Best Urbandesign Podcasts (2024)

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457. Bloomberg’s Asphalt Art Initiative - David Andersson 57:16

5h ago57:16

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David Andersson (Arts & Culture Team at Bloomberg Associates, Brooklyn, New York, USA) ABOUT THE ASPHALT ART INITIATIVE: Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Asphalt Art Initiative responds to the growing number of cities around the world embracing art as an effective and low-cost strategy to improve street safety and create vibrant public spaces. The initiat…

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On Ecological Living / Susannah Sayler and Edward Morris 32:27

3h ago32:27

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Toolshed is a platform, a project and a place in Hudson, New York, where artists Susannah Sayler and Edward Morris collect and share tools for ecological living. They have categorized these tools into four distinct groups: food, kin, shelter and magic. Today, we speak to Susannah and Edward about what ecological living means and how Toolshed plays …

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456. A summer vacation in Playground Paradise - Mustafa Sherif 15:58

5d ago15:58

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Helsingborg City in southern Sweden has transformed into a playful city. Over the past decade, the city has invested in numerous thematic playgrounds. These have encouraged school students, kindergarteners, and adults with their children to explore different parts of the city, breaking out of their usual social and neighborhood "bubbles." What a sm…

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On Living Alone / Maria Vittoria Tesei and Flavio Martella (m2ft) 34:28

5d ago34:28

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People are increasingly making the conscious choice to live alone and it just so turns out that the number of people living alone in Europe has doubled since the 1980s. We speak to architects Maria Vittoria Tesei and Flavio Martella about the social, economic and architectural implications of living alone. Founded by Maria Vittoria Tesei (architect…

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Introducing Season 6: On Home, Shelter, Housing 4:38

19d ago4:38

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By living in a world of wars and unrest right now, we are witnessing one of the largest human displacements to have ever happened. People around the world are on the move to seek refuge – whether it is because of military action or a natural disaster. The idea of a “home” is under constant scrutiny as entire populations are uprooted from the very p…

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455. C40 cities - Hélène Chartier 1:21:59

1M ago1:21:59

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Hélène Chartier (Director of Urban Planning and Design at C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group) We are talking about: -C40 cities- The design guidance for green and thriving public spaces About C40: C40 is a global network of nearly 100 mayors of the world’s leading cities that are united in action to confront the climate crisis. Mayors of C40 citie…

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454. The Future Design of Streets - ⁠Daniel Casas Valle 1:33:47

1M ago1:33:47

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Daniel Casas Valle (Urban designer/planner, Researcher, Director, Porto) We are talking about: - The book The Future Design of Streets - How do we imagine future streets, and space more as a balanced mix of what? - How can we improve existing streets to make these spaces more valuable for people and nature? Order the book here: https://thefuturedes…

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453. Hack for Earth - Ann Molin 2:10:30

1M ago2:10:30

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Ann Molin (Secretary General & CEO of Hack for Earth, Author of Dream! Hack! Build! Book)We are talking about:-Using hackathons as a method to involve citizens in finding impactful and innovative solutions.-The Hack for Earth Foundation Hackathon.-'Dream, Hack, Build': A book about how you can organize hackathons in your organization About Hack for…

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452. Keynote conversations book - Gustav Magnusson 46:23

1M ago46:23

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Gustav Magnusson (Urbanist, FPR/MSA, Book auther, Europe 40under40 urbanist, Malmö, greater Copenhagen, Sweden). we are talking about his new book. "keynote conversations," is a book not found in every bookstore. it has been described as an urban pechakucha festival in the shape of a book and features insights from 100 global urban experts. Order t…

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451. Urban Planning and Design: Experiences from Working in the UK and Scandinavia - ⁠Angela Woda and ⁠Stefan Sjöberg⁠⁠ 1:31:05

1M ago1:31:05

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Angela Woda (Senior Urban Designer, Kjellander Sjöberg Studio) and Stefan Sjöberg (Founding Director, Kjellander Sjöberg Architects London-Stockholm - Malmö) We are talking about: - Urban Planning and Design projects in the UK compared to Sweden- How do we measure the success of our city planning and design? _____ Keep Up the Good Work. Keep Loving…

