Best Urbandesign Podcasts (2024)

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436.SWE Att vara synnedsatt i en stad - Naser Adib Hasso 1:41:43

5d ago1:41:43

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Naser Hasso (Stadsplanerare & student vid Karlstads Universitet)Vi pratar om Nasers upplevelse när han var synnedsatt. Han hade en ögonsjukdom under ungdomsåren som gjorde honom synnedsatt, och efter flera behandlingar och operationer kan han idag se och uppleva staden genom alla sina sinnen. Vi pratar om: Hur rörde han sig hemma? Vägen till skolan…

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Consuming the Creative City: Gastrodevelopment in a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy with Eden Kinkaid 49:08

9d ago49:08

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Scholars have recently coined the term “gastrodevelopment” to refer to the leveraging of food culture as a resource and strategy of economic development. Drawing on a case study of Tucson, Arizona – the United States’ first UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy – Kinkaid uses the lens of gastrodevelopment to examine how food culture is transformed int…

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435. Business Improvement District (BID) WeAreWaterloo 1:10:48

12d ago1:10:48

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Alex Butt (Co-CEO and Head of Public Realm at WeAreWaterloo),Harrie Notton (Acting Co-Chief Executive & Head of Marketing at WeAreWaterloo BID), and Natalie Raben (Chief Executive at WeAreWaterloo BID)We are talking about:- What are Business Improvement Districts (BIDs)? - WeAreWaterloo BID project, London. - How do you involve a community? Read mo…

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On being a Doula by Design / Kim Holden 34:05

15d ago34:05

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In this bonus episode, we speak to Kim Holden, whose change of careers has been unconventional and courageous at the same time. She was a founder, managing principal and architect at the renowned SHoP Architects and decided to become a doula after 20 years of practice. We speak to Kim about her initiative Doula x Design and how she helps people dur…

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434.SWE Stadsarkitektens perspektiv på stadsbyggandet - ⁠Nina Åman⁠ 55:43

20d ago55:43

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Nina Åman (Stadsarkitekt Nacka kommun)Vi pratar om: Vad innebär stadsarkitektens roll? Stil och arkitektonisk kvalitet vs. tråkig arkitektur Hur ser det ut från detaljplaneskedet och det som sedan kommer in som bygglov? Vad behöver vi göra för att höja kvaliteten på planering och gestaltning? _________ Keep Up the Good Work. Keep Loving Cities ❤️️ …

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How Local Governments Can Work with Grassroots Initiatives for Sustainability Transitions 48:37

23d ago48:37

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In cities across the world grassroots initiatives organize alternative forms of provisioning, e.g. food sharing networks, energy cooperatives and repair cafés. Some of these are recognized by local governments as engines in sustainability transitions. In this talk, I will discuss different ways that local governments interact with, and use, such gr…

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433. How Cities Keep Failing Women - Nourhan Bassam 1:22:53

26d ago1:22:53

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432.SWE Klimatneutrala städer - Maja Manner 58:22

1M ago58:22

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Maja Manner (Business and Sustainability Director, Architecture & Design, AFRY) Vi pratar om: Vad är klimatneutrala städer? Klimatneutralt Europa 2050 Vad gör AFRY för att stödja städer som villbli klimatneutrala? AFRY:s Opinionsundersökning om klimatanpassning och klimatomställning i åtta svenska tillväxtstäder. Läs mer här! ___ Keep Up the Good W…

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431. Urban Foxes - Bram Dewolfs 1:29:39

1M ago1:29:39

1:29:39

Bram Dewolfs (Director of Urban Foxes, Placemaker, Brussel, Belgium) We are talking about: - Urban Foxes and co-creation - Why urban pedagogy? - Teach in schools Vs. Placemaking _________ Keep Up the Good Work. Keep Loving Cities ❤️️ All opinions expressed in each episode are personal to the guest and do not represent the Host of Urbanistica Podcas…

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Reciprocal Relations: The Coevolution Between Planning and Constitutional Rights: The Case of London with Orwa Switat 54:33

1M ago54:33

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Minorities in cities worldwide confront disparities, advocating for rights within a dynamic interplay of urban planning and constitutional legal frameworks. How does the coevolution between planning and legal frameworks shape the status of minorities? This lecture will dissect the coevolution of British constitutional rights and the status of minor…

