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Best podcasts about city design

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FORward Radio program archives
Truth to Power | Jeff Speck | How to Make Downtown & NuLu Streets Safe & Walkable | 3-21-25

FORward Radio program archives

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 58:07


On this week's program, we bring you highlights from a public meeting and open house that took place at the Main Public Library on March 18th about the Downtown & NuLu Street Network Plan. Louisville Metro Government is leading a plan to advance quick-term action projects for streets in Downtown and NuLu, intended to promote walkability and safety for pedestrians and to serve as a blueprint for capital improvement projects over the next several years. The public was invited to come be a part of this planning effort by joining this open house and kickoff of the plan activities - featuring a presentation from Jeff Speck from Metro's planning consultant team! So listen in as renowned urban planner and author Jeff Speck shared his insights on reimagining downtown Louisville through the lens of walkability and why fostering a pedestrian-friendly environment is imperative for a flourishing city. The evening kicked off with Joel from Stantech. Jeff Speck is a city planner and author who advocates internationally for more walkable cities. As Director of Design at the National Endowment for the Arts from 2003 through 2007, he presided over the Mayors' Institute on City Design and created the Governors' Institute on Community Design. Prior to his federal appointment, Mr. Speck spent ten years as Director of Town Planning at DPZ & Co., the principal firm behind the New Urbanism movement. Since 2007, he has led Speck & Associates — now Speck Dempsey —an award-winning urban planning firm serving public and private clients around the world. With Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Mr. Speck is the co-author of Suburban Nation, which the Wall Street Journal calls "the urbanist's bible.” His 2012 book Walkable City was the best selling city planning title of the past decade and has been translated into eight languages. He is also the principal author of The Smart Growth Manual and Walkable City Rules. Jeff Speck has been named a fellow of both the American Institute of Certified Planners and the Congress for New Urbanism. In a recent Planetizen poll, he was voted one of the ten “most influential urbanists of all time.” Mr. Speck was the 2022 recipient of the Seaside Prize, whose former awardees include Jane Jacobs and Christopher Alexander. His TED talks and YouTube videos have been viewed more than six million times. Truth to Power airs every Friday at 9pm, Saturday at 11am, and Sunday at 7pm on Louisville's grassroots, community radio station, Forward Radio 106.5fm WFMP and live streams at https://forwardradio.org

Design Thinking Roundtable
Entering and Breaking Design

Design Thinking Roundtable

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 30:21


Adriana Valdez Young is a design researcher with more than 15 years of leading design research that focuses on centering the experiences of historically excluded and underrepresented people for startups, government, non-profits, and corporate clients. . She advises inclusive research at SOUR, a global design studio with the mission to address social and urban problems, servers as associate chair of the MFA of Interaction design at the School of Visual Arts, and writes about inclusive design for UX Magazine. Prior to that she led research and strategy at Stae, a platform for cities to manage civic data and new mobilities. She was the head of consumer research at littleBits, a STEAM platform for kids and educators to invent their own technology. And most recently, shecrafted community experiences at 3X3 and shaped communications, business development, and the urban design practice at Openbox. Adriana holds a BA in History from Brown University and an MSc in City Design and Social Science fromthe London School of Economics.In this episode, Adriana reflects on her journey as "an accidental designer" - breaking and entering design. She talks about how her early passion for understanding context, her curiosity and her un-satisfaction with the status quo led her to design for social change. She reflects on co-creation and inclusive design, reminding us that all design should be inclusive.To learn more about Adriana's work, follow her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valdezyoung/and check her website:  https://www.welikeresearch.com/You can also read her reflections on Medium: https://adrianavyoung.medium.com/Credits:Conception, host and production: Anne-Laure FayardSound design & Post-production: Claudio SilvaMusic & Art Work: Guilhem Tamisier

Building Good
Cities as Exercise Machines - with Avi Friedman and Alexandra Pollock

Building Good

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 27:57


What if your city wasn't just a place to live, but a tool to keep you healthy? Dr. Avi Friedman, Professor of Architecture at McGill University, and Alexandra Pollock, landscape designer and urban planner, discuss how our cities impact our health—and how they can be redesigned for a better future. Avi and Alexandra dive into the concept of cities as “exercise machines,” where walkable streets, green spaces, and accessible design promote both physical and mental well-being. They explore how planning for “15-minute cities” can combat urban sprawl, reduce isolation, and bring communities together, all while tackling environmental challenges.Read Fundamentals of Planning Cities for Healthy Living (Anthem Press, 2023).Join the Building Good community today:https://www.buildinggood.caLinkedIn

Tampa Bay Developer Podcast
The Resurgence of the Walkable American Downtown | Jeff Speck

Tampa Bay Developer Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 61:36


In episode 77 of the TBD Podcast, Garrett sits down with Jeff Speck, a renowned city planner, writer, and lecturer who serves as the principal at the urban design and consultancy firm Speck Dempsey. Together, they delve into a range of intriguing topics, including how Seaside, FL revolutionized urban design, the reasons behind U.S. cities' rejection of European-style planning, and the creation of the master plan for Water Street. Tune in for an engaging episode that explores the nuances of city planning. Jeff Speck is an internationally recognized city planner known for advocating walkable cities. As Director of Design at the National Endowment for the Arts (2003-2007), he launched the Mayors' Institute on City Design and the Governors' Institute on Community Design. Previously, he spent a decade as Director of Town Planning at DPZ & Co., a key player in the New Urbanism movement. Speck co-authored *Suburban Nation* with Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, hailed by the Wall Street Journal as the "urbanist's bible," and authored the best-selling *Walkable City*. His works include *The Smart Growth Manual* and *Walkable City Rules*. His TED talks and YouTube videos have surpassed five million views. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:13 - How Jeff Speck got his start in urban design 0:07:09 - How Seaside, FL revolutionized urban design 0:12:08 - The Mayors Institute on City Design 0:15:52 - The history of street cars 0:19:08 - Why did U.S. cities reject European styled urban planning? 0:27:52 - The importance of a contributing society 0:36:14 - FDOT and Street Safety 0:50:02 - Creating the Master Plan for the Water Street District 0:56:20 - Why the grid system is superior to other city systems 1:01:06 - Outro

FORward Radio program archives
Truth to Power | Jeff Speck | Walkable Louisville | 5-31-24

FORward Radio program archives

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 72:29


On this week's program, we bring you highlights from a great event that took place at the Main Public Library on May 21st called "Walkable Louisville: a conversation with urban planner and author Jeff Speck." The University of Louisville's Urban Design Studio Sustainable City Series presented renowned urban planner and author Jeff Speck as he shared his insights on reimagining downtown Louisville through the lens of walkability and why fostering a pedestrian-friendly environment is imperative for a flourishing city. Jeff Speck is a city planner and author who advocates internationally for more walkable cities. As Director of Design at the National Endowment for the Arts from 2003 through 2007, he presided over the Mayors' Institute on City Design and created the Governors' Institute on Community Design. Prior to his federal appointment, Mr. Speck spent ten years as Director of Town Planning at DPZ & Co., the principal firm behind the New Urbanism movement. Since 2007, he has led Speck & Associates — now Speck Dempsey —an award-winning urban planning firm serving public and private clients around the world. With Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Mr. Speck is the co-author of Suburban Nation, which the Wall Street Journal calls "the urbanist's bible.” His 2012 book Walkable City was the best selling city planning title of the past decade and has been translated into eight languages. He is also the principal author of The Smart Growth Manual and Walkable City Rules. Jeff Speck has been named a fellow of both the American Institute of Certified Planners and the Congress for New Urbanism. In a recent Planetizen poll, he was voted one of the ten “most influential urbanists of all time.” Mr. Speck was the 2022 recipient of the Seaside Prize, whose former awardees include Jane Jacobs and Christopher Alexander. His TED talks and YouTube videos have been viewed more than six million times.