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450.AR بالعربي Rim Alexandra Halfya's journey and Combify. PART 1 1:23:18

2M ago1:23:18

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Rim Alexandra Halfya (Cofounder & COO at Combify, Commercial RE Advisor, Public Speaker, Sweden) في هذه الحلقة نتكلم مع ريم عن نشأتها, و طفولتها, و الأسباب التي ادت الى انتقالها الى السويد. ريم تحدثنا عن شركة Combify في عام 2017، اتخذت ريم مع شريكها التجاري لتأسيس "كومبيفاي". شغفهم بالهندسة المعمارية والأعمال والتكنولوجيا دفعهم إلى اتخاذ هذه الخطوة…

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449. How to do a PhD? - Chero Eliassi⁠ 1:13:10

1M ago1:13:10

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Chero Eliassi (Landscape Architect & PhD Candidate at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden) We are talking about: -How is it to do a PhD? -What are the challenges? -What are the fun parts of doing a PhD? -What is the process of becoming a PhD candidate? For more contact and information on Chero’s research at KTH ⁠here. ⁠ Follow the research on…

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448. Transformative Landscapes of the Million Program in Sweden - Chero Eliassi 2:00:46

1M ago2:00:46

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⁠Chero Eliassi⁠ (Landscape Architect & PhD Candidate at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden) We are talking about Chero's PhD research:-The outdoor environments built during the Swedish Million Program:-Highlights about the Swedish Million Program-What does Chero's research investigate?-What methodology is he using to find answers to his ques…

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Social Cooperative Academy: Why social coops offer potential transformation of care and more 58:51

2M ago58:51

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Cities@Tufts is still on our summer break, but we have a special offering for you this month. For the past eight weeks, Shareable has co-hosted the Social Cooperative Academy with the Rocky Mountain Employee Ownership Center and several other partners. Social cooperatives remain relatively obscure in the United States, despite thriving in various c…

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447.SWE Att skapa platser där man vill vara och dit man vill återvända - Peter Lind 1:02:03

2M ago1:02:03

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Peter Lind (Utvecklingschef Hagalund, Humlegården Fastigheter AB).Vi pratar om:- Om processen fastighetsutveckling, från idéer och koncept, till planer och ritningar, och sedan till en färdigbyggd fastighet.- Hur skapar vi platser där man vill vara och dit man vill återvända?- Vilken roll behöver fastighetsägare/utvecklare ta? Varför? Vilket ledars…

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446. How can the arts build community resilience in urban transformation? - Charles Landry and Madeleine Kate Mcgowan 1:07:24

2M ago1:07:24

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Placemaking Europe x City of Arts Webinar 3 How can artistic performances, dancing, imagination, creativity, culture, and diversity be integrated into city-making to foster community resilience? Join us for the third discussion in our webinar series, where we explore the vital role of the arts and co-creation processes in cultivating resilient and …

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445.SWE Open House, demokrati och delaktighet i stadsutvecklingsprocesser 39:12

2M ago39:12

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Joanna Messmer (Projektchef, Open House Stockholm)och Niklas Svensson (Ordförande, Openh House Stockholm)Open House Stockholm syftar till att involvera allmänheten i stadens utveckling och stimulera intresset för arkitektur och samhällsbyggande. Open House Stockholm är en del av det globala nätverket Open House Worldwide samt har ett treårigt samar…

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444.SWE Skolchef vid Skolan för arkitektur och samhällsbyggnad KTH - Björn Berggren 1:15:08

2M ago1:15:08

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Björn Berggren (Skolchef vid Skolan för arkitektur och samhällsbyggnad, KTH, Stockholm, Sverige) Vi pratar om: -Hur var undervisningen under COVID? -Hur undervisar KTH nu? Fysisk vs. digital undervisning. -Relationen mellan akademi och praktik: Hur når vi ut med det som akademin producerar till praktiker? Vad behöver vi göra? -Björns ledarskap som …

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443. Urbanistica Podcast collaboration with ArchiNet 22:10

3M ago22:10

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Urbanistica Podcast is excited and proud to announce a new collaboration with ArchiNet.This partnership will involve meeting and interviewing experts from the ArchiNet community. We love sharing stories to learn more and get inspired by interesting projects happening in different countries across the fields of interior design, architecture, urban p…

