The Aesthetic City

A podcast by Ruben Hanssen

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43 Episodes

  1. #44 - Alicia Pederson, the Courtyard Urbanist: How Courtyard Urbanism Could Improve American Cities

    Published: 2/28/2025
  2. #43 - Léon Krier (part 2): The Story of Poundbury

    Published: 8/18/2024
  3. #42 - Steve Mouzon: True Sustainability & the Importance of Loveable Cities

    Published: 3/29/2024
  4. #41 - Lew Oliver: New Urbanism, Humane Design, Facades as Masks & Architectural Truth Bombs

    Published: 2/16/2024
  5. #40 - Jonathan Weatherill: Teaching in Rome, Drawing, Moving towards Traditional Architecture Without the Myths

    Published: 1/25/2024
  6. #39 - Pierre Bidaud, Stonemasonry Company: Natural Stone, or the Most Underrated Construction Material

    Published: 12/22/2023
  7. #38 - Micah Springut, Monumental Labs: Disrupting How We Build - Robotics, AI & Automated Stone Carving

    Published: 11/30/2023
  8. #37 - Prof. Ettore Maria Mazzola, Notre Dame School of Architecture: Urban Regeneration, Traditional Urbanism & Education

    Published: 11/16/2023
  9. #36 - Pablo Funes, Classic Planning Institute: A Professional Journey, Classical Architecture Education and the Classic Planning Academy

    Published: 11/2/2023
  10. #35 - Mark Wilson Jones, Apollodorus Architecture: A New Arena for Bath, Education & Learning from the Past

    Published: 10/19/2023
  11. #34 - Ann Sussman, the HAPI: The Brain, Biology, Beauty and our Built Environment

    Published: 10/5/2023
  12. #33 - Patrick Webb: Craftsmanship & Beauty in the Shadow of Hobbes' Leviathan

    Published: 9/21/2023
  13. #32 - Léon Krier: His Life & Education, Traditional Urbanism & The Threat of Bureaucracy

    Published: 9/7/2023
  14. #31 - Maria Sánchez & Pedro Godoy, Estudio Urbano: Designing a New City in Guatemala, Cayalá

    Published: 8/24/2023
  15. #30 - Michael Diamant, Part II: The Expansion of the Architectural Uprising, Futuristic Ornament, The Needlessness of Ugliness

    Published: 8/10/2023
  16. #29 - Alejandro García Hermida: Traditional Building Methods & Techniques, The Short Lifespan of Reinforced Concrete, Construction Myths & More

    Published: 5/22/2023
  17. #28 - Prof. Nikos Salingaros: Buildings for People Instead of Machines, Biophilic Principles, Modernist Power Play & More

    Published: 5/4/2023
  18. #27 - Peter Drijver, Scala Architecten: the Birth of & Battle for New Traditional Architecture in the Netherlands & Modernist Power Games

    Published: 4/18/2023
  19. #26 - Eric Norin: The Architecture Uprising, how to drive change towards beauty through democratic processes, social media and education

    Published: 3/14/2023
  20. #25 - Katherine O'Neil, Builtfully

    Published: 2/16/2023

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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!