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430.SWE Boodla: Stadsodling för kunskap, mat och möten - Agnes Fischer 1:36:33

2M ago1:36:33

1:36:33

Agnes Fischer (VD, Boodla) Vi pratar om Boodla. Boodla arbetar innovativt med att ta till vara och utveckla städers gröna värden. De startade 2012 med stadsodling som verktyg för att skapa trygghet i grannskap samt sprida kunskap om biologisk mångfald, odling och hållbara matsystem. Idag har Boodla utvecklats till att arbeta brett med många nya idé…

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Advancing Urban Planning with the Community Capital Compass with Mark Roseland 52:45

2M ago52:45

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Contemporary planning approaches often fall short in addressing the cascading environmental, economic, and social issues planners and their communities face. Planners need comprehensive, forward-thinking approaches that prioritize sustainability, equity, and inclusivity. Mark Roseland’s new book, Toward Sustainable Communities: Solutions for Citize…

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429. Reclaiming streets as public space - Demetrio Scopelliti 1:15:44

2M ago1:15:44

1:15:44

Demetrio Scopelliti (Director for Urban Planning and Public Space presso AMAT Agenzia Mobilità, Ambiente e Territorio) We are talking about:- Tactical urbanism in Milano - Officina urbana team - M4 metro line project in Milano ___ Keep Up the Good Work. Keep Loving Cities ❤️️ All opinions expressed in each episode are personal to the guest and do n…

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428. The Place Man movie (The power of Placemaking) - Fred Kent 19:43

2M ago19:43

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The Place Man (2024) is a documentary produced and directed by Guillermo Bernal that explores the roots of the placemaking movement through the life of Fred Kent. You can watch the movie (19 minutes) on YouTube here https://youtu.be/LBf_I-sB5ZM?si=au8Vd79mxcODPKSP You can listen to the movie in audio format in this episode. Ps: Episode 395. The Pla…

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427. Urbanistica Podcast on TikTok - Mustafa Sherif 3:37

2M ago3:37

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We are going to create short videos from interviews and publish them on: Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@urbanisticapodcast TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@urbanistica.podcast Instagram https://www.instagram.com/urbanistica.podcast/ Keep up the good work Keep loving cities --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urbanis…

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426.SWE Vems röst hörs i en stad för alla? - ⁠Jennie Björstad⁠ 2:04:29

2M ago2:04:29

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Jennie Björstad (Sociolog, strateg social hållbarhet, AFRY)Vi pratar om:- Varför är det viktigt med dialoger och delaktighet när vi planerar städer?- Risker med generaliseringar och planeringsideal - Varför ska vi vara kritiska till vår kunskap?- Vems röster hörs? Måste vi prata med alla?- Vad finns det för olika nivåer av delaktighet – vad har vi …

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400. The 15-Minute City book - Carlos Moreno 46:39

2M ago46:39

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Urbanistica podcast is celebrating 400 episodes with our special guest Professor Carlos Moreno (Co-Founder & Scientific Director “Entrepreneurship, Territory, Innovation” Chair chez Paris1 - Pantheon Sorbonne University, France) We are talking about: - The 15-minute city book - Attacks from conspiracy theorists and death threats - Learnings from An…

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How to Fight a Mega-Jail with Maya Singhal 51:24

2M ago51:24

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In 2017, New York City committed to a plan to close Rikers Island Jail Complex and build four smaller jails around the city in Manhattan’s Chinatown, Downtown Brooklyn, Mott Haven in the Bronx, and Kew Gardens in Queens. The Chinatown jail is planned to be built on the site of the current jail in the neighborhood, but rather than repurposing or rem…

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425.SWE Theory Into Practice - Anna Sundman 1:46:33

2M ago1:46:33

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Anna Sundman (Partner, VD, Arkitekt SAR/MSA, på Theory Into Practice AB)Vi pratar om:- Theory Into Practice- Vad är affärsmodellen?- Vidga arkitektensroll, till vad?- Vad är innovation inom arkitektur?- Vad är kopplingen till Svenska Arkitekturinstitutet?- Vad ska arkitekter sluta göra? varför?___Keep Up the Good Work. Keep Loving Cities ❤️️All opi…

