Episode 51: Season Wrap-up with Louka Parry and Eyal Halamish
Louka and Eyal reminisce about the first 50 conversation of The Future City Podcast.
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Adoption of a New Market Focus
We've all heard about affordable housing, but what is affordable retail? Charlie and Anthony say that entrepeneurial start ups are creating immense value by creating businesses and organisations that are focussed on affordable retail, leading to fulfilled sustainable communities. Charlie has over 30 years’ experience of advising on commercial property investment development and asset management. Clients include owner-managed property companies, international trustees/private offices and prominen...
Episode 49: Gardens in Urban Evironments with Elizaveta Fakirova
Are green gardens allowed, or encouraged on rooftops in most metropolitan areas? In a high-density low-parkland environment; are there really no spaces for greenery and plant-life? Elizaveta Fakirova says that parks, natures, and green spaces can be on walls, rooftops, inside, and designed into other creative areas. Ingenuity and policy can enable a city of smart gardens, and will hopefully increase as we have more free-time. Elizaveta is the 2020/21 German Chancellor Fellow with the Humboldt Fo...
Episode 48: Mindful Construction with Nitin Govila
How valuable is the purpose of a space? What happens when you combine a meditation trainer and an engineer? Nitin Govila says that the importance and design of spaces for reflection, meditation, and just to unwind are extremely important human-centred considerations in design, capable of being achieved efficiently by being a part of practical planned construction and supply. Nitin is a management leader, entrepreneur, engineer, and meditation trainer. He is the APAC MENA MD for the French manufa...
The Public Art City by Samuel Mayze
Architect and public art strategist Samuel Mayze says every city needs an Artist-in-Residence. Mayze says public art is another piece of infrastructure which brings people together and cities are in dire need of creative curation of their public spaces. On this episode of The Future City Podcast we speak with Samuel Mayze, Director of Strategic Projects at Urban Art Projects (UAP) where he has led multi-million dollar public art, cultural master planning and complex fabrication projects in Austr...
Episode 46: The Commuter City with Will Fisher
The Long Island Railroad’s chief technologist Will Fisher says remote work will keep going if the commute sucks. According to Fisher “If you don’t have competitive commuting options, you will resort to virtual work.” On this episode of The Future City we speak with Google and Palantir-trained technologist and Chief Innovation Officer for the Long Island Railroad Will Fisher. Will has a degree in Computer Science from Princeton and an MBA from Stanford. Will speaks with us about the service infor...
Episode 45: The Post-Growth City with Donnie Maclurcan
Economist Donnie Maclurcan says there are ways city dwellers can be encouraged to share more readily. In this episode of The Future City Podcast we speak with Executive Director of the Post-Growth Institute Donnie Maclurcan. Donnie has spent over 15 years investigating how to re-teach people in cities to feel safe enough to share their offers and needs. Donnie says capitalism has traumatized us but that there are powerful ways many people are rebuilding a more just economic system from the groun...
Episode 44: The Untold City with Dominique Somda
The Untold City with Dr. Dominique Somda Slave trade researcher Dr. Dominique Somda says monuments which honor colonisers should not be removed from our cities. They should be spectacularly subverted. In this episode of The Future City Podcast we speak with anthropologist and author Dr. Dominique Somda about why keeping slave histories a secret suppresses the evolution of our cities and their inhabitants. Somda outlines how people in cities interact based on what they know and ignore about each ...
Episode 43: The Healing City with Dr. Melissa Lem & Jennie McCaffrey
What if doctors and educators prescribed nature? On today's episode of The Future City Podcast, Eyal and Louka speak with Dr Melissa Lem and not-for-profit educator and leader Jennie McCaffrey about how nature can be prescribed for health and education. Dr Melissa Lem is a Vancouver family physician. A board member of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment and strategic advisor to the BC Parks Foundation, she is a passionate advocate for the health benefits of time spent in n...
Episode 42: The Space-based City by Michael McCormack
How does our space influence us? On this episode of The Future City Podcast, we speak with property development innovator Michael McCormack. Michael is a registered building practitioner with education in law, architecture, and construction. With over ten years of experience working at several firms, including a premier property consultancy and a national luxury developer and building company, Michael now runs the B-Corporation Milieu, one of Australia’s most-awarded and boundary bending firms f...