The Construction Record Podcast
The Construction Record Podcast – Episode 346: Kansas City design and CPKC Stadium

The Construction Record Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 29:51


On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast, digital media editor Warren Frey talks to designers and architects in Kansas City about the design culture of the city and region and the challenges and successes of building CPKC Stadium, the first ever women's soccer stadium in North America and the home of the Kansas City Current. First, Warren interviews DLR Group principal and interior design leader Gretchen Holy and KC Global Design managing director Ashley McDonald about the vibrant and deep design culture of Kansas City, a modern city with deep roots in the U.S. Midwest as a commercial hub and link to both the west and east coasts of the country, as well as a hub for top U.S. design firms. The second interview is with Generator Studio's senior project designer Jill Monaghan and director of interior design Christina Franklin, the driving force behind design for the KC Current women's soccer team's CPKC Stadium. The stadium was purpose built for the team and is the first of its kind, which meant a more welcoming environment and adaptability to other possible uses for the structure, as well as consciously building a smaller stadium to better harness fan enthusiasm. You can listen to highlights from the recent ConstructConnect, AIA and AGC of A economic webcast here and our episodes are available at the Daily Commercial News and Journal of Commerce websites, on Libsyn and at  Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music's podcast section. Thanks for listening. DCN-JOC News Services

The Quoc Khanh Show
KTS Ngô Viết Nam Sơn | Đối mặt với những vấn đề quy hoạch dưới góc nhìn công bằng|#TQKS Ep 77

The Quoc Khanh Show

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2024 84:29


Triết lý CITY DESIGN là những đúc kết của Tiến sĩ Khoa học, Kiến trúc sư Ngô Viết Nam Sơn. Trong đó, các chữ cái đầu của cụm từ này được tạo nên từ 10 nguyên lý: Communication (văn hóa giao tiếp và chia sẻ thông tin đa chiều), Interdisciplinary (văn hóa hợp tác đa ngành), Teamwork (văn hóa liên kết cộng đồng), Yin Yang (văn hóa cân bằng lợi ích hài hòa âm dương), Direction (văn hóa quản lý có định hướng chiến lược và kế hoạch khả thi), Environment (văn hóa môi trường gắn với trách nhiệm xã hội), Sense of Place (văn hóa bảo tồn và phát huy giá trị bản sắc), Intelligence & Integration & International (văn hóa khoa học, công nghệ thông minh, hội nhập quốc tế), Growth (văn hóa tầm nhìn trăm năm) và Network (văn hóa liên kết vùng).    Trong tập mới nhất của The Quốc Khánh Show, host Quốc Khánh có dịp ngồi lại cùng Tiến sĩ Khoa học, Kiến trúc sư Ngô Viết Nam Sơn về những tâm huyết của ông trong việc bảo vệ giá trị di sản và môi trường sau 30 năm làm tư vấn quy hoạch, cũng như kiến trúc trong và ngoài nước. Bên cạnh đó, khách mời cũng chia sẻ về những chính sách, hướng quy hoạch đúng đắn cho những dự án trọng điểm. Mời các bạn cùng lắng nghe!   Xem lại nội dung về Thành phố Thủ Đức tại: https://tinyurl.com/msar9mcz Xem lại nội dung về vấn đề chống ngập lụt tại Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh tại: https://tinyurl.com/437638xv   00:00 - Mở đầu, Giới thiệu khách mời 01:51 - Tư tưởng cốt lõi đằng sau quyển sách “Nhận diện đô thị Việt Nam đương đại” 05:12 - Triết lý CITY DESIGN và vấn đề mà Việt Nam đang gặp phải 09:57 - 4 thể loại di sản văn hóa cần được giữ gìn 12:17 -  Những điểm sáng của đô thị Việt Nam 16:29 - Coming Up 1 17:04 - Giá đắt phải trả khi đánh đổi giá trị di sản để xây dựng đô thị 25:03 - Tiếng nói chung quyết định sự thống nhất trong quan điểm giữa nhà đầu tư và người dân 29:45 - “Luật hóa” để kiểm soát triệt để những vấn đề về quy hoạch 34:07 - Coming Up 2 34:45 - Có nên tiếp tục sửa chữa những vấn đề quy hoạch tại Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh hay không? 49:51 - Kế hoạch quy hoạch thành phố theo hướng mở rộng 44:48 - Coming Up 3 56:17 - Mô hình quy hoạch lý tưởng mà Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh có thể học hỏi 1:03:22 - Bài học về sử dụng người tài trong dự án quy hoạch 1:08:15 - Kế hoạch quy hoạch khả thi cho Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh 1:11:12 - Những thông tin xoay quanh dự án metro 1:22:08 - Nỗi trăn trở trên hành trình tư vấn quy hoạch 1:25:01 - Chào kết   Credit: Dẫn Chuyện - Host | Quốc Khánh Kịch Bản - Scriptwriter | Quốc Khánh Biên Tập - Editor | Bách Hợp Truyền Thông - Social | Ngọc Anh Sản Xuất - Producer | Ngọc Huân Quay Phim - Cameramen | Thanh Quang, Khanh Trần, Hải Long, Nhật Trường Âm Thanh - Sound | Khanh Trần Hậu Kì - Post Production | Thanh Quang Nhiếp Ảnh - Photographer | Thanh Quang, Nhật Trường Thiết Kế - Designer | Nghi Nghi Makeup Artist - Trang Điểm | Ngọc Nga   #vietsuccess #TheQuocKhanhShow #CITYDESIGN #kientruc #quyhoach #TPHCM #city #grow

IDEAS FOR GOOD
台湾デザイン研究院、都市のデザイン力を測る「City Design Index」を開発。その狙いとは?

IDEAS FOR GOOD

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2023 0:33


「台湾デザイン研究院、都市のデザイン力を測る「City Design Index」を開発。その狙いとは?」 台湾デザイン研究院が都市の「デザイン力」を測る新たな指標を開発しました。なぜその指標がつくられたのか?インタビューで背景に迫ります。The post 台湾デザイン研究院、都市のデザイン力を測る「City Design Index」を開発。その狙いとは? first appeared on IDEAS FOR GOOD.

The Next Byte
143. 15-Minute Cities Via Urban Design AI

The Next Byte

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2023 28:52


(2:50) - From Pixels to Pavement: AI's Impact on Urban DesignThis episode was brought to you by Mouser, our favorite place to get electronics parts for any project, whether it be a hobby at home or a prototype for work. Click HERE to learn more about how future cities will leverage the internet of things and AI for better residential experiences!

Hearing Architecture
Jocelyn Chiew - Intersectionality in architecture

Hearing Architecture

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 38:15


In this episode, our host Kimberley Hui is interviewing Jocelyn Chiew who is a registered architect working at the City of Melbourne as the Director of City Design. Kim and Jocelyn discuss intersectionality in architecture. Intersectionality is a way of examining how different forms of oppression overlap and interact to create complex experiences of discrimination. This can be done by understanding how one person's gender, race, ability, sexuality, age, class or immigration status makes their experience different to someone else's. Kim and Jocelyn talk about how this is being considered in the architecture profession and the built environment more broadly. Hearing Architecture is proudly sponsored by Brickworks. Thank you so much for listening. Thank you to our host Kimberley Hui and her guest Jocelyn Chiew, registered architect and Director of City Design at the City of Melbourne. Thank you so much for sharing your stories about intersectionality and how everyone considers this in their architectural practice and the broader built environment, we can't wait to see more of your projects in the future. Our sponsor Brickworks also produces architecture podcasts hosted by Tim Ross. You can find ‘The Art of Living', ‘Architects Abroad, and ‘The Power of Two', at brickworks.com.au or your favourite podcast platform. If you'd like to show your support please rate, review, and subscribe to Hearing Architecture in your favourite podcast app. If you want to know more about what the Australian Institute of Architects is doing to support architects and the community please visit architecture.com.au This is a production by the Australian Institute of Architects Emerging Architects and Graduates Network, in collaboration with Open Creative Studio. The Institute production team was Madelynn Jenkins and Claudia McCarthy, and the EmAGN production team was Sam Bowstead and Daniel Moore. This content is brought to you by the Australian Institute of Architects Emerging Architects and Graduates Network, in collaboration with Open Creative Studio. This content does not take into account specific circumstances and should not be relied on in that way. This content does not constitute legal, financial, insurance, or other types of advice. You should seek independent verification or advice before relying on this content in circumstances where loss or damage may result. The Institute endeavours to publish content that is accurate at the time it is published, but does not accept responsibility for content that may or will become inaccurate over time.

