“Small is beautiful, small is best” – Rob Delius, Head of Sustainability at Stride Treglown

This week, I’m joined by my friend and colleague Rob Delius who is Head of Sustainability at Stride Treglown.

Earlier this year, Rob completed an epic 1250 mile walk from John O’Groats to Land’s End. For three months he lived alone and largely off grid, walking up to 20 miles each day and sleeping in a tent most nights.

Since his return to work in August, I’ve been keen to invite him onto the show to find out more about his adventure: the highlights, the challenges, and the revelations…

Rob has always been passionate about sustainability and placemaking - and we cover some of his many ‘big ideas’ in this conversation – but it’s clear to me that this trip has intensified his sense of responsibility to nature and people, something which is already feeding into his work as an architect and change-maker.

Tune in to be utterly inspired.

Resources 

• The Salt Path by Raynor Winn: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-salt-path/raynor-winn/9781405937184  
• Landlines by Raynor Winn: https://www.waterstones.com/book/landlines/raynor-winn/2928377094997 
• Walking with Plato: A Philosophical Hike Through the British Isles by Gary Hayden: https://www.waterstones.com/book/9781786071057 
• Unlost – Gail Muller: https://gailmuller.com/my-book-unlost/ 
• Rob Delius’ JOGLE trip photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/196031146@N02/ 
• Ken Yeang – Malaysian architect: https://www.ribaj.com/culture/hindsight-ken-yeang-hamzah-yeang-climate-action-ecological-design 
• 52 Big Ideas for Bristol: https://stridetreglown.com/initiatives/52-big-ideas-for-bristol/ 
• Therapeutic City Festival: https://stridetreglown.com/the-therapeutic-city-festival-launches-in-bath/ 
• Waters of Bath: http://www.watersofbath.org/ 
• Sinking House: https://stridetreglown.com/initiatives/sinking-house/ 
• Climate Action Relay: https://stridetreglown.com/initiatives/climate-action-relay/ 
• Architecture IS: https://www.architectureis.org.uk/about 
• Urban greening pop up exhibition in Bath: https://twitter.com/RobDelius/status/1583466218304200704 

Twitter @RobDelius
LinkedIn robert-delius-9a299912

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