

Urbanistica Podcast - Cities for People
Mustafa Sherif
A podcast about how we plan and design cities for people. Tune in and join listeners from over 145 countries.
I'm Mustafa Sherif, an Urbanist, Placemaker and studio manager based in Sweden. In this podcast, I interview people working in architecture, Palcemaking, urban planning and design about their projects, processes, methods, handbooks, challenges, leadership, and passions in life.
It’s not just about projects, it’s about the people behind projects.
In collaboration with AFRY (Urban Planning and Design section in Stockholm).
I'm Mustafa Sherif, an Urbanist, Placemaker and studio manager based in Sweden. In this podcast, I interview people working in architecture, Palcemaking, urban planning and design about their projects, processes, methods, handbooks, challenges, leadership, and passions in life.
It’s not just about projects, it’s about the people behind projects.
In collaboration with AFRY (Urban Planning and Design section in Stockholm).
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Jun 4, 2023 • 2h 11min
384. (Trygghetslabbet) Urban Development and safety in Kista area - Vanessa Ware
Vanessa Ware (Process leader Ecosystem innovation, Digitalization, Data & AI, Stockholm, Sweden)
We are talking about:
Kista area in Stockholm-Can really people who are living there co-create the story or in the end, it's the city and the big cooperate who as money create the story?-How can we co-create new stories about an outer city business area that actually makes people enjoy the area more? how do you do that in Kista?-Trygghetslabbet in Kista is about developing new ways of working and collaborating between students, workers, inhabitants, real estate companies, academia, local city governance, and companies. - People a kind of tired of tests, pilots, and labs. What are the results from this lab? Digitalization - Vanessa is telling us more about her work experiences from working with the digitalization and the transformation of 100 Sweden Public Housing companies all over Sweden. - Her opionon about AI in making cities
Keep Up the Good Work. Keep Loving Cities ❤️️
All opinions expressed in each episode are personal to the guest and do not represent the Host of Urbanistica Podcast unless otherwise stated.
Let's connect and talk further about this episode Mustafa Sherif Linkedin.
Visit Mustafasherif.com for collaborations and nominations or email me at info@mustafasherif.com
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Thanks to Urbanistica Podcast partner AFRY (Urban Planning and Design)
AFRY is an international engineering and design company providing sustainable solutions in the fields of energy, industry, and infrastructure.

May 28, 2023 • 1h 35min
383. Planing for the unknown instead of recreating the past - Gustav Magnusson
Gustav Magnusson (Urbanist, Expert in the physical organisation of cities/territories as a tool for place specific change and belonging, Malmö, Sweden)
We are talking about Gustav's new book and also about:-How can we plan for the unknown instead of recreating the past in order for us to protect ourselves from it?-How do we create solutions that don't take so long that by the time it is implemented, the challenge has changed-Do we still create historical versions of the future?
Keep Up the Good Work. Keep Loving Cities ❤️️
All opinions expressed in each episode are personal to the guest and do not represent the Host of Urbanistica Podcast unless otherwise stated.
Let's connect and talk further about this episode Mustafa Sherif Linkedin.
Visit Mustafasherif.com for collaborations and nominations or email me at info@mustafasherif.com
Follow Urbanistica on Instagram, Facebook & Youtube channel.
Thanks to Urbanistica Podcast partner AFRY (Urban Planning and Design)
AFRY is an international engineering and design company providing sustainable solutions in the fields of energy, industry, and infrastructure.

May 21, 2023 • 1h 11min
382. 8 80 Cities, for an 8 year old, an 80 year old and for all - Amanda O'Rourke
Amanda O'Rourke (Executive Director at 8 80 Cities, Canada)
8 80 Cities is a non-profit organization that brings citizens together to enhance mobility and public space so that together we can create more vibrant, healthy, and equitable communities. We believe that if everything we do in our public spaces is great for an 8 year old and an 80 year old, then it will be great for all people.
Read more here.
Keep Up the Good Work. Keep Loving Cities ❤️️
All opinions expressed in each episode are personal to the guest and do not represent the Host of Urbanistica Podcast unless otherwise stated.
Let's connect and talk further about this episode Mustafa Sherif Linkedin.
Visit Mustafasherif.com for collaborations and nominations or email me at info@mustafasherif.com
Follow Urbanistica on Instagram, Facebook & Youtube channel.
Thanks to Urbanistica Podcast partner AFRY (Urban Planning and Design)
AFRY is an international engineering and design company providing sustainable solutions in the fields of energy, industry, and infrastructure.