University of California Audio Podcasts (Audio)
Big City Design: Good Design and Neighborhoods

University of California Audio Podcasts (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2023 56:01


Big cities create big opportunities for innovation in design and planning that transform daily life and shapes the future. Their complexity and scale also create unique challenges for integrating design and planning, both in terms of processes and outcomes. In this program, three urbanists - Gil Kelley, Peter Park and John Rahaim - explore what is good public design and how it impacts our neighborhoods. The Big City Design + Planning Symposium is co-sponsored by the UC San Diego Department of Urban Studies and Planning and the Design Lab. Series: "Design at Large" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 39157]

UC San Diego (Audio)
Big City Design: Good Design and Neighborhoods

UC San Diego (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2023 56:01


Big cities create big opportunities for innovation in design and planning that transform daily life and shapes the future. Their complexity and scale also create unique challenges for integrating design and planning, both in terms of processes and outcomes. In this program, three urbanists - Gil Kelley, Peter Park and John Rahaim - explore what is good public design and how it impacts our neighborhoods. The Big City Design + Planning Symposium is co-sponsored by the UC San Diego Department of Urban Studies and Planning and the Design Lab. Series: "Design at Large" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 39157]

University of California Audio Podcasts (Audio)
Big City Design: Transportation and Urban Planning

University of California Audio Podcasts (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2023 51:41


Big cities create big opportunities for innovation in design and planning that transform daily life and shapes the future. Their complexity and scale also create unique challenges for integrating design and planning, both in terms of processes and outcomes. In this program, Harriet Tregoning explores the connection between good design and effective transportation systems, and Samuel Assefa examines the urban design of three U.S. cities. The Big City Design + Planning Symposium is co-sponsored by the UC San Diego Department of Urban Studies and Planning and the Design Lab. Series: "Design at Large" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 39156]

UC San Diego (Audio)
Big City Design: Transportation and Urban Planning

UC San Diego (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2023 51:41


Big cities create big opportunities for innovation in design and planning that transform daily life and shapes the future. Their complexity and scale also create unique challenges for integrating design and planning, both in terms of processes and outcomes. In this program, Harriet Tregoning explores the connection between good design and effective transportation systems, and Samuel Assefa examines the urban design of three U.S. cities. The Big City Design + Planning Symposium is co-sponsored by the UC San Diego Department of Urban Studies and Planning and the Design Lab. Series: "Design at Large" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 39156]

The Strong Towns Podcast
Walkable City Design Is Critical for Economic Health

The Strong Towns Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2023 84:10


After World War II, the U.S. embarked on an experiment in how we build cities. Instead of creating places scaled to people who walked, we built suburbs that focused on moving cars quickly and efficiently. Many cities in North America are looking to become walkable again, but it's not easy. Time and time again, change makers are hit by bureaucracy and complicated logistics.  Why is it so difficult to change? In “Urban Intercurrence: The Struggle to Build Walkable Downtowns in Car-Dependent Suburbia,” author Tristan Cleveland goes in depth about why cities struggle to retrofit their car dependence, and what could actually be done to create change. In this Strong Towns Podcast, host Chuck Marohn chats with Tristan Cleveland, PhD, who is a Strong Towns member and an urban planner at Happy Cities.  ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES Tristan Cleveland (Twitter). Read Tristan's PhD thesis on how to redesign suburban communities to become healthy, walkable places. Chuck Marohn (Twitter). Learn more about the 2023 Local-Motive Tour.

21st Century Construction
Desert development: Why circles beat lines in city design | Katie Kelleher: ‘Yes, women can operate cranes' | Robot prints plans right on the floor

21st Century Construction

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2023 35:27


Welcome to the third episode of the 21CC podcast, brought to you by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). The home of great construction stories. We go behind the headlines to meet the people who envision, create and manage the built world.This episode we explore why a line is the worst possible layout for a planned new city in the desert [01:44]. Pioneering female crane operator Katie Kelleher tells how she started out in construction and explains why women are just as capable [14:56]. And we visit a construction site using a robot to print plans right on the concrete floor [25:08]. Digital twins is the topic for this month's Jargon Buster. [11:01]

The Religion and Ethics Report - Separate stories podcast
Urban design policies risks widening religious, cultural divides

The Religion and Ethics Report - Separate stories podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2023 9:02


Architecture Social
Finding Jobs In Urban Design And Landscape Architecture, Ft. Liezel Du Preez At City Design People

Architecture Social

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2023 41:21


Are you ready to kick-start your career in urban design or landscape architecture?Stephen Drew is joined by the amazing Liezel Du Preez, an experienced landscape architecture and urban design recruiter with nine years of industry experience as Senior Urban Designer, as well as three years of New Business and Marketing experience.Get ready to discover some top insider tips on how to land your dream job in the world of urban design and landscape architecture. Liezel's industry insights are absolutely priceless! She knows exactly what hiring managers are looking for in potential candidates, and she's here to share all her wisdom with you.Whether you're just starting out or looking to take the next step in your career, this livestream is a must-attend. We'll cover everything from how to make your resume stand out, to what skills employers are really looking for, to how to absolutely crush your interviews.

What's Wrong With: The Podcast
Decoding Walkability: Why Certain Cities are Ahead of the Curve ft. Jeff Speck

What's Wrong With: The Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2023 50:00


Follow Jeff Speck on Instagram, and Twitter! And check out his website!Follow us on Instagram and on Twitter!Created by SOUR, this podcast is part of the studio's "Future of X,Y,Z" research, where the collaborative discussion outcomes serve as the base for the futuristic concepts built in line with the studio's mission of solving urban, social and environmental problems through intelligent designs.Make sure to visit our website - podcast.whatswrongwith.xyz- and subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts so you never miss an episode. If you found value in this show, we would appreciate it if you could head over to iTunes to rate and leave a review – or you can simply tell your friends about the show!Don't forget to join us next week for another episode. Thank you for listening!

Climate Connections
Middle schoolers learn how city design influences extreme heat

Climate Connections

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023 1:31


A Virginia Tech summer program arms middle school students with temperature sensors to use in their schoolyard. Learn more at https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/

MPavilion
MTalks—The Excellent City Series: Design Futures

MPavilion

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023 82:00


Tune in to hear a panel discussion with regards to speculating our shared futures, the contemplation of possible urban trajectories, and the ways that diverse and creative perspectives intersect to imagine future environments. Learn as we explored new possibilities that emerge from interdisciplinary, artistic and experimental approaches. This was the final event in The Excellent City Series, listen in for an opportunity for both individual and collective interrogation on the future of our city. Future thinkers and creative collaborators include: Jocelyn Chiew – Director of City Design, City of Melbourne [she/her] Bebe Backhouse – Head of Strategy Policy and Programs, City of Melbourne [he/him] Tegan Kop – Head of Smart City Incubator, City of Melbourne [they/them] Xan Coppinger – Musician, DJ, podcast producer and radio presenter [they/them] Bronwen Hamilton – Design Manager, City of Melbourne [she/her] The Excellent City Series: City of Melbourne's Excellent City Series is back in 2022/23. The series explores four key themes that are shaping Design Excellence conversations in Melbourne. The City of Melbourne's Design Excellence Program reinforces the city's commitment to enhance the function, liveability, sustainability and public contribution of our buildings and urban spaces.

