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Helle Søholt: Rethinking Architecture as a Catalyst for Change
Season 1 Episode 88
In this episode of The Century of Cities, we welcome Helle Søholt, founding partner and CEO of Gehl. Helle explores how cities can evolve from designed objects into living systems that foster connect…
Published on 1 month ago
Maria Vassilakou: Leading the Livable City Revolution
Season 1 Episode 87
Maria Vassilakou, internationally recognized urban transformation expert and former Vice Mayor of Vienna, joins The Century of Cities. Drawing on her decade of leadership in Vienna, Maria explores ho…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Francesca Froy: Rebuilding Urban Complexity
Season 1 Episode 86
Francesca Froy, Lecturer in Sustainable Urban Development at the University of Oxford and Fellow of Kellogg College, joins us on The Century of Cities. Francesca explores how cities evolve as living,…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Henrietta Moore & Arthur Kay: The True Cost of Cars
Season 1 Episode 85
The Century of Cities welcomes Henrietta Moore, Founder and Director of the Institute for Global Prosperity, and Arthur Kay, Senior Advisor at Innovo Group and board member at Transport for London. T…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Vera Bukachi: Designing Dignity in Nairobi's Urban Future
Season 1 Episode 84
In the episode of The Century of Cities, we are joined by Vera Bukachi, Executive Director and Managing Principal of the Kounkuey Design Initiative in Nairobi. Vera has spent two decades at the inter…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Patrick Cobbinah: Decolonizing Urban Planning in Africa's Next Century
Season 1 Episode 83
Patrick Cobbinah, Associate Professor of Urban Planning at the University of Melbourne, joins The Century of Cities to reimagine the future of African urbanism through a decolonized lens. Drawing on …
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Kecia Rust: From Informality to Inclusion in Africa's Housing Revolution
Season 1 Episode 82
In this episode of The Century of Cities, we are joined by Kecia Rust, Executive Director at Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa. As the leader of a network spanning 70 organizations acro…
Published on 2 months ago
Jennifer Hart: Rethinking Expertise in the Making of Modern Accra
Season 1 Episode 81
Jennifer Hart, Professor, historian, author, and chair of history at Virginia Tech, joins The Century of Cities to share two decades of insight into Ghana's urban evolution. Through her work on Accra…
Published on 2 months ago
Shuaib Lwasa: Hybrid Cities and the Next Urban Resurgence
Season 1 Episode 80
The Century of Cities welcomes Shuaib Lwasa, a Professor at the International Institute of Social Studies and an urban geographer. Drawing on his lived experience in Kampala and decades of research a…
Published on 2 months ago
Christian Benimana: Designing Purpose, Not Just Skylines
Season 1 Episode 79
Christian Benimana, Co-Executive Director and Sr. Principal at MASS Design Group, joins us on The Century of Cities to reflect on how African cities have evolved from post-colonial identities to cent…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago