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On the show today we are joined by one of the worldâs leading designers: Thomas Heatherwick. Thomas has created many of the worldâs most striking new public spaces and buildings.
Heatherwick Studio is behind culture-defining projects like the Vessel in New Yorkâs Hudson Yard, and Londonâs Coal Drops Yard in Kings Cross, where we are recording this podcast.
Theyâve also designed iconic cultural moments like the London 2012 Olympics cauldron, and cultural landmarks like the reimagined double decker bus in London. From Cape Townâs coolest building to Googleâs new office, Thomas is building daring urban landscapes that will outlive all of us.
Our cities and our buildings have such a profound impact on our lives, but often we donât have time to really think about why that is, and how things could be so much better.
Today Thomas joins the podcast to talk about why we need to humanise cities - heâs even written a book called Humanise which talks about exactly this. We also cover the surprising health and climate consequences of not taking this ambition seriously.
Weâll talk about why design matters for you, how to put the soul back into buildings and why weâve got cities so badly wrong for a century.
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Music credits: Bubble King written and produced by Cameron McLain and Stevan Cablayan aka Vector_XING.
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