The Most Inspiring Podcasts on Urbanism, Design and Architecture
We’ve been exploring all corners of the urbanism, architecture, design and city-making world from the comfort of our couch or a socially-distanced walk searching for inspiration. Here is a comprehensive list of our favorite shows that have sonically been in our ears, taking our minds to new places and planting new ideas on designing more livable, lovable cities.
Bianca Wylie on the Critical Design Process of Democracy in Smart Cities
Bianca Wylie is a Toronto-based, open-government advocate among the early critics to raise concerns about privacy issues of the Sidewalk Lab’s now-defunct controversial smart neighborhood proposal on Toronto’s waterfront land.
Marianthi Tatari on High-Tech, Human-Centered Cities
Associate Director and Senior Architect for UNStudio, Marianthi Tatari, says that technology is the driving force behind the design for uncertainty and the future of our cities.
reSITE Joins Forces with Dezeen for the Virtual Design Festival
We are incredibly excited to announce we are joining Dezeen's Virtual Design Festival! Save the date for April 27th and dive into a full day of ideas and inspiration via reSITE lectures released exclusively on this occasion!
Remembering a Bright Urbanist Mind: Michael Sorkin
Late Michael Sorkin, the architectural critic, author, professor and designer, leaves behind his revolutionary approaches to urban design. We pay him a tribute in this look at how his legacy will continue to influence the field of urbanism for years to come. Photo courtesy of Dorota Velek at reSITE 2015.
reSITE Day at Dezeen's Virtual Design Festival
reSITE is proud to contribute with a full day of inspiration from contemporary thought leaders. Join us for release five full lectures from reSITE REGENERATE during Dezeen's Virtual Design Festival on April 27th.
Seven Ways COVID-19 is Reshaping our Cities
The novel virus COVID-19 has upended our lives. As it spreads across the globe, it is keeping us contained in our homes and reshaping our relationships with cities.
Giving Design a Higher Purpose with Ravi Naidoo
Ravi Naidoo, the driving force behind Design Indaba, arguably the most influential design event in the world. The event takes place annually in Cape Town is only the tip of the iceberg. Listen as he pushes the boundaries of the purpose design holds with the simple question—what is design for? Photo courtesy of Design Indaba
Regenerating Cities, Transforming Communities with Christopher Cabaldon
Throughout Christopher Cabaldon on-going, 20-year-long seat in office, West Sacramento underwent has undergone and incredible transformation from a former industrial town to an urbanized, livable community. Hear from the man behind the city’s outstanding urban regeneration.
Six Ways to Create the Cities of the Future by 2050
reSITE's salon series My City/Your City: City of 2050 returned with a conversation on what cities of 2050 will look like.
Human-Centered Smart Cities with Marianthi Tatari
Associate Director and Senior Architect at UNStudio, Marianthi Tatari, dissects different aspects of city-making that threaten the quality of life such as mono-functional spaces and commoditized smart cities and how to approach designing them with optimism. Photo courtesy of UNStudio
Creating Emotional Connections to Nature with Yosuke Hayano
Yosuke Hayano, principal partner for MAD Architects examined how the studio approaches every project with a vision to create a journey for people to connect with nature through architecture. Listen as he draws on specific projects that embody that connection on a macro and micro level. Photo courtesy of MAD Architects
reSITE Salon: City of 2050
reSITE's salon series My City/Your City is back to bring you a conversation on what cities of 2050 will look like through intersection of architecture, urban design, and smart cities, addressing the existing challenges and undertaking a collective exercise in imagining the cities of the future.
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reSITE The Best Urbanist Ideas + Minds
Over one thousand visitors attended reSITE 2017: In/visible City on June 22-23 in Prague. Architects, municipal leaders, city planners and investors in the audience were blown away by lectures from the universally heralded Kazuyo Sejima from SANAA, Deputy Mayor of Paris Jean-Louis Missika, Winy Maas from the envy of the architecture world, and many more.
Jean-Louis Missika on Reinventing Paris
Deputy Mayor of Paris, Jean-Louis Missika, explains the project of Réinventer Paris and its focus on updating and developing the city’s future in a more innovative and inclusive manner, putting a precedent on sustainability over profit. With 23 sites open for redevelopment proposals, the city has welcomed winning projects selected based on the innovativeness and adaptability.
Alfredo Brillembourg on How We Can Tackle Urban Poverty
Alfredo Brillembourg, founding partner of Urban-Think Tank in Zurich, discusses incomplete urbanization and service deprivation in poor city areas and what can be done to tackle urban poverty.
How a City Can Have Control Over its Destiny | Urban Panel
Panel members Henry Foy, Carl Weisbrod, Omar Koleilat, Pavel Streblov, Ivan Duškov, and Jarmir Hainc discuss city planning for the future. They focus on project development and management of urban design and city planning as well as the struggles associated with building in a metropolitan area.