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On Architecture + Medicine / Diana Anderson 38:27

3M ago38:27

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For our final episode for this season, we speak to doctor and architect Diana Anderson, who has skillfully carved a unique career path for herself as a “dochitect” – by pioneering a collaborative, evidence-based model for approaching healthcare from the medicine and architecture fields simultaneously. Dr. Diana Anderson is a triple boarded professi…

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424. Smart in the City - Tamlyn Shimizu 1:26:29

3M ago1:26:29

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Tamlyn Shimizu (Global Partnerships & Communications Lead at BABLE Smart Cities, Germany). We are talking about: -Smart City and the podcast -What is a smart city? -Based on Tamlyn and what she hears from her guests: what should urban planners stop doing when they plan smart cities? why? -What skills should urban planners learn? why? Everyone is in…

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Here There Be Dragons: Urban Research Methods with Jess Myers 53:32

3M ago53:32

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In this Cities@Tufts episode, Myers discusses her eight years working on the research, design, and production of the urbanism podcast Here There Be Dragons. HTBD starts with residents first and seeks to forefront methods from the social sciences as crucial techniques in the analysis of the built environment. The podcast covers one city per season. …

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423.SWE Arkitektens roll, resan från Neapel till Stockholm - ⁠Alessandro M. Lucca 2:27:53

3M ago2:27:53

2:27:53

Alessandro M. Lucca (Arkitekt och Partner, Brunnberg & Forshed Arkitektkontor AB)Vi pratar om: - Vilka kompetens behöver arkitekter idag för att möta dagens utmaningar? -Hur skiljer det sig mellan att jobba som arkitekt i Italien och i Sverige? - Vad kan arkitekter i Sverige lära sig från arkitekter i Italien? - Vad är Sandros filosofi om arkitektu…

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422. How a difficult childhood developed a passion for cities - Mustafa Sherif 40:28

3M ago40:28

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After many requests from listeners, I am sharing some parts of my story. In this episode you will hear about me, my childhood, and how I was moving from one city to another because of war. Moreover, how did this develop a passion in me for making cities for people? This is the first episode of the new season (4th) of the Urbanistica podcast. Keep U…

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On Medical Tourism along the US-Mexico Border / Viviane Clement 32:51

4M ago32:51

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In our previous episode, we got an overview of medical tourism around the world and the key factors that drive people to travel from one country to another for medical treatments and procedures. Today, we take a closer look at some of the medical tourism hubs along a very specific geographic area, i.e., the US-Mexico border. Viviane Clement is an e…

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On Medical Tourism / Valorie Crooks 44:22

4M ago44:22

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Medical tourism is a rapidly growing industry that has emerged out of people’s need to travel across country borders to access medical treatments and procedures. In order to understand this global movement, we need to understand the reason for travel, the destinations that attract individuals and the web of factors that shape this global industry. …

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421. Toyota Woven City - Giulia Frittoli 42:51

4M ago42:51

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Giulia Frittoli (Partner and Landscape Architect at BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group)We are talking about Toyota Woven City. Read more about the project here. Together with Toyota Motor Corporation, BIG unveils Toyota Woven City as the world’s first urban incubator dedicated to the advancement of all aspects of mobility at the foothills of Mt. Fuji in Jap…

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420. Solar power and renewable energy - Glenn Karlsson 1:50:03

4M ago1:50:03

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Glenn Karlsson (Market Area Manager Civil at AFRY, Inspirational Indoor Cycling Instructor, Environmentalist). We are talking about:-What is renewable energy? How do we produce it?- How does solar power work?- The latest and the largest solar power park with AFRY.- How can cities start scaling up their work with solar parks? - What should cities st…

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Co-Design in Global Development Data Initiatives with Dana R. Thomson 58:32

4M ago58:32

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What is co-design, and what does it look like in global initiatives that produce data about development indicators? Projects that strive for inclusivity might hold well-designed multi-stakeholder engagement workshops throughout a project but still see limited local uptake of their data in the end. Why are multi-stakeholder workshops usually not eno…

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419. Changing car ownership in cities - Mathias Holst 49:10

