The Aesthetic City

By Ruben Hanssen

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Episodes: 41

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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!

Episode Date
#42 - Steve Mouzon: True Sustainability & the Importance of Loveable Cities
Mar 29, 2024
#41 - Lew Oliver: New Urbanism, Humane Design, Facades as Masks & Architectural Truth Bombs
Feb 16, 2024
#40 - Jonathan Weatherill: Teaching in Rome, Drawing, Moving towards Traditional Architecture Without the Myths
Jan 25, 2024
#39 - Pierre Bidaud, Stonemasonry Company: Natural Stone, or the Most Underrated Construction Material
Dec 22, 2023
#38 - Micah Springut, Monumental Labs: Disrupting How We Build - Robotics, AI & Automated Stone Carving
Nov 30, 2023
#37 - Prof. Ettore Maria Mazzola, Notre Dame School of Architecture: Urban Regeneration, Traditional Urbanism & Education
Nov 16, 2023
#36 - Pablo Funes, Classic Planning Institute: A Professional Journey, Classical Architecture Education and the Classic Planning Academy
Nov 02, 2023
#35 - Mark Wilson Jones, Apollodorus Architecture: A New Arena for Bath, Education & Learning from the Past
Oct 19, 2023
#34 - Ann Sussman, the HAPI: The Brain, Biology, Beauty and our Built Environment
Oct 05, 2023
#33 - Patrick Webb: Craftsmanship & Beauty in the Shadow of Hobbes' Leviathan
Sep 21, 2023
#32 - Léon Krier: His Life & Education, Traditional Urbanism & The Threat of Bureaucracy
Sep 07, 2023
#31 - Maria Sánchez & Pedro Godoy, Estudio Urbano: Designing a New City in Guatemala, Cayalá
Aug 24, 2023
#30 - Michael Diamant, Part II: The Expansion of the Architectural Uprising, Futuristic Ornament, The Needlessness of Ugliness
Aug 10, 2023
#29 - Alejandro García Hermida: Traditional Building Methods & Techniques, The Short Lifespan of Reinforced Concrete, Construction Myths & More
May 22, 2023
#28 - Prof. Nikos Salingaros: Buildings for People Instead of Machines, Biophilic Principles, Modernist Power Play & More
May 04, 2023
#27 - Peter Drijver, Scala Architecten: the Birth of & Battle for New Traditional Architecture in the Netherlands & Modernist Power Games
Apr 18, 2023
#26 - Eric Norin: The Architecture Uprising, how to drive change towards beauty through democratic processes, social media and education
Mar 14, 2023
#25 - Katherine O'Neil, Builtfully
Feb 16, 2023
#24 - Prof. Brandon Ro: Classical Architecture, Traditional Architecture Education, Neuroscience & the Transcendental Quality of Architecture
Feb 03, 2023
#23 - Erik Bootsma: Traditional & classical architecture, craftsmanship, improving the city
Jan 10, 2023
#22 - Peter Verschuren: Dutch Urbanism, The Expression of Facades, Creating Great Urban Spaces
Dec 05, 2022
#21 - Prof. Michael Lykoudis, University of Notre Dame School of Architecture: Education, the Driehaus Prize, Materials, Hope for the Future
Oct 06, 2022
#20 - Nicholas Boys Smith, CreateStreets: Utrecht, Creating Happy Places, Achieving Beauty, Gentle Density & Good Urbanism
Sep 15, 2022
#19 - Prof. Robert Adam, Robert Adam Architecture: Time and Architecture, Myths & Misconceptions about Modernity, the Value of Beauty & Classical Architecture
Aug 18, 2022
#18 - Sarah Bannister, Meristem Design: Urban Greening, Improving British Cities, How People Can Make a Difference
Aug 11, 2022
#17 - Coby Lefkowitz, Backyard, Part 2: Highrise, Densification, Organic Growth & the Value of Building Beautifully
Aug 01, 2022
#16 - Michael Spicher, Aesthetics Research Lab: The Importance of Aesthetics, Beauty vs. Taste, the Value of Interdisciplinary Research
Jul 21, 2022
#15 - Austin Tunnell, Building Culture: Structural Brick Masonry & The Value of Authenticity & Craftsmanship, an Alternative to Stick Framing
Jul 14, 2022
#14 - Steve Wright: Universal Design, Accessibility for All in a Holistic Design Approach
Jul 07, 2022
#12 - Samuel Hughes: Intensifying and Beautifying the City, the Value of Beauty
Jun 23, 2022
#11 - Ben Southwood, Stripe: StreetVotes, Strong Suburbs and A Win-Win Solution for Gentle Densification & Tackling the Housing Crisis
Jun 16, 2022
#10 - Marjo Uotila, INTBAU Finland: Common Fallacies about Traditional Architecture, the Architectural Uprising in Finland and beyond
Jun 09, 2022
#9 - Milly Main, StreetLevel: Traditional Architecture and Urbanism Down Under, Achieving Change through Local Advocacy and Education
May 26, 2022
#8 - Coby Lefkowitz, Backyard: Creating Beautiful Places as a Developer, Achieving Better Urbanism in the United States
May 19, 2022
#7 - Vincent Veneman: Music and Architecture, the Virtues of Classical Architecture & Education, Engelsberg Summer School
May 12, 2022
#6 - Jude Sherry and dr. Frank O'Connor, #DerelictIreland: on Dereliction in Ireland, why it matters & how to solve it
May 05, 2022
#5 - Dr. Nir Buras, Classic Planning Institute: on Beauty and the Sublime, Classic Planning, Learning Architecture, the book 'the Art of Classic Planning'
Apr 28, 2022
#4 - Joseph Jutras, Institute of Traditional Architecture: the ITA & education, the coming Summer School in Utrecht, architectural beauty as a life changing experience
Apr 15, 2022
#3 - Michael Diamant, New Traditional Architecture: fighting the status quo for more beautiful environments, Arkitekturupproret, activism & social media
Apr 07, 2022
#2 - Mieke Bosse, Scala Architecten: The fundamentals of building, traditional building in the Netherlands, housing, education
Mar 25, 2022
#1 - Flavio Diaz Miron: The urban planning discipline, education, beauty, modernism
Mar 10, 2022