056 - Marthinus Grobler: Free City Design, Fiat Architecture & New Urbanism

Urban Design, Modernism, The Elite Class, Progressivism, Fiat Architecture, Central Planning, New Urbanism, Dubai & The Emirates. Timothy Allen talks with Marthinus Grobler. Todays’ show is an episode about architecture & Free City planning with Marthinus Grobler. Marthinus is the chief architect at Tipolis, a company that I would describe as being at the forefront of planning, building and operating Free City projects throughout the globe.  I loved talking to Martinus.  Not least because he let me rant about one of my personal bugbears: Modernist architecture. However, during our discussion we also touch upon subjects such as urban design, progressivism, central planning, new urbanism, fiat architecture and I get Martinus’s opinion on what he thinks of the way that the design of the modern Emirates have evolved as a possible case study for urban planning in the future, something that has left me wondering whether skyscrapers and high rise buildings are a good idea at all. Enjoy the conversation. Free Cities Telegram Community: https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0 LIBERTY IN OUR LIFETIME CONFERENCE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://libertyinourlifetime.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TIMESTAMPS 0:30: Introduction. 6:08: What is your career history? 10:44: The Modernist movement in architecture and its impact. 15:24: Postmodernism and its impact on society. 20:46: Intellectual ideas about architecture. 23:12: Fiat architecture. 27:54: Urban planning and new urbanism. 33:28: Designing a Free City with a focus on property rights and beauty. 39:55: Building styles and preferences in a hypothetical Free City. 44:21: Power dynamics in society and the importance of alternative networks. 50:00: Decentralized planning and architecture. 54:08: Architectural design and urban planning in the Middle East. 1:02:16: Is high rise living a good idea? 1:06:07: Architecture, beauty, and urban design in Prague. 1:13:06: Which buildings should be centrally planned? 1:18:17: Can you speak about any current Tipolis projects? 1:22:43: Modernist buildings and longevity. TWITTER: Timothy Allen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OTHER LINKS: Tipolis: https://tipolis.com/ Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://free-cities.org/⁠