Let's Talk About Cities #11 — Rebellions and Uprisings; or the Populism of Aesthetics in Architecture
In this thought-provoking episode of "Let's Talk About Cities," we delve into the complex relationship between architecture, aesthetics, and populism. We examine how populist movements exploit traditional notions of beauty to craft exclusionary narratives, using the reconstruction of the Berlin Palace and the renovation of the Neues Museum as contrasting case studies. We discuss the historical use of architecture as propaganda and the dangers of establishing a rigid aesthetic ideology as the arbiter of good design. Through these discussions, we aim to uncover the deeper meanings behind architectural choices and their impacts on our urban landscapes.
26 Feb 2024
Let's Talk About Cities #10 — The Dogma of Urban Density
We're told that denser cities are better for the environment, for the economy, even for our happiness. But is that the whole story? On this episode of Let's Talk About Cities we dive into the debate about urban density and add nuance to dogma.
8 Aug 2023
Let's Talk About Cities #9 — The City and the Countryside
In this episode we’ll take a deeper dive into the countryside and its relation to the city. An overview of city and countryside through the lens of urbanization is given, reports and research on the topic are presented, definitions and differences of terms used are explained and renewed interest for countryside within architectural discourse is examined before future outlooks are considered.
6 Mar 2022
Let's Talk About Cities #8 – Car-free Zones
Today we will introduce a slightly different form of the podcast where we talk about a current topic in a shorter episode. This time it will be about the plans of Brussels and Paris to implement large car-free zones.
30 Jan 2022
Let's Talk About Cities #7 – Participatory Planning
In the first episode of 2022 we’ll talk about participatory planning; why it’s relevant, its benefits and its potential risks and obstacles. We trace a shift from top-down to more democratic planning processes and discuss examples.
28 Nov 2021
Let's Talk About Cities #6 - Self-initiated Housing
In today's episode, we will talk about self-initiated housing, starting by trying to find a definition, giving some historical background information and exploring the different motives why people engage in projects like that. We will discuss the different ownership and financing models and also go into detail with one self-initiated housing project that was realized in Vienna in 2015, LiSA.
We will also discuss self-initiated housing more critically and explore why its not available to many.
31 Oct 2021
Let's Talk About Cities #5 – Interview: Santosh Ketham Kumar
Today’s episode is an interview we made with Santosh Kumar, a practicing architect, educator and researcher. He is the founder of the studio “Ketham's Atelier Architects” and the NGO Thinking Hand.
First Santosh explains his background and how he came to found an NGO and then gives his view on the state of sustainable design before providing an insight into his Phd work on the topic of flooding and floating cities.
As we live in Sweden and Santosh in Austria, we had to conduct the interview over Zoom. Therefore the audio quality unfortunately isn't the best, but we hope you will still be able to appreciate the content.
26 Sept 2021
Let's Talk About Cities #4 – Ecologically Sustainable Planning
In today's episode we’ll talk about ecologically sustainable planning - an
important issue in the context of climate change as cities consume about
80% of all energy produced and in 2030 are prognosed to emit 74% of
greenhouse gases.
29 Aug 2021
Let's Talk About Cities #3 – Red Vienna
In today's episode, we will talk about Red Vienna, starting by giving some historical background information and introducing the at the time revolutionary ideas that were implemented and are still relevant today. Furthermore, we will discuss how the projects were financed and also go into detail with the Karl-Marx-Hof as a well-known example for municipal housing in Vienna that still shapes the cityscape today.
Lastly, we will talk about how the period of Red Vienna came to an end, in what way the development of municipal housing was continued with after WWII and look at how municipal housing in Vienna works nowadays.
25 Jul 2021
Let's Talk About Cities #2 – AirBnB and Its Discontents
In this post and podcast we discuss AirBnB: Its origins, success story and effects on cities where it is particularly prevalent. We link it to mass tourism and discuss that phenomenon in its own right and mention some possible solutions to the conflicts that can arise between locals and tourists.
27 Jun 2021
Let's Talk About Cities #1 – Gentrification
In this post and accompanying podcast episode, we delve deeper into the stages of gentrification and discuss some possible measures that can be taken to deal with its effects.
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