5M ago49:10

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Mathias Holst (Chief Financial Officer på Lynk & Co International)Lynk & Co is the mobility company that aims to challenge outdated norms of car ownership and transform the way we use and own our cars. The company was formed to provide flexible and sustainable mobility solutions to a connected generation. Lynk & Co manufactures high-quality cars an…

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On Spaces for Mental Health / James Leadbitter 33:21

5M ago33:21

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What is your idea of good mental health? What does it taste like? What does it smell like? What does it sound like? What does it feel like to touch? And if you could design your own safe space, what would it look like? What would you have in it? James Leadbitter, also known as The Vacuum Cleaner, is a UK based artist and activist who makes candid, …

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418. A bike design philosophy - Fredrik Palmblad and Marijn Molenaar 1:17:44

5M ago1:17:44

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Fredrik Palmblad (Creative Lead at AFRY Experience Studios) and Marijn Molenaar (Design Project lead, AFRY). We are talking about: - The design process of a bike? - 100 years doing the same thing, what is beyond a traditional bike? - How can we use a bike more than just a way to transport ourselves, can we have e.g. accessories, app integration, et…

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417. Women Reclaiming the City book 1:04:17

5M ago1:04:17

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Women Reclaiming the City, International Research on Urbanism, Architecture, and Planning, Edited by Tigran Haas. We are talking with: - Professor Loretta Lees (FAcSS, MAE), Director of the Initiative on Cities, Boston University Initiative on Cities. - Setha Low, Distinguished Professor of environmental psychology, anthropology, geography, and wom…

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On the Architecture of Disability / David Gissen 43:19

5M ago43:19

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It has been a while since architects have been attempting to address various forms of disability in the buildings, neighborhoods and cities they design. However, these attempts are most often limited to increasing access for differently abled bodies. Our guest today, David Gissen, argues that a disability critique of architecture is not one that so…

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416. Storytelling and Urban Design - Patrick Verhoeven 1:20:04

5M ago1:20:04

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Patrick Verhoeven (Partner at MANDAWORKS, Stockholm) We are talking about:- What is Storytelling when it comes to Urban design? - How do we discover new layers that lift the site give it new meaning and invite experiment? - How do we keep respect for the existing story and not just destroy/remove it with our new story and layers? - How do we keep a…

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Infrastructure Apartheid to Liberatory Infrastructures with Maya Elizabeth Carrasquillo 57:47

5M ago57:47

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"Infrastructure Apartheid to Liberatory Infrastructures" - this phrase highlights a fundamental shift in our framing of both harms and solutions, respectively, from individual and direct, to systemic and distributed. Dr. Carrasquillo and the Liberatory Infrastructures Labs' aim, as they continue to not only challenge the theoretical framings but al…

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415. Creating equal communities - ⁠Carmen Mays, MPA ⁠ 1:34:29

6M ago1:34:29

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Carmen Mays, MPA : an Urbanist and a Creative Entrepreneur, Making cities livable, equitable, and enjoyable for everybody in everybody at every stage of life. We are talking about:- Urbanism through the lens of being both Black and "American" in a national and global context. What are the challenges that a black & American faces in cities? - How to…

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414.AR سيدة البناء لعام 2023 في السويد - مريم محمد امين 1:33:17

6M ago1:33:17

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بهاي الحلقة اتكلم مع المهندسة العراقية ⁠Mariam Mohammedamin⁠الي فازت بجائزة العام للمرأة في مجال البناء و الهندسة في السويد لسنة 2023___Keep Up the Good Work. Keep Loving Cities ❤️️All opinions expressed in each episode are personal to the guest and do not represent the Host of Urbanistica Podcast unless otherwise stated.Let's connect and talk furt…

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On Death in the Digital Age / Oreet Ashery 36:35

6M ago36:35

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We don’t talk about the technical and logistical aspects of death enough. For example: How does one’s economic status affect the conditions in which they die? Do gender identities play a role in how people receive end of life care? Can we choose the memories that we want to leave behind for our loved ones? And how does social media become an archiv…

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The Imaginal Cells of the Solidarity Economy: Democratizing Power 1:26:32

6M ago1:26:32

1:26:32

Welcome to the second episode of the Imaginal Cells of the Solidarity Economy: Democratizing Power. This a special series of episodes that we've been sharing over the summer until Cities@Tufts officially resumes for our fourth season in the Fall. Over the course of our lecture series, we’ve talked a lot about the crucial role that community plays i…

