The Aesthetic City
A podcast by Ruben Hanssen
43 Episodio
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#44 - Alicia Pederson, the Courtyard Urbanist: How Courtyard Urbanism Could Improve American Cities
Pubblicato: 28/02/2025 -
#43 - Léon Krier (part 2): The Story of Poundbury
Pubblicato: 18/08/2024 -
#42 - Steve Mouzon: True Sustainability & the Importance of Loveable Cities
Pubblicato: 29/03/2024 -
#41 - Lew Oliver: New Urbanism, Humane Design, Facades as Masks & Architectural Truth Bombs
Pubblicato: 16/02/2024 -
#40 - Jonathan Weatherill: Teaching in Rome, Drawing, Moving towards Traditional Architecture Without the Myths
Pubblicato: 25/01/2024 -
#39 - Pierre Bidaud, Stonemasonry Company: Natural Stone, or the Most Underrated Construction Material
Pubblicato: 22/12/2023 -
#38 - Micah Springut, Monumental Labs: Disrupting How We Build - Robotics, AI & Automated Stone Carving
Pubblicato: 30/11/2023 -
#37 - Prof. Ettore Maria Mazzola, Notre Dame School of Architecture: Urban Regeneration, Traditional Urbanism & Education
Pubblicato: 16/11/2023 -
#36 - Pablo Funes, Classic Planning Institute: A Professional Journey, Classical Architecture Education and the Classic Planning Academy
Pubblicato: 02/11/2023 -
#35 - Mark Wilson Jones, Apollodorus Architecture: A New Arena for Bath, Education & Learning from the Past
Pubblicato: 19/10/2023 -
#34 - Ann Sussman, the HAPI: The Brain, Biology, Beauty and our Built Environment
Pubblicato: 05/10/2023 -
#33 - Patrick Webb: Craftsmanship & Beauty in the Shadow of Hobbes' Leviathan
Pubblicato: 21/09/2023 -
#32 - Léon Krier: His Life & Education, Traditional Urbanism & The Threat of Bureaucracy
Pubblicato: 07/09/2023 -
#31 - Maria Sánchez & Pedro Godoy, Estudio Urbano: Designing a New City in Guatemala, Cayalá
Pubblicato: 24/08/2023 -
#30 - Michael Diamant, Part II: The Expansion of the Architectural Uprising, Futuristic Ornament, The Needlessness of Ugliness
Pubblicato: 10/08/2023 -
#29 - Alejandro García Hermida: Traditional Building Methods & Techniques, The Short Lifespan of Reinforced Concrete, Construction Myths & More
Pubblicato: 22/05/2023 -
#28 - Prof. Nikos Salingaros: Buildings for People Instead of Machines, Biophilic Principles, Modernist Power Play & More
Pubblicato: 04/05/2023 -
#27 - Peter Drijver, Scala Architecten: the Birth of & Battle for New Traditional Architecture in the Netherlands & Modernist Power Games
Pubblicato: 18/04/2023 -
#26 - Eric Norin: The Architecture Uprising, how to drive change towards beauty through democratic processes, social media and education
Pubblicato: 14/03/2023 -
#25 - Katherine O'Neil, Builtfully
Pubblicato: 16/02/2023
How come our modern cities have become so hostile to humans, so ugly, car-oriented and grey? What is the solution to these problems - how can we return to a more human, beautiful and liveable city? In this podcast, host Ruben Hanssen interviews experts in the fields of architecture, urban planning and urban design to find out how we can improve our cities, our architecture and our streets, in order to create more friendly and beautiful places. The clock is ticking; valuable land is wasted on dreary developments while many beautiful, picturesque urban environments are at risk of being jarred forever by ugly buildings that don't belong there. There are better ways to build; let's explore how!
