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Changing Places is a podcast about the way our relationship with the built environment is changing. Join journalist Mariam Sobh for fascinating weekly conversations with leaders from the architecture, design, and real estate sectors, as well as artists, p

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    • Oct 31, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 26m AVG DURATION
    • 27 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Changing Places

    Made to serve: the rise and future of robot restaurants

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 30:36 Transcription Available


    From ancient Babylon to the first McDonald's restaurant, our food has been made in the same way for a very, very long time. You place an order, a cook cooks it, you eat it, and go about your day. However, automation has entered the kitchen and robots are preparing some - if not all! - of your meal. Welcome to the world of robot restaurants, welcome to the future.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    From fashion to axe throwing: how the high street continues to evolve

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 21:55 Transcription Available


    What do Chanel, H&M, and Gravity Entertainment have in common? You can find them on high streets throughout the UK. How did gaming centers featuring go-karts, ten pin bowling, surfing, and axe throwing wind up on the same high streets as Chanel and H&M? This is the story of how and why high streets are changing faster than we ever could have imagined!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The vitality of the city: data and patterns in the new era of downtown

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2022 26:07 Transcription Available


    Downtowns have always been a place to be seen, experience culture, or work a nine-to-five. However, the pandemic lockdown introduced a fundamental disruption and shift in the reality of how we use our cities. How can front-edge data and foot-traffic patterns influence or predict the future of downtowns and the emerging future of our built environment?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    On golden years: the new frontier of aging in place

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2022 30:01 Transcription Available


    Every single day, people around the world consider whether to age in place at home or move into a facility meant specifically for seniors. For some, the choice is easy. For others, it's the last decision they want to make. As our views on aging change, what lies in store for the future of senior housing? Will we all live like Dorothy, Rose, Blanche, and Sophia…or wind up somewhere nicer than Shady Pines? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Move!: explore the changing world of transportation

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022 32:13 Transcription Available


    Let's move! Whether you're traveling by car, bus, light rail, or scooter, the world of transportation is changing at light speed. Governments, cities, and experts are rethinking what it means to move from Point A to Point B and how that will impact how your relationship to your community.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Designing a modern stadium

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 29:09 Transcription Available


    How LA's SOFI is changing the game (re-release) In honor of the American football season, we're going to revisit our episode about SoFi Stadium from Season 1! We explore what happens when empty lots and vacant land are turned into the most technologically advanced sports stadium and urban complex in the world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Through the looking glass: into the emerging world of the metaverse

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2022 27:21 Transcription Available


    Metaverse. The word alone conjures up images of avatars, virtual shopping malls, and people seated in meeting rooms from around the world. But what does it really mean? Who are the players in the real estate space, and what kind of world are they building for the Internet of tomorrow? Let's explore the vast expanse of the Metaverse.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Lights in the darkness: building a world where we can see the stars

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 27:57 Transcription Available


    For centuries, the stars have guided sailors home, inspired poets, and forced us to understand our place in the universe. With the advent of electric light, the night sky of yore is fading before our very eyes. Is light pollution an unavoidable product of our modern, built world? Or will local governments, national policy, and everyday people be the key to unleashing the brilliance of the night sky once again?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Gilded rainbows: inside the changing face of gaybourhoods

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 26:51 Transcription Available


    Trends show global gaybourhoods beginning to disappear, shrink or become versions of their formerly vibrant selves. Why? Are broader societal shifts simply changing core needs of the community? Are local LGBTQ+ finding greater connection online or in mainstream city centers, removing the need for a dedicated space? Or are members of these communities being pushed out, losing place and space built solely around their needs, now widening to accommodate all in the name of inclusion? We explore what is lost if gaybourhoods in their truest sense vanish completely, and what needs will exist regardless, as the future of the gaybourhoods remains in flux. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Vacancy: the story of our abandoned neighborhoods

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022 31:04 Transcription Available