May 14, 2023 • 2h 3min
381. Memories from the invisible city - Saja Al Khamissi
Saja Al Khamissi (Architectural Designer, Netherlands)
-What is the research question of your project?-What is a collective memory? -What is an individual memory?-Tell us about the place or the case that you worked on? where? what? who?-What if people do not want to remember? Why do you highlight this place again?-So let's say a city wants to change or create a new memory, what are the steps that they should focus on?
Link to Saja's thesis here
Keep Up the Good Work. Keep Loving Cities ❤️️
All opinions expressed in each episode are personal to the guest and do not represent the Host of Urbanistica Podcast unless otherwise stated.
Let's connect and talk further about this episode Mustafa Sherif Linkedin.
Visit Mustafasherif.com for collaborations and nominations or email me at info@mustafasherif.com
Follow Urbanistica on Instagram, Facebook & Youtube channel.
Thanks to Urbanistica Podcast partner AFRY (Urban Planning and Design)
AFRY is an international engineering and design company providing sustainable solutions in the fields of energy, industry, and infrastructure.

May 7, 2023 • 1h
380. International Federation of Landscape Architects World Congress 2023 - Global collaboration as a solution
Emily Wade (Landscape Architect, Partner Landskapslaget, Adjunct Professor SLU, Initiator IFLA 2023) and
Johanna Good (Landscape Architect and project leader IFLA WC 2023)
We are talking about IFLA 2023!
The first-ever bilateral IFLA World Congress - On-site in two locations - the world's largest event for landscape architecture and urban planning- simultaneously in Stockholm and Nairobi.
Get in touch with IFLA 2023:
info@ifla2023.com , sweden@ifla2023.com , kenya@ifla2023.com .
Keep Up the Good Work. Keep Loving Cities ❤️️
All opinions expressed in each episode are personal to the guest and do not represent the Host of Urbanistica Podcast unless otherwise stated.
Let's connect and talk further about this episode Mustafa Sherif Linkedin.
Visit Mustafasherif.com for collaborations and nominations or email me at info@mustafasherif.com
Follow Urbanistica on Instagram, Facebook & Youtube channel.
Thanks to Urbanistica Podcast partner AFRY (Urban Planning and Design)
AFRY is an international engineering and design company providing sustainable solutions in the fields of energy, industry, and infrastructure.

Apr 30, 2023 • 1h 4min
379. How is it being the Mayor of Stockholm? - Anna König Jerlmyr
Anna König Jerlmyr (The former Mayor of Stockholm, Investor, board member, and advisor within ESG and urban development)
I ask Anna the following questions:
- Tell us about your journey. How did you become interested in politics?- Stockholm won the Smart City Award during your time. What does it mean to be a smart city?- How did you work on making Stockholm a smart city?- How much did you work with Urban Planning and Design projects during your 4 years? Can you give us some examples?- We hear many times and also see that the city is far far away from its citizens when it comes to city development. How did you experience this?- what are the citizen's obligations in reaching out to the city? I guess people should also be active and not wait for the city to visit them.
- Is it true that "politics are dirty"? What is your reflection on this?
Keep Up the Good Work. Keep Loving Cities ❤️️
All opinions expressed in each episode are personal to the guest and do not represent the Host of Urbanistica Podcast unless otherwise stated.
Let's connect and talk further about this episode Mustafa Sherif Linkedin.
Visit Mustafasherif.com for collaborations and nominations or email me at info@mustafasherif.com
Follow Urbanistica on Instagram, Facebook & Youtube channel.
Thanks to Urbanistica Podcast partner AFRY (Urban Planning and Design)
AFRY is an international engineering and design company providing sustainable solutions in energy, industry, and infrastructure.

