

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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Dec 21, 2024 • 40min
495. Integrating Climate Action into Urban Planning - Cléa Daridan
How can urban planners address climate change while creating cities that thrive socially, economically, and environmentally? In this episode of About Buildings and Cities, we talk to Cléa Daridan, Head of Arts and Culture at Community Jameel, about integrating climate actions into urban planning. Cléa shares insights into the challenges and opportunities of embedding sustainable strategies into long-term planning processes, the immediate and long-term impacts of these actions, and the critical mistakes cities should avoid.
We also explore how Community Jameel is driving innovative projects at the intersection of arts, culture, research, and policy to support communities worldwide. Cléa discusses the highlights and hurdles of her role, offers examples of impactful initiatives, and gives us a glimpse of what’s on her agenda for 2025. Tune in for an inspiring conversation on the future of cities and climate action!
Links :
Jameel C40 Urban Planning Climate Labs
Climate Action Guide for Urban Planners Launch
Climate Action Guide for Urban Planners
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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.

Dec 14, 2024 • 1h 3min
494. Bolt - Lina Dahlander
Lina Dahlander (General Manager Bolt Rides, Sweden)
In this episode, we explore the story behind Bolt, a global leader in shared mobility with a presence in over 600 cities across 50 countries. Founded to revolutionize urban transportation, Bolt offers a range of services such as ride-hailing, micromobility, car sharing, food delivery, and more. We’ll discuss the concept and rise of shared mobility, its benefits for cities, and its social impact.
Join us as we dive into Bolt’s journey: how it started, the challenges it faces, its focus areas for expansion, and how cities can be designed to embrace shared mobility. We also explore the role of technology in driving this sector forward and what the future holds for shared urban transport solutions and for car-free cities.
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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.

Dec 11, 2024 • 1h 32min
493. البنك المركزي العراقي - منى جابر
في هذه الحلقة الخاصة من البودكاست، نتحدث مع منى جابر، طالبة هندسة معمارية شجاعة ومتميزة، عن تطبيقها العملي في مشروع الراحلة زها حديد في مبنى البنك المركزي العراقي.حلقة ملهمة تسلط الضوء على الشجاعة، الطموح، ودور العائلة في دعم الأحلام. استمعوا لتجربة منى لتتعرفوا على قيمة مواجهة التحديات وتحويلها إلى فرص نجاح.أبرز المحاور:🌍 البداية:تعرفنا على منى، خلفيتها الدراسية، وتجربتها بين طلاب من دول وثقافات متنوعة في مجال الهندسة المعمارية.
🛠️ تجربة التطبيق العملي في العراق:لماذا اختارت منى العراق للتطبيق العملي بدلاً من الخارج؟كيف تمكنت من التغلب على التحديات وتغيير الصورة النمطية عن العمل في بلد يواجه صعوبات؟تفاصيل التجربة: الإنجازات، التحديات، وأجمل اللحظات.
✈️ العودة إلى قبرص:كيف تعاملت الجامعة وزملاؤها مع تجربتها؟الانطباعات، والدروس المستفادة من العمل في بيئة مغايرة.
🌟 النظرة المستقبلية:مشاريع منى القادمة وطموحاتها بعد التخرج.رسائلها للطلاب في الداخل والخارج، وللشركات الهندسية لدعم مواهب الشباب.🎧 استمعوا الآن!
_____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.comFollow Urbanistica on Instagram, TikTok, 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.

Dec 7, 2024 • 1h 33min
492.SWE - Forskning om bottenvåningar, gator och platssamverk - Rosa Danenberg
Rosa Danenberg (PhD, Stadsplanerare, Stockholm, Sverige)
Vilken roll spelar bottenvåningar och hur kan planering, design och förvaltning främja skapandet av anpassningsbara och resilienta huvudgator?
Rosa pratar om sin doktorsavhandling "Main streets as resilient public spaces: Zooming in on ground floors in Stockholm". Avhandlingen försvarades vid KTH i fjol, vid avdelningen för urbana och regionala studier.
I avhandlingen redovisas resultatet av en djupgående social och rumslig socio-spatial analys av hur bottenvåningar på huvudgator i Stockholm förändrats mellan 2009 och 2018 och deras anpassningsbarhet och resiliens, i syfte att förstå hur planering, design och förvaltning kan stödja huvudgatornas fortsatta existens i framtiden.
Läs mer om Rosas forskning
https://www.studiodanenberg.com/publications
Mer om Rosa
https://www.kth.se/en/som/nyheter/congratulations-rosa-danenberg-1.1303252
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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, TikTok, 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.