    From Baltimore to Philadelphia, to the Rust Belt and beyond, the United States has a unique crisis on its hands: too much vacant housing with too little demand. From rows of empty, dilapidated housing to abandoned neighborhoods, the story of vacant housing in America is the story of what happens when trends change, people move, populations decline, and the built world people once loved is left to decay.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    From the mind of developers: a look at the complex world of planned communities

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022 29:36 Transcription Available


    For millions of people, the idea of living in a planned community with like-minded individuals who may share the same interests or hobbies sounds ideal. To others, it is…less welcoming. Whatever side of the divide you're on, as we explore planned communities' place in the built world around us, it begs the question: if a subset of people leave cities and suburbs for their own slice of Utopia in a planned community, what do they gain? And what happens to the rest of us?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Fifteen-minute cities: inside the new model reshaping the world's urban landscapes

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2022 25:43 Transcription Available


    For most of us, to visit the cinema, grocery store, or the office, we must jump into a car, wait for a bus, or jostle our way onto a subway. It's become so routine, we might not realize there could be a much simpler alternative. Welcome to the fifteen-minute city, where everything you need to live, work and play is just minutes away.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    There's a garden in my office: the evolving world of office design

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022 26:02 Transcription Available


    As we re-enter our long-forgotten offices, it's time to consider what they offer us. Are they built with inclusivity in mind? Are we welcomed by plant life and energizing human-centered design, or are we finding ourselves in the same old cookie cutter, freezing, and cramped office space with bad coffee and bright fluorescent glow? What do we really need, and what should we consider as employees call for changes to the workplace like we've never seen before? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Changing Places Season 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2022 1:52


    Welcome to Season 2 of Changing Places, a podcast about our evolving relationship with the built world around us. Join journalist Mariam Sobh for fascinating conversations with leaders from the worlds of real estate, design, urban planning, architecture, community voices, and others who bring our places and spaces to life. Find Changing Places wherever you get your podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The built world meets sustainability: how cities and suburbs are creating a new future

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 32:21


    Sustainability. Whatever it means to you, it is challenging cities and suburbs around the world from Long Beach, California to Amsterdam in The Netherlands. Just how do cities, suburbs, local governments, and federal actions work together - or in spite of each other - to create a sustainable built world of tomorrow? With everyone from local citizen groups to global policy approaching the issue from a slightly different vantage points, the future of sustainability is up for grabs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Beyond the server: how our love of data is changing data centers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2022 31:34


    Far too often, the relationship between the apps on our smartphones and the ecosystems behind them are unknown to everyday consumers. Whether you’re endless scrolling through Instagram or getting the latest stock updates on Robinhood, every tap, swipe, and like goes through one of the thousands of data centers around the world. These data centers are the central nerve system of every technology company, government agency, and streaming platform in the world. Without them, our world isn’t possible. How did we get here, and what does the future hold for data centers as technology only becomes a more prevalent part of our days?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Flex space: inside the changing world of space

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2022 29:17


    Whether you’re working from a spare bedroom, renting a desk through an app, or creating a custom space for a team of thirty, you’ve been in the flex space world without ever knowing it. As global corporations sell office space, the need for in person collaboration refuses to subside. We’re going to take a deep look into the movers, the shakers, the variables, and the trends which make flex space one of the most dynamic sectors you’ve never heard of...until now.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Dine on demand: ghost kitchens rewrite the rules of delivery

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2022 26:30


    Ghost kitchens walk among us, but so few of us actually know where they are, what they do, or how they’re upending the world of food delivery. Chances are you have ordered a meal from a ghost kitchen through your local delivery app without ever wondering who prepared your food. In this episode, we’ll examine the history, present, and future of one of the least known sectors of the food industry…your local ghost kitchen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Hotels battle back: with better design and best practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2022 26:10


