The Aesthetic City
A podcast by Ruben Hanssen
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42 Episodes
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#43 - Léon Krier (part 2): The Story of Poundbury
Published: 8/18/2024 -
#42 - Steve Mouzon: True Sustainability & the Importance of Loveable Cities
Published: 3/29/2024 -
#41 - Lew Oliver: New Urbanism, Humane Design, Facades as Masks & Architectural Truth Bombs
Published: 2/16/2024 -
#40 - Jonathan Weatherill: Teaching in Rome, Drawing, Moving towards Traditional Architecture Without the Myths
Published: 1/25/2024 -
#39 - Pierre Bidaud, Stonemasonry Company: Natural Stone, or the Most Underrated Construction Material
Published: 12/22/2023 -
#38 - Micah Springut, Monumental Labs: Disrupting How We Build - Robotics, AI & Automated Stone Carving
Published: 11/30/2023 -
#37 - Prof. Ettore Maria Mazzola, Notre Dame School of Architecture: Urban Regeneration, Traditional Urbanism & Education
Published: 11/16/2023 -
#36 - Pablo Funes, Classic Planning Institute: A Professional Journey, Classical Architecture Education and the Classic Planning Academy
Published: 11/2/2023 -
#35 - Mark Wilson Jones, Apollodorus Architecture: A New Arena for Bath, Education & Learning from the Past
Published: 10/19/2023 -
#34 - Ann Sussman, the HAPI: The Brain, Biology, Beauty and our Built Environment
Published: 10/5/2023 -
#33 - Patrick Webb: Craftsmanship & Beauty in the Shadow of Hobbes' Leviathan
Published: 9/21/2023 -
#32 - Léon Krier: His Life & Education, Traditional Urbanism & The Threat of Bureaucracy
Published: 9/7/2023 -
#31 - Maria Sánchez & Pedro Godoy, Estudio Urbano: Designing a New City in Guatemala, Cayalá
Published: 8/24/2023 -
#30 - Michael Diamant, Part II: The Expansion of the Architectural Uprising, Futuristic Ornament, The Needlessness of Ugliness
Published: 8/10/2023 -
#29 - Alejandro García Hermida: Traditional Building Methods & Techniques, The Short Lifespan of Reinforced Concrete, Construction Myths & More
Published: 5/22/2023 -
#28 - Prof. Nikos Salingaros: Buildings for People Instead of Machines, Biophilic Principles, Modernist Power Play & More
Published: 5/4/2023 -
#27 - Peter Drijver, Scala Architecten: the Birth of & Battle for New Traditional Architecture in the Netherlands & Modernist Power Games
Published: 4/18/2023 -
#26 - Eric Norin: The Architecture Uprising, how to drive change towards beauty through democratic processes, social media and education
Published: 3/14/2023 -
#25 - Katherine O'Neil, Builtfully
Published: 2/16/2023 -
#24 - Prof. Brandon Ro: Classical Architecture, Traditional Architecture Education, Neuroscience & the Transcendental Quality of Architecture
Published: 2/3/2023
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!