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413. A Creative Leader in Architecture - ⁠Jesús Azpeitia Seron 1:30:32

6M ago1:30:32

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Jesús Azpeitia Seron (Creative director at Tengbom) We are talking about: - What is a creative architectural process? - How can we make architecture more inclusive both within a team but also with users? - What is beautiful and Aesthetics in Architecture? Is there a standard for beauty? - How do we translate beauty in architecture to money? - Do yo…

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412. Cities for Youth - Jens Aerts 1:04:12

6M ago1:04:12

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Jens Aerts (Team Manager Climate Resilience Planning at Sweco, Brussel-Bruxelles, Belgium). We are talking about child-friendly cities and Safe and Sound Cities Program ____ Photographer of the picture: Tini Cleemput ___ Keep Up the Good Work. Keep Loving Cities ❤️️ All opinions expressed in each episode are personal to the guest and do not represe…

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411. Stockholm Wood City - ⁠Linus Kjellberg⁠ 41:38

6M ago41:38

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Linus Kjellberg (Head of Business Development, Atrium Ljungberg, Stockholm, Sweden)We are talking about Stockholm Wood City – the world’s largest wooden city.In a ground-breaking move, the Swedish urban developer Atrium Ljungberg has initiated Stockholm Wood City - the world's largest urban wooden construction project. The ambitious project is bein…

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On Menstruation Rooms in the Benin Kingdom / Minne Atairu 26:28

6M ago26:28

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Historically, many communities around the world spatialized the bodily function of menstruation and integrated it within their architecture in the form of menstruation huts – often leading to the isolation and oppression of women as impure beings. Our guest today argues that these spaces in the west African Benin Kingdom were intentionally designed…

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410. Utopian hours - Luca Ballarini 24:37

6M ago24:37

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Luca Ballarini (Founder and Creative Director of Bellissimo, Founder of Stratosferica) we are talking about Utopian Hours festival. ___This episode is in collaboration with Utopian Hours. Read more about Utopian Hours ⁠here ⁠. Utopian Hours is the festival that talks about "city building": the ideas, projects and places that are improving life in c…

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409. Openact Architecture - ⁠Zuhal Kol⁠ 32:56

6M ago32:56

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Zuhal Kol (Architect/Founding Partner at Openact Architecture, Madrid, Spain) We are talking about teamwork, design methodology, New European Bauhaus and much more. In the dynamic world of architecture and urbanism, OPENACT emerges as a vibrant and visionary multidisciplinary design practice. The New European Bauhaus 2023 Finalists are known for tr…

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408. Recycling urban spaces - Jacyntha Serre 29:18

6M ago29:18

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Jacyntha Serre (Third-place development Consultant at Sinny&Ooko, France)Sinny&Ooko teach us the art of recycling urban spaces for environmental and social action, in one of the most dense cities in Europe. They are experts in the creation of eco-cultural third places. Their disruptive and experimental projects opened up the conversation on issues …

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407. Meanwhile Placemaking - ⁠Petra Marko 35:31

6M ago35:31

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Petra Marko Architect, urban strategist and placemaking expert. Petra is co-founder of Marko&Placemakers -a consulting and city design agency- and creative director of the Milk collective. Active mainly in London, Marko has over 15 years of experience in the field of placemaking. Her mission is to build new identities and functions for the places i…

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406. ⁠The making of The War on Cars podcast - Doug Gordon⁠ 55:01

6M ago55:01

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Doug Gordon (Multimedia creator and communications strategist specializing in mobility and cities for people, USA) Doug is one of the voices of the podcast The War on Cars. We are talking about behind the scenes of making a podcast. The War on Cars, a series analysing the challenges and opportunities of urban transport. With a clear anti-car positi…

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405. Holzmarkt in Berlin - Juval Dieziger 38:49

6M ago38:49

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Holzmarkt is a co-operative urban space in central Berlin offering space for cultural activities, restaurants and bars, small businesses, social infrastructure, urban gardening and spaces for community. The idea was born out of a protest against the city’s decision to drastically transform the abandoned areas in the river bank. Co-founder and Chief…

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