"Terms and Conditions" is more than just a podcast about an exhibition; it's an exploration into the unseen forces shaping our built environment and the urgent need to redefine comfort. Transsolar's installation at the Biennale Architettura 2025 in Venice makes climate change tangible – this series brings you engaging conversations with its designers, engineers, and leading thinkers like Biennale curator Carlo Ratti. We'll dive into themes ranging from social inequality in thermal comfort to the role of interdisciplinary collaboration in architecture's future.Follow us on: InstagramLinkedInCredits Installation:Climate engineering: Thomas Auer, Jochen Lam, Alina Wagner, Melis Ozalp (Transsolar Energietechnik GmbH)Design lead: Bilge Kobas (Technical University of Munich)Design and theoretical team: Daniel A. Barber (TU Eindhoven), Dehlia Hannah (University of Copenhagen), Alexandra Auer, Sebastian C. Koth (Technical University of Munich)Climate science: Sonia Seneviratne, David N. Bresch, Lorenzo Pierini (ETH Zürich)Water installation: Massimo Ferranti (ABC Produzioni e Allestimenti), Alessandro dal Pra (pp ABC Srl)Production: Klaus Feith (boost)Supporters: DGNB (German Sustainable Building Council), Transsolar Energietechnik GmbH Podcast production credits:Produced by Proesler KommunikationModerated by Martin Prösler Music: Artlist Musical Logos - Hop on
Michele Cerruti (Pistoletto Foundation), Jochen Lam, Alina Wagner and Melis Özalp (all Transsolar) discuss the bold, artistic collaboration that merges Transsolar’s urgent call for climate action with Pistoletto’s 'Third Paradise', a message of trust and unity. They reflect back on the teamwork, joys and struggles in their journey to bring the installation at the Venice Biennale to life.
17.09.25 • 29:15
Prof. Dr. David Bresch and Prof. Sonia Seneviratne (ETH Zurich), along with Alexandra Auer (Kompetenzzentrum Wasser Berlin), discuss their work using climate calculations to drive urban transformation, and reveal how they're using storytelling to bridge the gap between the data and the decision-makers, encouraging real-world change.
03.09.25 • 31:02
Christine Lemaitre (DGNB) and Jochen Lam (Transsolar) reveal the dangers of one-size-fits-all architecture, explore the power of decision-makers, banks, and investors, and present "SHIFT", an initiative to move beyond high-tech buildings towards more sustainable and regionally-appropriate designs.Visit the "SHIFT"-Website for more information.
20.08.25 • 36:45
Bilge Kobas (Technical University of Munich), Dehlia Hannah (University of Copenhagen) and Daniel Barber (Eindhoven University of Technology) unravel the social and cultural effects of the “comfort trap”, and share their vision for a more sustainable future.
06.08.25 • 28:34
Carlo Ratti (curator Architettura Biennale 2025, director MIT Senseable City, founding partner Carlo Ratti Associati) and Thomas Auer (Transsolar and Technical University of Munich) join us to discuss how they aim to redefine architecture's role in our planet's most pressing environmental and social challenges.
23.07.25 • 26:16
Step into "Terms and Conditions"! The fascinating installation at the entrance of the Architettura Biennale 2025 that sets the tone for the rest of the exhibition. It makes climate change for the visitors immediately tangible. In this first episode host Martin Prösler, engineer Jochen Lam (Transsolar) and architect Bilge Kobas (Technical University of Munich) explore the concept of the installation and unfold some of the stories behind the obvious – for a mindshift in how we plan our built environment.
08.07.25 • 18:16
