Barbara Buser – Swiss Pioneer of SustainabilityBarbara Buser – Swiss Pioneer of Sustainability

A documentary portrait of Swiss architect Barbara Buser, who reuses existing buildings and discarded materials and turns former industrial sites into urban living spaces.

This documentary by Gabriele Schärer portrays the Swiss architect Barbara Buser, who appears as herself. Buser works with buildings that already exist and with used construction materials, giving discarded material a second life. She transforms former industrial sites into urban living spaces, which the film presents as an expression of a careful approach to the environment and to other people. Her practice challenges the wasteful logic of the construction industry. The portrait also shows her as a woman who has made her way in a male-dominated field and as an example for a younger generation fighting for a more sustainable and fairer world.

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