LSE Middle East Centre Podcasts
Ruptured Domesticity Exhibition Launch: In Conversation with Sana Murrani

LSE Middle East Centre Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2023 72:30


This event opened the exhibition 'Ruptured Domesticity: Mapping Spaces of Refuge in Iraq' by Dr Sana Murrani, hosted at LSE until 12 May 2023. Using photographs, illustrative maps and drawings, Murrani examines the domestic and intimate spaces of refuge created by Iraqis in preparation for, and in response to, wartime and violence. This work is funded by the British Institute for the Study of Iraq. Murrani was joined by Ammar Azzouz and Dena Qaddumi in a broad-ranging discussion on the exhibition and her forthcoming book 'Rupturing architecture: spatial practices of refuge in response to war and violence in Iraq' (Bloomsbury, 2024). Sana Murrani is an Associate Professor in Spatial Practice at the University of Plymouth. She studied architecture at Baghdad University School of Architecture at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Sana completed her PhD in the UK. Sana's main research falls within the fields of architecture, human geography and urban studies in particular, the imaginative negotiations of spatial practices and social justice. She is the founder of the Displacement Studies Research Network and co-founder of the Justice and Imagination in Global Displacement research collective. Ammar Azzouz is a Research Associate at the School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, and a Lecturer in Heritage Studies, at the School of Philosophy and Art History, University of Essex. Dena Qaddumi is a Fellow in City Design and Social Science in the Department of Sociology at LSE. Her research spans architectural and urban studies and draws on postcolonial urban theory, political geography, and cultural studies.

The Evening Q Featuring Miles Wolfe
E23. City Design (ft. Fred K)

The Evening Q Featuring Miles Wolfe

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2023 83:37


Why are cities designed the way they are?  City expert, Fred, joins the show to talk about what makes cities great, from transportation, walkability, infrastructure, and everything in between.   Music Credit: Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/pryces/back-home License code: FRI9ZSVTKDU2BRDA

MPavilion
MTalks—The Excellent City Series: Embracing Country

MPavilion

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2023 75:14


City Design and Aboriginal Melbourne invite you to tune into a First Nations-led conversation that explored ways of building relationships with Country in urban environments. Looking towards the future of our city environment in the face of climate change, individual care and custodianship is a must. The panel discussion explored the role of materiality and how this can enable living with, designing with and caring for Country for everyone. This conversation built on learnings from council's Aboriginal City initiative, the 'Country' themed AILA Festival of Landscape Architecture and other influences to facilitate a local discussion with Traditional Custodians, First Nations designers, makers, educators and land managers to build our understanding of what Country means, and to explore how we can work and live with Country to sustain all life.

Always in Escrow
Bringing first class city design to the beach!

Always in Escrow

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2023 21:25


Julie Smith is a city girl, born and raised. Her love of interior design started young while she was walking the streets of NYC, So now even though she lives in San Diego, the city comes into every design. Warm woods, cool greens, less stark whites and pale blues. Her style will blow your mind. Hear about her projects, her favorite client, and how she works on her own home!

This Matters
How the idea of 15-minute cities became controversial

This Matters

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2023 24:30


Guest: Alex Boyd, staff reporter The 15-minute city has long been an urban planning ideal, where people lived close to everything they need. It has recently become twisted by those who feel it might be something that could lead to the next lockdown, sparking protests online and in cities across the world, including in Canada. How did a seemingly benign planning theory become so controversial? This episode was produced by Alexis Green, Paulo Marques and Raju Mudhar. Audio sources: CityNews, @T_seaward on Twitter and @andrewknack on TikTok.

Design Mind frogcast
The Road Ahead

Design Mind frogcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2023 39:29


Today on our show, we're talking about the future of mobility. To tackle this topic, we're joined by four experts in the space: Greg Lindsay, Futurist, Author and Urban Tech Fellow at Cornell Tech Jacobs Institute, Anne Junge, Head of Customer Transformation Germany at frog, Sean Rhodes, Executive Creative Director North America at frog, and Dr. Philipp Haaf, Global Head of Smart Mobility Connect at Capgemini Invent. Join us to discuss the scale of mobility innovation, from long-distance autonomous solutions to last mile delivery.Brought to you by frog, a global creative consultancy. frog is part of Capgemini Invent. (https://www.frog.co)Find episode transcripts and relevant info (https://www.frog.co/designmind/design-mind-frogcast-ep-30-the-road-ahead/)Download the new frog report 'The Road Ahead' (https://go.frog.co/the-road-ahead)Host/Writer: Elizabeth Wood, Editorial Director, frogAudio Production: Richard Canham, Lizard Media (https://www.lizardmedia.co.uk/)  

All Things Policy
Building New Cities & Improving Existing Ones

All Things Policy

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2023 31:05


Should India build new cities for growth and job creation? Why are we falling behind in improving our current cities? How can be incentivize people to migrate to cities? Sudisha Mishra and Sudeep Surendra comment on these questions and talk more about building sustainable cities. You can follow Sudisha Mishra on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MishraSudisha You can follow Sudeep Surendra on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sudeepsurendra  For information on Takshashila's Graduate Certificate and Post Graduate Programmes, click here Check out Takshashila's courses: https://school.takshashila.org.in/ Do follow IVM Podcasts on social media. We are @IVMPodcasts on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram. https://twitter.com/IVMPodcasts https://www.instagram.com/ivmpodcasts/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/ivmpodcasts/ You can check out our website at https://shows.ivmpodcasts.com/featured Follow the show across platforms: Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Gaana, Amazon Music Do share the word with your folks!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

XR-OM
THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION- SONAL AHUJA-CO-FOUNDER -CEO : VRACADEMI

XR-OM

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2022 45:24


#metaverse #education #virtualreality #immersive #xrom #india #podcast Sonal Ahuja is the CEO of VR Academi a digital learning platform focusing on imparting VR development and creative design to young adults and children. The VRAcademi platform enables individuals to create VR experiences encompassing filmmaking, 3D game development, art, and design. Currently, VRAcademi has six accessible courses where you can learn how to make VR experiences from home. Sonal Ahuja, the company CEO, heads the project, with Sonal having over 25 years of experience in 3D design, creative art, planning, and creating XR technologies. Sonal has done his PhD research in AI at Imperial College London and holds MSC degrees from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and School of Planning and Architecture in New Delhi in City Design, Planning and Mobility Modelling, he is also a visiting lecturer at Imperial College London. Currently Based out of London & Dubai, Sonal is responsible for innovation, research and development within the company. Formerly worked with and lead research and innovation project teams at Porsche SE group, Worley's and Mott MacDonald in the Middle East and in the UK before starting the VRAcademi.

PreserveCast
The Historic Trades Labor Study with Donovan Rypkema from PlaceEconomics

PreserveCast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2022 30:59


The first comprehensive research study on the status of heritage trades in the US has now been published! On this week's PreserveCast, we are talking with Donovan Rypkema from PlaceEconomics about the Historic Trades Labor Study published by The Campaign for Historic Trades (Powered by Preservation Maryland). Rypkema will take us through the research and how he and his team conducted the study, some surprising key findings about Historic Trades in the United States, and about the industry's expected growth in the next decade. To access the full study and other assets, visit www.historictrades.org/laborstudy Donovan D. Rypkema is principal of PlaceEconomics, a Washington, D.C.-based real estate and economic development-consulting firm. The work of the firm is at the nexus of historic preservation and economics. He has undertaken assignments for public and non-profit sector clients in 49 US states. He also teaches a course on the economics of historic preservation at the University of Pennsylvania where he received the 2008 G. Holmes Perkins Award for Distinguished Teaching. Rypkema was educated at Columbia University receiving a Master of Science degree in Historic Preservation. He is author of several publications including Community Initiated Development, The Economics of Rehabilitation, and the Feasibility Assessment Manual for Reusing Historic Buildings. Rypkema's book, The Economics of Historic Preservation: A Community Leader's Guide is widely used by preservationists nationwide and has been translated into Russian, Georgian, and Korean. Rypkema has worked with such groups as the Urban Land Institute, the Mayors' Institute on City Design, the American Planning Association, Smart Growth America, the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the International Downtown Association. Federal Government clients have included the U.S. Army, the Department of State, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Interior, and the Advisory Council for Historic Preservation for whom he prepared a report entitled Measuring Economic Impacts of Historic Preservation.    

