The Aesthetic City
By Ruben Hanssen
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Episodes: 60
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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!
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#61 - Alexander Rotmensz: Seeking Truth & Beauty in Architecture & Urban Design
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Jun 13, 2026 |
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#60 - Branko Mitrovic: The Classical Architecture Education Renaissance in Trondheim
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May 29, 2026 |
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#59 - Michael Diamant, part III: Why Tradition Is Progressive
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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#58 - Timothy Smith, Smith & Taylor Architects - The Revival of Classical Architecture Education in Britain
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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#57 - Will McCollum, Citymakers Collective: Creating Urbanism Education Alternatives in the USA
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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#56 - Ann Sussman: Why It's Time for Human-Centric & 'Biological' Architecture & Urban Design
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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#55 - Alexandros Lavdas: Why Our Brains (& Bodies) Need Beautiful Cities
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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#54 - Jon Jon Wesolowski, The Happy Urbanist: Making Happy Cities
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Nov 02, 2025 |
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#53 - Diana Trushell: The Design Professor
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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#52 SPECIAL - Ruben Hanssen: Why We Started An Academy
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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#51 - Aaron Lubeck
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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#50 - Chuck Marohn, StrongTowns
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May 30, 2025 |
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#49 - Kevin Klinkenberg, the Messy City: Fixing Architecture School & Making US Cities Walkable
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May 16, 2025 |
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#48: Sabin Howard: Classical Sculpture & The Quest for Beauty
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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#47 - Guy Courtois: Towards an Urban Renaissance
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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#46 - Coby Lefkowitz, part III: Building Optimism
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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#45 - Eldin Smajlović, The Immortal Art Podcast: The First Cities
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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#44 - Alicia Pederson, the Courtyard Urbanist: How Courtyard Urbanism Could Improve American Cities
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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#43 - Léon Krier (part 2): The Story of Poundbury
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Aug 18, 2024 |
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#42 - Steve Mouzon: True Sustainability & the Importance of Loveable Cities
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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#41 - Lew Oliver: New Urbanism, Humane Design, Facades as Masks & Architectural Truth Bombs
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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#40 - Jonathan Weatherill: Teaching in Rome, Drawing, Moving towards Traditional Architecture Without the Myths
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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#39 - Pierre Bidaud, Stonemasonry Company: Natural Stone, or the Most Underrated Construction Material
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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#38 - Micah Springut, Monumental Labs: Disrupting How We Build - Robotics, AI & Automated Stone Carving
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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#37 - Prof. Ettore Maria Mazzola, Notre Dame School of Architecture: Urban Regeneration, Traditional Urbanism & Education
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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#36 - Pablo Funes, Classic Planning Institute: A Professional Journey, Classical Architecture Education and the Classic Planning Academy
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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#35 - Mark Wilson Jones, Apollodorus Architecture: A New Arena for Bath, Education & Learning from the Past
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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#34 - Ann Sussman, the HAPI: The Brain, Biology, Beauty and our Built Environment
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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#33 - Patrick Webb: Craftsmanship & Beauty in the Shadow of Hobbes' Leviathan
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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#32 - Léon Krier: His Life & Education, Traditional Urbanism & The Threat of Bureaucracy
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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#31 - Maria Sánchez & Pedro Godoy, Estudio Urbano: Designing a New City in Guatemala, Cayalá
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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#30 - Michael Diamant, Part II: The Expansion of the Architectural Uprising, Futuristic Ornament, The Needlessness of Ugliness
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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#29 - Alejandro García Hermida: Traditional Building Methods & Techniques, The Short Lifespan of Reinforced Concrete, Construction Myths & More
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May 22, 2023 |
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#28 - Prof. Nikos Salingaros: Buildings for People Instead of Machines, Biophilic Principles, Modernist Power Play & More
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May 04, 2023 |
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#27 - Peter Drijver, Scala Architecten: the Birth of & Battle for New Traditional Architecture in the Netherlands & Modernist Power Games
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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#26 - Eric Norin: The Architecture Uprising, how to drive change towards beauty through democratic processes, social media and education
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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#25 - Katherine O'Neil, Builtfully
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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#24 - Prof. Brandon Ro: Classical Architecture, Traditional Architecture Education, Neuroscience & the Transcendental Quality of Architecture
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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#23 - Erik Bootsma: Traditional & classical architecture, craftsmanship, improving the city
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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#22 - Peter Verschuren: Dutch Urbanism, The Expression of Facades, Creating Great Urban Spaces
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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#21 - Prof. Michael Lykoudis, University of Notre Dame School of Architecture: Education, the Driehaus Prize, Materials, Hope for the Future
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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#20 - Nicholas Boys Smith, CreateStreets: Utrecht, Creating Happy Places, Achieving Beauty, Gentle Density & Good Urbanism
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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#19 - Prof. Robert Adam, Robert Adam Architecture: Time and Architecture, Myths & Misconceptions about Modernity, the Value of Beauty & Classical Architecture
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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#18 - Sarah Bannister, Meristem Design: Urban Greening, Improving British Cities, How People Can Make a Difference
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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#17 - Coby Lefkowitz, Backyard, Part 2: Highrise, Densification, Organic Growth & the Value of Building Beautifully
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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#16 - Michael Spicher, Aesthetics Research Lab: The Importance of Aesthetics, Beauty vs. Taste, the Value of Interdisciplinary Research
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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#15 - Austin Tunnell, Building Culture: Structural Brick Masonry & The Value of Authenticity & Craftsmanship, an Alternative to Stick Framing
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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#14 - Steve Wright: Universal Design, Accessibility for All in a Holistic Design Approach
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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#12 - Samuel Hughes: Intensifying and Beautifying the City, the Value of Beauty
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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#11 - Ben Southwood, Stripe: StreetVotes, Strong Suburbs and A Win-Win Solution for Gentle Densification & Tackling the Housing Crisis
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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#10 - Marjo Uotila, INTBAU Finland: Common Fallacies about Traditional Architecture, the Architectural Uprising in Finland and beyond
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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#9 - Milly Main, StreetLevel: Traditional Architecture and Urbanism Down Under, Achieving Change through Local Advocacy and Education
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May 26, 2022 |
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#8 - Coby Lefkowitz, Backyard: Creating Beautiful Places as a Developer, Achieving Better Urbanism in the United States
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May 19, 2022 |
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#7 - Vincent Veneman: Music and Architecture, the Virtues of Classical Architecture & Education, Engelsberg Summer School
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May 12, 2022 |
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#6 - Jude Sherry and dr. Frank O'Connor, #DerelictIreland: on Dereliction in Ireland, why it matters & how to solve it
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May 05, 2022 |
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#5 - Dr. Nir Buras, Classic Planning Institute: on Beauty and the Sublime, Classic Planning, Learning Architecture, the book 'the Art of Classic Planning'
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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#4 - Joseph Jutras, Institute of Traditional Architecture: the ITA & education, the coming Summer School in Utrecht, architectural beauty as a life changing experience
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Apr 15, 2022 |
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#3 - Michael Diamant, New Traditional Architecture: fighting the status quo for more beautiful environments, Arkitekturupproret, activism & social media
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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#2 - Mieke Bosse, Scala Architecten: The fundamentals of building, traditional building in the Netherlands, housing, education
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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#1 - Flavio Diaz Miron: The urban planning discipline, education, beauty, modernism
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Mar 10, 2022 |