Tjosefsson

Taleen is a Swedish-American designer who grew up and received her Bachelor of Architecture in the USA. After working as an architectural and interior designer in the New York metropolitan area, she realized the need for architects with a deep knowledge of sustainable design of the built environment with a holistic approach to help tackle the complex climate, environmental, and social issues facing the world’s current and future populations. While this thesis investigation focuses on the reuse of building materials from the existing building stock as a way to reduce the building industry’s large negative impact on the environment, her interest in sustainability reaches beyond the technical and material aspects of construction; it includes a wide range of topics under the umbrella of sustainability, including human health, social constructs and values, consumerism, etc., all of which affect the environment humans share with nature.