Building Brum
Building Birmingham

Building Brum

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 38:33


On our latest Building Brum podcast we have been joined by Simon Delahunty-Forrest Assistant Director of development planning and development at Birmingham City Council and Verity Barr Director at Cavendish Advocacy, part of the BECG. We caught up with Verity and Simon to discuss the future of Birmingham and what the Future City Plan means for the City and look at what it also means to developers and investors who are looking to relocate and establish themselves in the UK's second city following its recent global success at hosting the Commonwealth Games.The Building Brum podcast is sponsored by reality capture and point cloud modeling specialists ScanTech Digital,  Solus, one of the UK's leading suppliers of commercial floor and wall tiles and Sunbelt Rentals with over 1,500,000 items of equipment- they are the largest providers of equipment hire in the UK.About Simon Delahunty-Forrest Assistant Director of Development Planning and Development at Birmingham City Council: A 21st Century Public Servant, and Architect possessing strong, robust, professional and senior managerial leadership experience, delivering high quality outcomes for the citizens of Birmingham. Currently Acting Assistant Director for Development with responsibility for Planning Management, Enforcement, Planning Development, Development Policy, Enterprise Zone and City Design.Simon's substantive role as the Head of City Centre and Design within the Planning and Development service area for Birmingham City Council is strategic in promoting and delivering development that will help make Birmingham a place where people increasingly want to live, work, visit and invest contributing significantly to economic prosperity, job creation and to better quality of life, including improved social cohesion, equality and health.About Verity Barr Director Cavendish Advocacy: Verity is a director at Cavendish Advocacy, part of the BECG Group and leads the PR team.  She has 20 years' experience developing and delivering integrated strategic and creative communications campaigns that directly meet business objectives and deliver measurable results. A built environment specialist, she has worked across both the private and public sectors with organisations in the property, energy, infrastructure and construction industries, providing strategic counsel as well as devising and managing the delivery of creative marcomms and media-based campaigns.

Charlottesville Community Engagement
August 24, 2022: City design panel denies metal grates for Mall fountains; Charlottesville releases policy to incentivize below-market housing

Charlottesville Community Engagement

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2022 17:35


On today’s show:Charlottesville Area Transit to receive grant from Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation to operate a pilot on-demand project in Albemarle CountyThe president of Mary Baldwin University will step down next JuneDetails on proposed rules to encourage creation of below-market housing units in Charlottesville Charlottesville’s Board of Architectural Review declines to allow the city’s Park and Recreation Department to install metal grates on the three fountains on the Downtown Mall This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit communityengagement.substack.com/subscribe

Engines of Our Ingenuity
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2261: Muscle Shoals

Engines of Our Ingenuity

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2022 3:50


Earth Speak
On the surface of Cities,Sacredness & Music

Earth Speak

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2022 77:17


The following is a salvaged file of a discussion I had in the summer of 2021 with two friends,Rory from Spain and Arman in Canada whom I always love having deep and engaging conversations with.  At the time, I had been researching on urban planning and sacredness. So I shared a link to an interesting article I came across. We decided to hop on to zoom and exchange ideas and thoughts that run through our minds tapping into realtime exploration of possibilities. The key touch points here would be how cities are designed, what makes parts of cities sacred and a slight tangent into stitching together urban planning and sound. 

Let's Talk Architecture
City design shapes what we eat: Helle Søholt & Jeff Risom, Gehl Architects

Let's Talk Architecture

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2022 44:55


Does the surrounding architecture make your food choices for you? In a way, if you ask CEO and founding partner at Gehl Architects, Helle Søholt and CIO Jeff Risom. Their team map ‘foodscapes' that reveal what food choices surrounds us, and how that can be improved. Design for healthy choices is about exposing people to healthy food, but also considering how eating is a part of social interactions, and that is influenced by the urban design. Michael Booth is host.

Practice Disrupted with Evelyn Lee and Je'Nen Chastain
073: Architecture, And: Civic Leadership

Practice Disrupted with Evelyn Lee and Je'Nen Chastain

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2022 58:38


Episode 073: Architecture, And: Civic Leadership How are individuals using their training in architecture to explore diverse career paths in government and public service? The https://www.micd.org/ (Mayors' Institute on City Design (MICD)) is a leadership initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the United States Conference of Mayors. Since 1986, the Mayors' Institute has helped transform communities through design by preparing mayors to be the chief urban designers of their cities. MICD has hosted over 1,200 mayors representing all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.  This week we'll interview Trinity Simons, the Executive Director of the Mayors' Institute on City Design, and Jake Day, the Mayor of Salisbury, Maryland. Trinity and Mayor Day both started their careers in architecture. We'll interview them to learn more about their current leadership responsibilities, the path from architecture to civic leadership, and how their foundational education informs their work. Guests: Trinity Simons helps local leaders across the nation improve their communities, bringing together her advanced training in architecture and planning with a conviction about the importance of the built environment and respect for the democratic process. For the last decade, she has served as the executive director of the Mayors' Institute on City Design (MICD). At MICD, she works with mayors across the country on the nation's most pressing urban planning and design challenges. During her tenure, she has led the expansion of leadership development and learning opportunities for mayors, building off the successful MICD Institute model, to now include virtual seminars for mayors, advanced technical assistance, and the innovative MICD Just City Mayoral Fellowship. She speaks and writes frequently about the intersection of design and politics, and how design is a tool that can help mayors creatively address numerous challenges simultaneously, including equity, affordability, and sustainability. Under her leadership, in 2021, MICD was awarded the Landscape Architecture Foundation's Founders' Award, its highest honor for organizations. Trinity previously directed the Enterprise Rose Architectural Fellowship, a prestigious fellowship program for emerging architects and landscape architects to achieve design excellence in affordable housing through work with community development corporations. Trinity has a Bachelor of Architecture from the Fay Jones School at the University of Arkansas and a Master of City Planning with a focus on city design and real estate development from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Jake Day is the Mayor of Salisbury, Maryland. Born and raised in Salisbury, he was elected to the City Council at the age of 30 and unanimously elected President. First elected Mayor in 2015, he was reelected in 2019 with 86% of the vote. Under his leadership, Salisbury has established a Housing First program to reduce chronic homelessness, opened its first 2 youth community centers and recreation programs, borne witness to Maryland's fastest declining rate of opioid overdoses, and the fastest dropping crime rate of any US city in the last decade. The renaissance of Downtown Salisbury has helped Salisbury become Maryland's fastest-growing City, America's 7th fastest growing job market, and America's 16th fastest-growing metro area. As Mayor, Jake oversaw the complete reorganization of the Salisbury government; restoring employee morale, customer service, efficiency, and transparency.  Jake earned a bachelor's degree in Architecture from the University of Maryland, a Master's Degree in Urban Design from Carnegie Mellon University, and a Master of Science in Environmental Policy from Oxford University where he graduated with distinction for his dissertation on the American lawn. Jake has spent his career revitalizing downtowns and making them more vibrant, livable places. His work...