Episode 41: The Unarmed City by Tony Rice II
Why is police accountability critical for our cities? On this episode of The Future City Podcast we speak with entrepreneur, management consultant and public sector innovator Tony Rice II. Tony is a top tier management consultant specialising in public sector innovation. He is the founder of Unarmed, a platform where compliments and complaints about law enforcement are managed. Tony shares why now is the leadership moment for police chiefs, the impact of deeply entrenched policing methods, and t...
Episode 40: The Timeless City by Eddie Harran
What if we looked at our cities through the lens of time? What ideas might emerge? On this episode of The Future City Podcast, we speak with futurist, entrepreneur and researcher Eddie Harran. Eddie is the Founder of Temporal Labs, a futurist at Huddle Design and was explorer in residence at the Centre for the edge at Deloitte. Eddie challenges us to think about the timescape of our city, the ‘speed’ of a city, and how focussing on ‘time spent’ in our cities can unlock solutions to deeply entren...
Episode 39: The Integrated City with Andrew Davies
Is the economic model of your city regenerative and inclusive? On this episode of The Future City Podcast, we speak with executive, entrepreneur and CEO of BLab Australia and New Zealand, Andrew Davies. Andrew speaks with us about redefining the foundations for good businesses and how solving urban challenges sits at the intersection of public and private partnerships. BLab is a movement of people using business as a force for good....
Episode 38: The Inclusive City with Ali Estefam
The Inclusive City What does it mean to design a culturally inclusive city? On this episode of The Future City Podcast, we speak with linguist, urban planner and designer Ali Estefam. Ali is a multilingual community outreach specialist at Melissa Johnson Associates. She has worked on people-centred approaches to design and urban planning at New York City Department of Design and Construction, New York City’s Economic Development Corporation, the International Development Bank, and the World Monu...
Episode 37: The Coworking CIty by Beth Hampson
What turns a space into a place you want to be a part of? On this episode of The Future City Podcast, we speak with property director and entrepreneur Beth Hampson. Beth is Commercial Director at The Argyll Club, which manages 38 premium flexible workspaces at the heart of London’s office market. Beth shares with us the importance of urban hubs and what the future of coworking looks like as we emerge from this global pandemic....
Episode 36: The 22nd Century City by Jacksón Smith
What if you got paid to learn for the rest of your life? On this episode of the Future City Podcast we speak with storyteller, learner, and technology architect Jacksón Smith. Jacksón is Co-Founder and the CTO of the Learning Economy Foundation, a U.S. based non-profit organization with a global mission to prepare citizens to be future-skilled, address inequity with student and employee centric models and put innovation at the centre of our communities. Jacksón speaks with us about having a vest...
Episode 35: The Counter-Intuitive City by Ting Jiang
What is the magic solution to revive human vitality? On this episode of the Future City Podcast, we speak with global behaviour change expert Dr. Ting Jiang. Dr. Jiang was a Principal at the Duke University Center for Advanced Hindsight, founded by best-selling Professor Dan Ariely. Ting coined the term "Behavioral Tech" and claims it will become the next innovation breakthrough after AI and IOT. Dr. Jiang guides us through a meditative conversation about why science-driven lifestyle change is t...
Episode 34: The Insightful City by Sébastien Turbot
What can your city teach you? On this episode of The Future City Podcast we speak with executive, curator and researcher Sébastien Turbot. Sébastien is the CEO of eko6, a creative learning consultancy and a Research Fellow at Qatar Foundation 's World Innovation Summit for Education , leading a global hub on Learning Ecosystems. Sébastien speaks with us about the value of learning to learn, how urban space shapes our learning journey and how becoming a global “hub” means investing in student and...
Episode 33: The Campus City by Jay Deshmukh
Is your university alma mater a city? On this episode of The Future City Podcast, we speak with Jay Deshmukh, an award-winning architect and Associate Manager in Architecture at IBI Group; a global technology-driven design firm focused on the future of cities. She is also a member of the Board of Trustees at the Textile Museum of Canada. Jay speaks with us about the social nature of learning, how university campuses have become intrinsic to places and the value of integrated campus life....
Episode 32: The Diplomatic City by Juan Battaleme
How might international relations and diplomacy affect the future of our cities? On this episode of The Future City Podcast we speak with professor, political scientist and diplomat Juan Battaleme. Professor Battaleme is the Secretary of CARI, the Argentine Council on International Relations ( CARI ) as well as the Director of the Government and International Relations at Universidad Argentina de la Empresa (UADE) based in Buenos Aires. Battaleme speaks with us about why connectography trumps ge...