Apr 23, 2023 • 1h 34min
378.SWE The Grid - det digitala arkitektkontoret - Lina Goldén
Lina Goldén (Arkitekt, grundaren av The Grid)
Vi pratar om The Grid - det digitala arkitektkontoret. Sveriges första och största digitala arkitektkontor utan kontor och utan anställda.
Ett nätverk av frilansande arkitekter som skräddarsyr sina team efter projektens behov. Då vi jobbar digitalt och saknar over head kostnader är vi en ny utmanande aktör i branschen. Läs mer om The Grid här.
Keep Up the Good Work. Keep Loving Cities ❤️️
All opinions expressed in each episode are personal to the guest and do not represent the Host of Urbanistica Podcast unless otherwise stated.
Let's connect and talk further about this episode Mustafa Sherif Linkedin.
Visit Mustafasherif.com for collaborations and nominations or email me at info@mustafasherif.com
Follow Urbanistica on Instagram, Facebook & Youtube channel.
Thanks to Urbanistica Podcast partner AFRY (Urban Planning and Design)
AFRY is an international engineering and design company providing sustainable solutions in the fields of energy, industry, and infrastructure.

Apr 16, 2023 • 1h 34min
377. Cycling Networks in the Middle East, Luxury or Necessity? - Deema Aburizik
Deema Aburizik (Urban Design Consultant, Cycling & Walking Specialist, UAE)
We are talking about the following:
-Mobility in two types of countries: oil-producing (like UAE) and non-oil-producing (like Jordan)
-What do cities in the Middle East witness because of car traffic?
-What is the solution?
-If cities know about these solutions, why they do not implement them? what are the reasons that make them not implement these solutions?
-Why is Cycling urbanism?
-What are the benefits of cycling and walking?
-How do we change this cultural perspective?
Get in touch with Deema
www.streetdesignteam.com
contact@streetdesignteam.com
linkedin.com/in/deema-aburizik
Keep Up the Good Work. Keep Loving Cities ❤️️
All opinions expressed in each episode are personal to the guest and do not represent the Host of Urbanistica Podcast unless otherwise stated.
Let's connect and talk further about this episode Mustafa Sherif Linkedin.
Visit Mustafasherif.com for collaborations and nominations or email me at info@mustafasherif.com
Follow Urbanistica on Instagram, Facebook & Youtube channel.
Thanks to Urbanistica Podcast partner AFRY (Urban Planning and Design)
AFRY is an international engineering and design company providing sustainable solutions in the fields of energy, industry, and infrast

Apr 11, 2023 • 1h 3min
376.SWE Hur skapar vi samhällsomvandling på riktig i Norrland? David Carlsson, Knut Rost och Malin Lagervall
David Carlsson, VD och koncernchef, Balticgruppen
Knut Rost, VD, Diös Fastigheter
Malin Lagervall, Marknadsutvecklare Stadsutveckling, AFRY
Keep Up the Good Work. Keep Loving Cities ❤️️
All opinions expressed in each episode are personal to the guest and do not represent the Host of Urbanistica Podcast unless otherwise stated.
Let's connect and talk further about this episode Mustafa Sherif Linkedin.
Visit Mustafasherif.com for collaborations and nominations or email me at info@mustafasherif.com
Follow Urbanistica on Instagram, Facebook & Youtube channel.
Thanks to Urbanistica Podcast partner AFRY (Urban Planning and Design)
AFRY is an international engineering and design company providing sustainable solutions in the fields of energy, industry, and infrastructure

Apr 9, 2023 • 1h 27min
375.SWE New European Bauhaus och arkitektens roll - Helena Bjarnegård
Helena Bjarnegård (Riksarkitekt på Boverket, Ordförande i Rådet för hållbara städer, Ledamot i Formas Forskarråd, Ledamot i Stockholms konstnärliga högskolas styrelse, Samverkansforums styrgrupp samt Trafikverkets arkitekturråd)
Vi pratar om:-Vad är The New European Bauhaus?-Beautiful, Sustainable, Together. Vågar vi Sverige prata om Beautiful?-Arkitektens ledarskap, mission och roll
Keep Up the Good Work. Keep Loving Cities ❤️️
All opinions expressed in each episode are personal to the guest and do not represent the Host of Urbanistica Podcast unless otherwise stated.
Let's connect and talk further about this episode Mustafa Sherif Linkedin.
Visit Mustafasherif.com for collaborations and nominations or email me at info@mustafasherif.com
Follow Urbanistica on Instagram, Facebook & Youtube channel.
Thanks to Urbanistica Podcast partner AFRY (Urban Planning and Design)
AFRY is an international engineering and design company providing sustainable solutions in the fields of energy, industry, and infrastructure.