Blueprint - Separate stories
How city design affects our feelings of safety

Blueprint - Separate stories

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2022 14:52


What is it about a dark alley, or an underpass at midnight that triggers a fight or flight mode?

COVIDCalls
EP #451 - 3.5.2022 - COVID in Chile Update

COVIDCalls

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2022 57:52


Today I welcome Chilean architect and city planner Roberto Moris back to COVIDCalls for an update on COVID in Chile. Roberto Moris is an architect who graduated from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, with a Master in City Design and Social Sciences, London School of Economics, and Ph.D. student in Civil Engineering, University of Granada. He is an expert on integrated planning, carrying capacity models, sustainability, and resilience. He has worked with the UNDP, World Bank, and IADB. He is a professor at the School of Architecture and the Institute of Urban and Territorial Studies. He was Principal Investigator of the National Research Center for Integrated Risk Management, Director of Cities Observatory UC, and Director of Plans and Urban Projects Program UC. His research has focused on developing instruments to assist decision-making through methodologies and management models that integrate people into common objectives.

Episode 21: Interview with Angela Brooks, FAIA of Brooks + Scarpa Architects

"I’ve never met a woman architect before..." podcast

Play Episode Play 60 sec Highlight Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 14:29


This Interview with Angela Brooks, FAIA was done during the AIA California Monterey Design Conference in 2019As the Managing Principal at Brooks + Scarpa, Angie supervises all of the office operations and ensures that each project remains on time and on budget by enforcing project deadlines, coordinating communications between all parties, and rigorously tracking finances. Her hands-on involvement runs from schematic design through completion of construction and post-occupancy and she is a recognized leader in the field of environmental and sustainable design and construction. She has pioneered more holistic ways of delivering affordable housing, sustainable architecture and advances in social equity.Angie has been practicing architecture since 1991 and is also responsible for firm development in the area of housing and policy, leading the firm's sustainable initiatives and overall management. She was a peer reviewer for Global Green USA's book Blueprint for Greening Affordable Housing and was featured in the book Women in Green: Voices of Sustainable Design for her policy work with Livable Places and on Fuller Lofts, a sustainable mixed-use project designed to be a catalyst for neighborhood revitalization.Angela received the National AIA Young Architects Award in 2009 and her firm has received more than twenty National AIA Awards, five Top Ten Green (COTE) Awards, the State of California and National AIA Architecture Firm of the Year Award in 2010 and the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award in Architecture in 2014.Ms. Brooks was a co-founder and past President of Livable Places, Inc., a non-profit development company dedicated to building sustainable mixed-use housing in the city of Los Angeles on under-utilized and problematic parcels of land as a reaction against Southern California's suburban sprawl. She has served as an advisor to the National Endowment of the Arts, Mayors Institute on City Design, the Advisory Board of Solar Santa Monica and currently is past-chair of the National AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) Advisory Group, whose mission is to lead the profession's involvement in environmental and design initiatives towards a more sustainable planet for all.Angela is a powerful advocate for the rich, multivalent impact of good design.  Ms. Brooks sees architecture as an instrument for the triple bottom line and the delivery vehicle for space that encourages occupants to flourish. She has pursued advancing ideas that promote larger societal well-being through policy organizations and her work in this area has garnered her mainstream recognition in print and media, such as Newsweek Magazine and her USA Network 2010 Character Approved Award.Link to the blog:https://inmawomanarchitect.blogspot.com/2019/12/aiacalif-mdc-1-interview-with-angela.html

THE BOB POD
Episode 5

THE BOB POD

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2021 17:05


Bob and Mia discuss upcoming events, the restoration of Beverly Gardens Park, the historical  city design, and winning the Royce Neuschatz Award for Historical Landscapes 2020

2 cent/sqft
Cereal City Design - Carson Sweet

2 cent/sqft

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 45:46


Carson Sweet is a rising star at a full scope interior design firm in Atlanta.  In this episode, she shares her insights into her life as a design professional, as well as her experience with involvement in industry organizations.  She has done a tremendous amount of volunteer work with IIDA, and has a lot to say about the value of her experience there.  

The Change Maker
Leadership on the Big Screen with Justin Wheelon

The Change Maker

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2021 46:44


Today on The Changemaker: Justin Wheelon (@justinWheelon). This episode features Justin Wheelon. Emmy® Award-winner Justin Wheelon is a professional director and actor who's appeared in numerous films and television shows. Justin's commercials on-line have generated millions of views. His work has been featured in national television commercials for major clients, including directing two Super Bowl commercials. His films have played at multiple Oscar® qualifying film festivals around the world. He is the Founder and President of the SOUTHERN CITY INSTITUTE® which hosts filmmaking classes and workshops for kids and adults. The Southern City Film Festival takes place annually and has been rated inside the "Top 100" film festivals via FilmFreeway. He is also a partner and co-founder of the Emmy® winning Oak Film Co., a film production company which produces movies and national commercial work for clients. The Changemaker is hosted by Deke Copenhaver. When Deke took over as mayor of his hometown of Augusta, Georgia, the city's politics were broken and riven along racial lines. Half of the city commissioners were white, half were African American. Neither group trusted the other, so nothing got done. Against all reasonable odds, Deke and a band of enthusiastic twenty- and thirty-somethings who knew little about running a political campaign won the election. He had his first commissioners meeting as mayor on December 20th, 2005, and began the work of being a Changemaker. From 2005 through 2014 Deke was a catalyst in helping to transform Augusta, attracting businesses to spur economic development, implementing social programs that impacted the lives of Augustans on a daily basis and developing communities that, for many years, had been neglected by the city's leadership. Amid all the challenges and setbacks, tragedy and strife, Deke never lost hope. Instead, he's always been inspired to serve. Since the grassroots days of his campaign of hope and change to currently serving as the Principal of Copenhaver Consulting, Deke remains committed to being a Changemaker while helping others realize the potential they have to be leaders in their community and their lives. He's been recognized on multiple occasions by Georgia Trend Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential Georgians and has spoken at many national conferences on topics including city design, economic development, healthcare, veterans' issues, and the nonprofit industry. Deke currently authors a monthly column on leadership published by the Georgia Municipal Association. Deke earned a BA in Political Science from Augusta College and is a graduate of Leadership Georgia and the Mayors' Institute on City Design. A passionate athlete, Deke has completed five Ironman 70.3s and several half marathons. He and his wife, Malisa, reside in Augusta with their dogs Sarah Bet, Buddy, and Johnny.

The Placemaking Podcast
The Art & Science of Making Places Into Living Spaces with Alberto Mattiello – Ep. 51