    Come out, come out, wherever you are! It’s time to book a ticket, travel through time and space, and check into a hotel room… Or is it? As the world reopens and intrepid travels set out for the four corners of the globe, the world of hotels has changed across the board. What does it mean to stay at a resort? Has business travel transformed the hotel sector without realizing it? Or has the hotel market become so fragmented from six star resorts to roadside motels that it will now mean different things to different people? Come with us as we walk into the lobby, ring the bell...maybe open the door to a hotel room with our phones...and discover what new delights await for you as hotels battle back. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The changing business of ports: the beginning and end of the supply chain

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 28:06


    Ports around the world have been thrust into the spotlight due to the ongoing conversations around the supply chain, cargo ships anchored off the coasts of countries around the world, and their very importance to everyday life...whether you’re waiting for a new toaster oven, grain for cattle, or rivets for your factory. For a sector that is under so much scrutiny, very little is understood about how they work and the massive issues facing them today. Join us as we speak to the experts who can help us make sense of ports, their place in the world, and why they’re doing everything they can to meet the current moment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The changing face of malls: the rise, fall and future

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2021 26:28


    What is the future of shopping malls? Since their creation in the mid-1950s, they have had many lives -- from concert venues for pop stars in the 1980s to schools and medical facilities in the 21st century. However, as our world continues to evolve, so have our relationships with one of the biggest physical spaces where the desires of the consumer and retailer collide in a symphony of commerce. As every aspect of life enters a new reality, it’s time to re-examine our relationships with the shopping mall...and what it means for our communities, our local economies, and the future of retail...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The new warehouses: the sleeping giants of industrial land

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2021 26:27


    Highways, freeways, and country roads around the world are dotted with them, but few people have ever paid attention to them or been inside of them. The warehouse is one of the titans of our world, but few people have been inside of them with even fewer who understand their place and function in our everyday lives. In this episode of Changing Places, we’re throwing open the doors of the warehouses...the real sleeping giants of our world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Re-opening night: new audience expectations...but the show must go on

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2021 27:48


    On November 15, 2021, London’s famed West End theatres officially reopened after being closed for 609 days. That’s the longest theatre closure in London since the Puritan repression in 1642. Now orchestras are tuning, stars are slipping into costume, and curtains are rising as audiences and talent come face to face for the first time in a very long time. As we adjust to our new normal, we’re going behind the scenes to see what’s changed, what’s new, and what’s never coming back again. We’ll talk to James Williams of the Shaftesbury Theatre and Chris Dumas from Avison Young to see just what lies in store for your theatre going experience. If it can survive from Euripides to Shaw to Sondehim, can the grand old lady survive COVID? Settle into your seats. It’s showtime. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Designing a modern stadium: how LA's SoFi is changing the game

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2021 28:50


    How LA’s SoFi is Changing the Game In this episode of Changing Places, sponsored by Avison Young, host Mariam Sobh talks with Gerard McCallum and Mia Lehrer. We explore what happens when empty lots and vacant land are turned into the most technologically advanced sports stadium and urban complex in the world: SoFi Stadium.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Dynamic retail experiences: the future of retail or one-offs for brands?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2021 25:35


    The Future of Retail or One-Offs for Brands? In this episode of Changing Places, sponsored by Avison Young, host Mariam Sobh talks with Jeff Doud and Stan Yoshihara about the world of dynamic retail experiences. From visiting Little Tokyo where the dynamic experience is baked into its DNA to the AT&T store at 1 Powell Street in San Francisco where the dynamic experience was created with intention, no two experiences are the same in the world of dynamic retail experiences. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The new office: what happens when work from home meets office culture?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 25:52


    What Happens When Work from Home Meets Office Culture? In this episode, host Mariam Sobh talks with Sheila Botting and James Porter and explores what happens when work from home meets office culture, something many of us have had to contend with for almost two years. And, if eighty percent of workers want to continue working at home in some capacity, what does it really mean for the future of the office?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Welcome to Changing Places

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2021 1:39


    Changing Places is a podcast about the way our relationship with the built environment is changing. Join journalist Mariam Sobh for fascinating weekly conversations with leaders from the architecture, design, and real estate sectors, as well as artists, planners, and community voices.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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