Architecture — Let's Talk About Cities podcast

Let's Talk About Cities #11 — Rebellions and Uprisings; or the Populism of Aesthetics in Architecture

In this episode, we'll delve into the rise of populist movements in architecture, and how they often exploit simplistic notions of beauty and tradition to promote exclusionary narratives.

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.

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.

Urban Planning, Politics, ArchitectureStudio Incontro28 November 2021Baugruppen, Urban Planning, Architecture, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Freiburg, Tübingen, Hamburg, ViennaComment

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.

Architecture, Politics, Urban PlanningStudio Incontro31 October 2021Interview, Flooding, Architecture, EducationComment

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.

Let's Talk About Cities #1 – Gentrification

In this post and the 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.