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442.SWE Landskapsarkitektens roll - Bengt Isling 1:49:06

3M ago1:49:06

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Bengt Isling (Landskapsarkitekt LAR/MSA, Nyréns Arkitektkontor) Vi pratar om: -Vad är landskapsarkitektens roll för att möta framtidens utmaningar? -Projekt: Hornsbergs Strandpark, Kärrtorpsplan, Linköpings bibliotek, m.m. ______ Keep Up the Good Work. Keep Loving Cities ❤️️ All opinions expressed in each episode are personal to the guest and do no…

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441. Talent City Index - Marcus Andersson 1:19:19

3M ago1:19:19

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Marcus Andersson (CEO and co-founder of Future Place Leadership) We are talking about: What is the Talent City Index? How do we measure and analyze talents? How can cities be unique and attract talent? Useful links: Talent City Index here. Place x Nordic here. Future Place Leadership here. ______ Keep Up the Good Work. Keep Loving Cities ❤️️ All op…

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440.SWE Varför du ska åka på utbyte - Louise Lind 48:25

3M ago48:25

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Louise Lind (Exchange Ambassador, Stockholms universitet, Intern at AFRY Urban Planning & Design)Vi pratar om processen att ansöka om att gå på utbytestudier och om Louises egna utbytestudier. ______ 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 Urbani…

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Architects Without Frontiers: A Journey from Divided Cities to Zones of Fragility with Professor Esther Charlesworth 1:02:41

3M ago1:02:41

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Professor Esther Charlesworth’s talk for the Boston Salon on May 1, 2024 focused on her nomadic design journey across the last three decades. In trying to move from just theorizing about disaster architecture to designing and delivering projects for at-risk communities globally, Esther started both Architects Without Frontiers (Australia) and ASF (…

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439. European Capital of Culture Trenčín 2026 - Lenka Kuricová 1:34:15

3M ago1:34:15

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Lenka Kuricová (Artistic Director, Creative Institute, Trenčín,Slovakia) We are talking about: - The process of being a European Capital of Culture - The Program of Trenčín European Capital of Culture 2026 - Cities in Placemaking program Read the Trenčín city bid book here. _______ Keep Up the Good Work. Keep Loving Cities ❤️️ All opinions expresse…

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438.SWE Stadsplanering och klimatet - Martina Pereira Norrman 1:32:55

3M ago1:32:55

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Martina Pereira Norrman (Stadsplanerare och Landskapsarkitekt, AFRY) Vi pratar om: Hur såg stadsutveckling ut historiskt i Stockholm? Hur ska vi planera för fler bostäder och möjligheter till ett härligt liv med ett mycket lägre eller inget klimatavtryck Klimatarena Stockholm Vilken kompetens behöver stadsplanerare för att kunna möta nu och framtid…

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437. Architecture and community building - Mariia Smoliakova 1:33:34

4M ago1:33:34

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Mariia Smoliakova (Architect & Urban Designer, BAU) we are talking about: - How did Mariia's interest in community building start and grow? - Her "Beyond Survival" project - Her volunteering work with ASF (Arkitkter utan gränser) - How was it to study during COVID? ___ Keep Up the Good Work. Keep Loving Cities ❤️️ All opinions expressed in each epi…

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

4M 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

4M 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

4M 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

5M 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

5M 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

4M 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

5M ago1:22:53

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Nourhan Bassam (PhD Urban Design & Placemaking, Feminist Urbanist, Author, GamingX Founder)We are talking about:- The Gendered City book: How Cities Keep Failing Women- How have cities failed women?- How can we envision urban environments?- What do we need to make this vision of cities come true? Read more and order the book here._________Keep Up t…

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432.SWE Klimatneutrala städer - Maja Manner 58:22

5M 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

5M ago1:29:39

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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

5M 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

6M ago1:36:33

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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

5M 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

6M ago1:15:44

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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

6M 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

6M 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

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

6M 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

6M 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

6M 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

6M 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

7M 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

6M 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

6M 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

7M ago2:27:53

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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

7M 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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