Episode 31: The Wise City by Jonathan Lane
What would it mean for our cities if equity and resilience were the metrics of success? On this episode of The Future City Podcast we speak with Harvard and MIT-trained Associate Vice President of Economic Development for the New York City Economic Development Corporation Jonathan Lane. Jonathan speaks with us about the power of targeting new industry to tackle equity issues in a city, the need to challenge the status quo and why resilience is the key to urban economics....
Episode 30: The Strategic City by Jonelle Simunich
What are the likely futures for our cities? On this episode of The Future City Podcast we speak with futurist, urban planner and architect Jonelle Simunich. Jonelle is the Senior Strategist at Arup’s Foresight Research and Innovation team. She specialises in sustainability, regenerative urban systems and advanced technologies that will shape the future of the build environment in our cities. Jonelle speaks with us about regeneration, the role of technology and the 2050 scenarios for our society ...
Episode 29: The Activist City with Sonny Singh
What would it mean if every citizen was a revolutionary optimist? On this episode of The Future City Podcast, we speak with singer, songwriter, activist and racial justice educator Sonny Singh. Sonny is the original member of the Brooklyn Bhangra outfit Red Baraat and also co-founded the political rock band Outernational and recorded an album produced by Tom Morello from Rage Against the Machine. Sonny speaks with us about institutional racism, the power of digital spaces for activists and why h...
Episode 28: The In-Between City by Prachi Sharma
How might we discover stillness in the spaces we design? On this episode of The Future City Podcast we speak with architecture professor and Mumbai-based design thought leader Prachi Sharma. Prachi is an Assistant Professor at the Lokmanya Tilak Institute of Architecture & Design Studies. She speaks with us about breaking the silos of architecture, the value of in-between spaces and why you should design so people can discover stillness in a city.
Episode 27: The Opportune City with Courtney Cardin
What’s an opportunity zone and how do you create one? On this episode of The Future City Podcast we speak with campaigner, lawyer and investment analyst Courtney Cardin about how civic leaders create economic and social opportunities in our neighborhoods. Courtney was Senior Counsel on the US Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and has gone on to advise and analyze companies working to improve our cities. Courtney shares stories about Tulsa, Oklahoma, how public private p...
Episode 26: The Conscious City with Itai Palti
What would it mean if a city was conscious? On this episode of The Future City Podcast we speak with architect, researcher and founder of the Conscious Cities movement Itai Palti. Itai is Director of Hume, a science-informed architecture and urban design practice and Director of the Centre for Conscious Design, a think tank focused on using design to address urban challenges facing society today and in the future. Itai shares how cities can be healed, how metrics shape what we design and how spa...
Episode 25: The Dating City with Logan Ury
How is love and dating changing how we experience our cities? On this episode of The Future City Podcast we speak with dating coach, author and behavioral scientist Logan Ury. Logan is the author of How to Not Die Alone and is the Director of Relationship Science at the dating app Hinge. Logan speaks with us about our relationship tendencies, her favorite city and why the spark is useless and sometimes even destructive. Logan is a Harvard trained behavioral scientist turned dating coach. She is ...
Episode 24: The Play-filled City by Leticia Lozano
What if children designed our cities? On this Episode of The Future City Podcast we speak with play consultant, experience designer and creative strategist Leticia Lozano. Leticia is the Co-founder and Director of MACIA Estudio, a n applied research studio seeking to enhance human experiences through the practices of architecture and behaviour design. She is also the head of Playful City at LabCDMX, Mexico City’s civic innovation lab. Leticia speaks with us about the rules adults play by, a chil...
Episode 23: The Techno-Powered City with Daniel Korski
What if we invested in technology for our cities as much as we invest in our search engines? In this episode of The Future City Podast, we speak with investor, political advisor and govtech industry builder Daniel Korski CBE. Daniel was an adviser to UK Prime Minister David Cameron and is the co-founder and CEO of PUBLIC, a venture capital firm focused on technology companies which are transforming public services. He also Chairs and co-founded the GovTech Summit, an event for the government tec...
Episode 22: The Riverine City with Scott Martin
What happens when you slow down? You start to care about where you live. On this episode of The Future City Podcast, we speak with Scott Martin, Executive Director of the River Heritage Conservancy, a non-profit organization dedicated to preservation of the Ohio River. Scott is a conservationist and kayaker with a deep understanding of how our connection to place may be the way we create strong community despite our differences. Scott speaks with us about the third largest river in the United St...