The Placemaking Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2021 53:02


placemakingpodcast@gmail.com Facebook-f Twitter Linkedin Instagram The Art & Science of Making Places Into Living Spaces with Alberto Mattiello – Ep. 51 About the Guest I am extremely excited to share this next conversation with all of you. Today on the show I have Alberto Mattiello, the Creative Director of the Placemakers Group of Companies and Founder of Eitherland. Alberto is an award-winning entrepreneur, business futurist, author, and keynote speaker. Author of ‘Mind The Change' and ‘Marketing Thinking' and curator of the local edition of the MIT Sloan books, he is a technology and business innovation expert. As Creative Director of the Placemakers Group, Alberto guides the design direction of several companies that all revolve around enhancing public spaces. As you'll hear in this episode, he is also the Founder of Eitherland, a company focused on outdoor workspaces. The Placemakers group is the world's biggest street furniture manufacturer group. They are exclusively committed to anticipating future trends and designing urban spaces that enhance interpersonal connections, citizens' wellbeing, engagement and performance as a whole. The group consists of six companies currently. They are Metalco, Bellitalia, CityDesign, MyEquilibria, 1984, and of course Eitherland. The Placemakers mission is simple: start with a beautiful public space and transform it into a living place that brings immediate and tangible benefits to communities, municipalities and people who use it. In this episode, we are going to dive deep into the ideas behind effective placemaking, understand how being outdoors can actually reshape neural pathways in the brain, and a look into the future of public spaces and the various activities that will be brought back into the public realm. There is loads of great information in this episode and I greatly appreciated Alberto for taking the time out of his tremendously busy schedule to discuss this topic of the art & science of making ordinary places into truly living spaces with me.  As always, if you have enjoyed the show, please subscribe to the show and share it with your friends in the industry. There will be more exciting conversations on the shows to come. Main Take-Away's From This Show This was another enjoyable episode to record. I honestly threw out the topics I had written for the show and just began diving into various topics as they arose. Alberto really understood the built environment and was in tune with how people interacted with the public realm. The way the Placemakers group is literally re-shaping the public areas is unbelievable.  There were so many great talking points that Alberto made throughout the discussion, so it is hard to just pick three for my main take-away's this week. The following main topics of the show come from an understanding of placemaking that they both possess. Citizens are no Longer Loyal to A Certain City The Pandemic and Theory “U” The Best Way to See How People will React to your Placemaking Ideas is to Actually Implement them As always, I will dig into each of these “take-away's” every week on the blog. So, without further a due, here we go! Citizens are no Longer Loyal to A Certain City This first point is one that we in the U.S. probably don't always relate to but at some level we do have a loyalty to our hometown. The same is true for most around the world. However, with the globalization of the world, we are seeing less and less loyalty to the places our family is from or where we grew up. As Alberto mentioned, this trend is becoming more apparent in Europe where there was often a strong tie to stay “close to home” when starting adulthood. This point was brought up due to the fact that cities are changing. People are moving to cities they actually want to live in. Employment locations are not as big as a factor as they once were due to the great reshuffling that is occurring in this pandemic.

The Change Maker
Building on a Changemaking Legacy with Deanna Brown

The Change Maker

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2021 32:43


Today on The Changemaker: Deanna Brown (@JamesBrownGirl). Not only is Deanna the daughter of the late James Brown, but she is also a dear friend to Deke and the after the passing of her father in 2006, Deanna picked up the reigns of her father's good will and continued his legacy of giving thru The Brown Family Childrens Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that supports creating music scholarships and programs for students and schools who have a interest in learning music and the music industry; provide health awareness to impoverished families; and continue to support The Annual James Brown Turkey and Toy Giveaways, www.jamesbrownfamilyfdn.org. Deanna has many positions but the two she holds dearest is mother and wife. She believes in the family unit being strong and encouraging to one another. The Changemaker is hosted by Deke Copenhaver. When Deke took over as mayor of his hometown of Augusta, Georgia, the city's politics were broken and riven along racial lines. Half of the city commissioners were white, half were African American. Neither group trusted the other, so nothing got done. Against all reasonable odds, Deke and a band of enthusiastic twenty- and thirty-somethings who knew little about running a political campaign won the election. He had his first commissioners meeting as mayor on December 20th, 2005, and began the work of being a Changemaker. From 2005 through 2014 Deke was a catalyst in helping to transform Augusta, attracting businesses to spur economic development, implementing social programs that impacted the lives of Augustans on a daily basis and developing communities that, for many years, had been neglected by the city's leadership. Amid all the challenges and setbacks, tragedy and strife, Deke never lost hope. Instead, he's always been inspired to serve. Since the grassroots days of his campaign of hope and change to currently serving as the Principal of Copenhaver Consulting, Deke remains committed to being a Changemaker while helping others realize the potential they have to be leaders in their community and their lives. He's been recognized on multiple occasions by Georgia Trend Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential Georgians and has spoken at many national conferences on topics including city design, economic development, healthcare, veterans' issues, and the nonprofit industry. Deke currently authors a monthly column on leadership published by the Georgia Municipal Association. Deke earned a BA in Political Science from Augusta College and is a graduate of Leadership Georgia and the Mayors' Institute on City Design. A passionate athlete, Deke has completed five Ironman 70.3s and several half marathons. He and his wife, Malisa, reside in Augusta with their dogs Sarah Bet, Buddy, and Johnny.

The Embedded Church Podcast
The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs

The Embedded Church Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 51:48


In this episode Eric interviews Sara Joy about Jane Jacobs' pioneering book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities. Written in 1961 this book represented a scathing critique of orthodox city planning from an unexpected source. Jane Jacobs was neither an architect nor a trained planner, but she was a keen observer of how cities and neighborhoods actually worked. She had the patience and instinct to look for the complex order at work within what appeared to be chaotic urban environments. And, she had the gumption not only to engage the ‘experts' in a male dominated field, but to challenge some of their most sacred principles. She writes in an engaging, disarming style and invites the reader to meet the people she knows and to love the places she loves as she describes the fundamental principles behind cities that are alive. As an added bonus, this episode includes a friendly battle between Eric and Sara Joy as they try to establish which one of them is truly the bigger fan of Jane Jacobs.Access more Show Notes with pictures and resources related to this episode.More information about this podcast and helpful church and urbanism resources can be found on The Embedded Church website.Related ResourcesThe Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane JacobsWrestling with Moses: How Jane Jacobs Took On New York's Master Builder and Transformed the American City by Anthony FlynnThe Good City and the Good Life: Renewing the American Community by Daniel KemmisThe Great Good Place: Cafes, Coffee Shops, Bookstores, Bars, Hair Salons, and Other Hangouts at the Heart of a Community by Ray OldenburgDesiring the Kingdom by James K.A. SmithThe City as Liturgy: An Orthodox Theologian Corresponds with Jane Jacobs About a Gentle Reconciliation of Science and Religion by Dr. Timothy PatitsasCitizen Jane: Battle for the City - DocumentaryPicture of Eric's Jane Jacobs Linocut Print by @PeterJacobsenArtFind these Key Terms on The Embedded Church website:- Ballet of Street Life- Density- Eyes on the Street- Third PlaceShow CreditsHosted and Produced by Eric O. Jacobsen and Sara Joy ProppeEdited by Adam Higgins | Odd Dad Out Voice ProductionsTheme Music by Jacob ShafferArtwork by Lance Kagey | Rotator Creative

The Embedded Church Podcast
Walkable City by Jeff Speck

The Embedded Church Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2020 47:16


Why is walking so important for our health, wealth, and the environment? Are there particular conditions in a city that encourage (or discourage) people to walk? Does promoting walkability mean we get rid of all the cars?In this episode, Sara Joy interviews Eric about why he likes the book Walkable City by Jeff Speck so much. And, on a personal note, we learn what are Eric's favorite aspects of walking the neighborhood where his church is located are and how he sees walking as an important component that defines Jesus' ministry while on earth.Through our discussion, we hash out Speck's research that shows there are a myriad of health, economic, and sustainability benefits associated with walking. And, we consider the four conditions, or characteristics, of walkability that he believes need to be present in order to encourage people to walk. Walks need to be useful, safe, comfortable, and interesting. Speck further unpacks each one of these conditions with 10 distinct steps of walkability. We dig into several of these steps for our listeners. In particular, we spend some time discussing step one - putting cars in their place - and what that actually means. Not getting rid of cars, but simply prioritizing people over cars while valuing space for both (in their right places!). We also talk about the important step of mixing the uses and how Speck's focus on housing is a unique and interesting perspective for understanding why mixed-use development in our cities is so critical. We highlight the value of narrow streets, enclosed space, thresholds, and trees for making good, walkable places as well. In short, we show that good walkability has many layers even though it is such a basic act. Access more Show Notes with pictures and resources related to this episode.More information about this podcast and helpful church and urbanism resources can be found on The Embedded Church website.Support our work! You can give online to our Indiegogo Campaign.Related ResourcesWalkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time by Jeff SpeckThe Walkable City: TED Talk by Jeff SpeckWhat's a STROAD, and why does it matter? Strong TownsWalkscore an online tool for scoring your neighborhood in terms of walkability, which takes into factors such as proximity of goods and services and access to transit.Peripateo a Greek word used often in the Bible (93 instances in the NT) both for literal walking and for living in general “I urge you to live (walk) a life worthy of the calling you have received.” Ephesians 4:1Genesis 3:8-9 “Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. But the Lord God called to the man, ‘Where are you?'”Micah 6:8 “He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.”Luke 10:33-34 “But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him.”Mark 5:27-29  “When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, because she thought, ‘If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed.' Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering.”Find these Key Terms on The Embedded Church website:- Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU)- Enclosure- Inclusionary Zoning- Induced Demand- Missing Tooth Concept- Mixed Use Development- WalkabilityShow CreditsHosted and Produced by Eric O. Jacobsen and Sara Joy ProppeEdited by Adam Higgins | Odd Dad Out Voice ProductionsTheme Music by Jacob ShafferArtwork by Lance Kagey | Rotator Creative

