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The Pushing Dirt Podcast is your one-stop shop for all things real estate, from buying and selling to hotel development to interior design to the history of architecture and so much more. Host Camilla Rantsen, a self-proclaimed real estate nerd with a passion for interior design, believes that real estate isn’t just something we can own, rent and sell. It is also (and much more importantly!) where we sleep, eat, love and establish a sense of safety and belonging. Tune into Pushing Dirt to learn about the sides of real estate you never knew existed and to discover answers to the questions you never even thought to ask
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Thursday Oct 21, 2021
Thursday Oct 21, 2021
"We are interested in architecture homes, contemporary, but especially historical homes," says Lilian Pfaff, author, architecture historian and partner at Suprstructur. After studying art history in Hamburg, Lilian quickly became fascinated with the world of architecture. Lilian eventually left Germany for Los Angeles, where she followed her passion for California modernism and historic preservation.
As a realtor and an academic, Lilian has an informed perspective on COVID’s effects on the real estate market. Since many people could not travel this year and were forced to slow down, there has been a deeper focus on the home. With an increase in first-time home buyers, remote workers leaving cities and at-home renovations, Lilian and Camilla recognize that we are learning to "hold on for a minute" and appreciate the life our houses provide.
Tune into this week's episode of Pushing Dirt for a conversation on COVID and real estate, Los Angeles housing politics and the history of female architects. Through Lilian's contextualization of California architecture, discover the true value of real estate today.
Quotes
• “We are interested in architecture homes, contemporary, but especially historical homes, and to teach the students from the beginning something about the value of history and the value of historical architecture, which can inform their contemporary practice.” (13:10-13:30)
• “I think COVID taught us all to see what we have, what values we have, to hold on for a minute, to enjoy nature, the family time, the walks around the neighborhood, and just not run around like crazy and travel and be everywhere and nowhere. So I think we are forced to be by ourselves at home.” (13:47-14:16)
• “Europeans are always like, ‘It's an ugly city.’ And I'm like, that's just such a random statement. But what it is, it's an uneven city in its architecture. And that's what's exciting about it. You can really do and be and have anything you want to be. And it's very much, like, the American dream, and it's the Wild West.” (14:59-15:20)
• “Everybody talks about affordable housing and building houses and everything. But we are always behind in our amount of what we build per year.” (30:43-30:54)
• “It's funny how there's a direct link between real estate and mental health.” (36:36-36:40)
• “At the beginning of the 19th and 20th century, when female architects were allowed to study, then there were all these women craftsmen, women artists who contributed. So, that was really the beginning where women got into design aesthetics and things like that in California and in the US. In Europe, it's totally different.” (48:18 -48:43)
Connect with Lilian Pfaff
IG: @lilianpfaff
Website: https://www.suprstructur.com/
Connect with Host Camilla Rantsen
IG: @camillarantsen
LinkedIn: Camilla Outzen Rantsen
Facebook: Camilla Outzen Rantsen
TikTok: @camillarantsen
Twitter @camillarantsen
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