🎙️ Choosing to Matter: Cocktails with Chris
From Scramjets to Sustainable Design with Anne Kovachevich
Episode 14
In this episode, Chris sits down with Anne Kovachevich, engineer, futurist, and sustainability pioneer.
From her early fascination with physics and scramjets to her current role shaping the cities of tomorrow, Anne's path has been guided by curiosity and resilience. A formative trip to Serbia - and her first introduction to coffee - offers a glimpse of the playful, human side behind her rigorous professional journey.
At the core of Anne's work is a conviction that the built environment must serve both people and planet. She reflects on leading the design of sustainable precincts in Brisbane ahead of the 2032 Olympics, weaving together technology, nature, and community. Together, we explore systems thinking, the complexity of human behavior, and how vision can turn abstract sustainability into lived experience.
This is a thoughtful conversation about imagination, resilience, and the choices we make today that will shape the cities of tomorrow.
🍸 Cocktail of the episode: Espresso Martini
🎧 A thought to leave you with: How can the spaces you design nurture both human and planetary health?
Episode Resources:
Anne Kovachevich
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Credits:
Host: Chris Luebkeman
Executive Producer: Jonelle Simunich
Guest Relations: Taline Frantz
Editors: Viktoria Bacheva and Asmita Mehta
Sound Designer: Taline Frantz
Design and Manager: Kinny Tran-Marazza
Graphic Designer: Nazaré Sarabúa
Presented by: [Y]our 2040
Website: your2040.com/podcast