from the margins - perspectives on the built environment
Edna Ledesma - City design, markets, designing hybrid spaces, and human geography at the US/Mexico Border

from the margins - perspectives on the built environment

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2020 66:00


Recorded- June 02, 2020. In this episode, I talk with a fellow fronteriza Edna Ledesma, an assistant professor in the Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Edna Ledesma's interests revolve around city design, planning, public spaces, markets, hybrid space, incrementally, and human geography. We talked about how cities are instigators for social injustice and how we as designers have an agency to make a change. We discussed Edna's interesting and extensive research on mercados, fleamarkets, swapmeets, and tianguis, their historical relevance to the Latinx communities but also their current and future potential as models for border economies. We discussed the disengagement of the design fields on social equity and inclusion and how academia could model a future involvement of the design fields.  Recommendations  The Uses of Disorder: Personal Identity and City Life  by Richard Sennett Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez, Anna Sak (Translator) Gentefied - Netflix

The Future Car: A Siemens Podcast
The Automotive Digital Enterprise: A Today Problem

The Future Car: A Siemens Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2019 11:10


Ginni Saraswati reads a blog post from Andy Macleod entitled "The automotive digital enterprise: a today problem," published Friday, May 31st, 2019. Andy is director of automotive marketing for the Mentor portfolio at Siemens PLM Software, based in Austin. He is the author of handful of whitepapers, including "Chip Design for the Future of Mobility," compiled with help from occasional podcast co-host, Conor Peick. Andy has also made regular appearances on the podcast. His audioblog, "Cars, Mobility, Chip-to-City Design (and the iPhone4)" is the most downloaded episode of all time. And check out this long interview from fall of 2018 for more of his biography and backstory.In this episode you'll learn:-The implications of the automotive industry moving towards new forms of transportation (01:00)-What differentiates winner companies from those who will not survive over the next decade (01:45)-How BMW CIO Klaus Straub describes the evolution of automotive IT systems (03:30)-The benefits of converging the car-building and IT worlds (04:15)-The meaning of digitalization and why should you care about it (05:10) Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Future Car: A Siemens Podcast
Cars, Mobility, Chip to City Design (and the iPhone 4)

The Future Car: A Siemens Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2019 10:20


Sometimes, it seems like technology is developing so quickly that we can't keep up while simultaneously not advancing fast enough.Carmakers, such as Tesla, are now taking advantage of the technological advances that allow allthe functionality of a central processor, many discrete components that perform various functionalities, and more, all to be integrated onto a single chip: the system-on-chip, or SoC.This compute consolidation requires less space and less power consumption, which is ideal for a car that runs off a battery—like many vehicles on the road today. Still, with the high compute requirements for applications like ADAS and automated driving, along with connectivityfeatures and many other features, power consumption becomes a very real issue.This episode of The Future Card Podcast dives into the specifics of how and why car makers are taking advantage of this SoC approach.Discussed In This Episode:The advantages of the SoC approach to computing architecture. (1:33)Why car makers are switching from focusing on mechanical design to chip design and methods of compute consolidation. (6:33)Why carmakers throughout the industry are now collaborating on specifications and the design of key components of vehicle functionality. (7:11)How autonomous functionality can be tested using silicon models of an SoC that has not even been manufactured yet. (8:17)What's the point of all this? (8:58)Resources:“Tesla to start testing new Autopilot Hardware 3 in employee vehicles” by Fred Lambert Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leading Voices in Real Estate
John Rahaim | Planning Director for the City of San Francisco

Leading Voices in Real Estate

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2018 63:31


John Rahaim grew up in Detroit. His high school day of community service inspired him to understand the city more, and he went on to receive his B.S. in Architecture from the University of Michigan and a Masters in Architecture with an emphasis on Urban Design from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.The Urban Design program focused on man-environment systems which especially fascinated John."It's all about the interaction of human behavior and the environment and how each one affects the other."Pittsburgh's Second Renaissance:After graduating from Wisconsin, he headed to Pittsburgh in the early 80's, at which point it had the third largest number of corporate headquarters in the country. However, over the 15 years that he was there, most of them left, along with the 27 steel mills.Despite this traumatic change to the city's makeup, John credits Pittsburgh's strong ethnic neighborhoods for maintaining their stability, low crime rates, and cohesion in a way that Detroit did not.As a young planner, working with instrumental mentors and a talented, interdisciplinary team in Pittsburgh, John learned what a broad realm of topics planning encompasses."We have to know a little about a lot of things. It's not just about buildings and design and whatever. It's about the economy of the city, it's about public spaces, and it's about transportation, and it's about the price of housing, and all of those things. That is really the kind of mix of things we have to deal with. And that was an enormous lesson for me."From Urban Designer to Associate Director, he created strong relationships and rewrote Pittsburgh's zoning review process. When he decided to move on, he spent some time in Rome to discern the new direction or his career, at which point a position for City Designer opened up in Seattle.Seattle:Halfway through his tenure at the Office of City Design during the late 90's, the city started seeing significant growth. The Urban Growth boundary that the state had required of all counties since the 1990s had forced cities to think creatively on how to expand up rather than out.San Francisco:After Seattle, he was tapped to take the Planning Director position in San Francisco. He was honored to join the rich planning legacy that exists there, however, he knew it would be no simple task.He laughs that the most common greeting he received when he took the job was “Congratulations and my condolences.”Government Service:John notes that on the West coast, local government is bigger and more is expected from it, certainly when it comes to environmental sustainability.He adds that the population is very knowledgeable which gives leaders both support and push back, as seen with the NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard), anti-development movement.I'll be honest, I think part of the aversion to change here is because this place is extraordinarily charming… It's a beautiful city in a beautiful setting. And people are averse to change in a way that is stronger than the other settings I've been in.Challenges in San Francisco:John shares how the housing crisis in San Francisco is due to several factors, including:A consistent decrease in development and residential building.The extraordinary pace of change and turnaround after the recession.The Millennial and Baby Boomer interest in city living.The explosion of tech jobs.The good news is that now they are building more housing than they have in years, and are on pace to meet their six-year goal of building 30,000 housing units.In addition, he has begun diversifying the Planning Office's responsibilities. This transformation spans duties from co-leading the city's efforts on sea level rise to building a community development team focused on stabilizing vulnerable neighborhoods, to leading the city's efforts on transportation planning.Planning Directors:John believes the profession has really matured over the last 30 years. While San Francisco certainly faces unique challenges, many cities are struggling with the same issues and concerns. For example, housing for the middle class is a huge issue everywhere, and transportation is a close second.Advice:John's advice to those interested in entering the field is to get a broad range of experience in both the public and the private sector. Particularly, he says you need to try to understand the financial motivation in the real estate industry, and why developers and builders do what they do.Link:San Francisco Planning Department