with the natural jungle?(33:20) What is the role of education in the way our cities are designed today and in the future?(36:00) In a world of synthetic, artificial technology, can we bring back into the equation natural technologies?(48:00) Who is innovation for?(49:50) What will the city of the future look like?(56:45) What does progress mean in the 21st Century?(1:00:00) What should be our number one priority when it comes to redesigning our living spaces?(1:05:50) Can we design an interplanetary species?(1:13:15) What can space projects teach us about some assumptions that we’ve made about nature?(1:16:50) What are some projects that Rachel is working on right now?(1:21:22) Closing remarks.---Thanks for tuning in for this edition of Through Conversations Podcast!If you find this episode interesting, don't miss out on new conversations and subscribe to the podcast at any podcast feed you use, and leave a review. Also, consider sharing it with someone you think can enjoy this episode. I truly appreciate your support!Keep the conversation going:Instagram:@thruconvpodcastTwitter: @ThruConvPodcastWebsite: throughconversations.com---