Nov 30, 2024 • 1h 29min
491.SWE PlatsInnovation (Place innovation) - Helena Godotter Karlberg
Helena Godotter Karlberg (Expert inom platsinnovation, Professionell föreläsare och moderator med journalistbakgrund inom press, radio och TV I Topp 100 - Sveriges populäraste föreläsare och moderatorer 2024)
Platsinnovation är ett begrepp och koncept för designdriven helhetsutveckling av attraktiva samhällen, besöksmål, regioner och andra sorters platser.
Platsinnovation väver samman de komponenter, processer och intressenter som är centrala för att en plats ska upplevas som attraktiv, med avstamp i platsens specifika identitet. Identiteten bygger på platsens historia, geografi, natur, kultur m.m. Platsinnovation skapar synergier mellan tre centrala komponenter på en plats: dess fysiska gestaltning, dess innehåll av kommersiella, offentliga och ideella tjänster och aktiviteter, samt dess marknadsföring. De utvecklingsområden som kopplas ihop är exempelvis stadsplanering, centrumutveckling, destinationsdesign, företagsetableringar och kultur/fritid. För att åstadkomma detta länkar platsinnovation ihop intressenter och processer i olika samhällssektorer (privat, offentlig, ideell sektor), i olika branscher (handel, kultur, turism, industri m.fl.) och inom olika målgrupper (befintliga och potentiella invånare, besökare, företagare och investerare).
Läs mer på
www.placeinnovation.se
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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.

Nov 30, 2024 • 24min
490. Child friendly places Turkey Vs. Sweden - Aytan Huseynli
Aytan Huseynli , an architect with over 13 years of experience in Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Sweden, has built a career marked by excellence and perseverance. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Architecture from Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction, supported by the prestigious Azerbaijan Government Education Grant, a Master's degree in Architecture from Izmir Institute of Technology in Turkey, funded by the Turkish Government Scholarship, and a Master's degree in Design and Construction Project Management from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, where she was awarded the SI -Swedish Institute Scholarship for Future Professionals.
Her professional journey includes notable Swedish roles at NCC and Göteborgs Stad, alongside working on complex architectural and construction projects. Aytan is also the founder of Architecture Insights, a WordPress blog where she shares interviews, industry perspectives, and reflections on urban design and sustainability.
Driven by her mission as a woman in architecture, Aytan is committed to continuous growth, pushing boundaries in her career, and contributing to a better, more inclusive world through her work. She is looking forward to expanding her professional network, collaborating on innovative projects, and continuing to make meaningful contributions to the architectural and construction industry.
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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, TikTok, 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.

Nov 24, 2024 • 1h 47min
489. AR إشراك المجتمعات في عملية تطوير المدن - Massa Al Moselly
في هذه الحلقة، نستكشف مفهوم "إشراك المجتمعات" في عملية تطوير المدن، ودوره في بناء مدن أكثر عدلاً واستدامة. سنناقش أبرز الآليات التي يمكن استخدامها لإشراك المجتمعات المحلية في اتخاذ القرارات المتعلقة بالتخطيط الحضري، وكيف تختلف هذه الأدوات بناءً على طبيعة وحجم المجتمع.
نتعمق في التحديات التي تواجه إشراك المجتمعات في العالم العربي، مع تسليط الضوء على الواقع في سوريا. كما نتحدث عن أهمية تعزيز الوعي لدى الأفراد حول هذا النهج ودور مخططي المدن والمتخصصين في تصميم أدوات فعالة لتحقيق مشاركة حقيقية.
سنجيب عن أسئلة مثيرة مثل: هل يمكن لإشراك المجتمع أن يقدم حلولاً أفضل لتحديات المدن مقارنة بخبرة المهندسين والدولة؟ وما القيمة المضافة التي يقدمها هذا الإشراك؟
وأخيراً، نتناول أمثلة ملهمة من مشاريع محلية وعالمية ناجحة، ونتساءل: هل يكفي إشراك المجتمعات وحده لإحداث التغيير المطلوب؟ أم أن هناك عوامل أخرى يجب أن تتكامل لتحقيق النجاح؟
انضموا إلينا في هذه الحلقة لاستكشاف أهمية إشراك المجتمعات في رسم مستقبل المدن العربية.
Massa Al Moselly is an architect and urbanist with a deep passion for fostering inclusive and sustainable communities. Driven by a belief in the power of placemaking to create positive social change, Massa is committed to leveraging her skills to build more just, equitable, and resilient cities.
Her journey has been marked by a commitment to both technical expertise and social impact. She holds a degree in Architecture from Damascus University and is currently pursuing a Master's in Building Information Modelling and Management from the Syrian Virtual University. Beyond her academic pursuits, Massa has immersed herself in workshops on placemaking for peacemaking and social spatial justice, underlining her belief in the transformative potential of design for positive societal change.
Links to Massa social media:
LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/massa-almoselly-38804166/
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/massa_the_urbanist/
Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/@MassaTheUrbanist

Nov 16, 2024 • 32min
488. Key to the City: How Zoning Shapes Our World - Sara C. Bronin
Sara C. Bronin is a Mexican-American architect, attorney, Cornell University professor, and policymaker whose interdisciplinary work focuses on how law and policy can foster more equitable, sustainable, well-designed, and connected places. She is the author of Key to the City: How Zoning Shapes Our World, and she founded and directs the National Zoning Atlas, which aims to digitize, demystify, and democratize information about zoning in the United States.
Read moer and order the book here
https://www.sarabronin.com/
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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.

Nov 9, 2024 • 1h
487. SWE The Dome Sweden, en arena för framtidens idrott och kultur. - Fabrice Mary
Fabrice Mary (Tennies coach, VD och Grundare till Dome Sweden)
Vi pratar om projetket The Dome Sweden, en arena för framtidens idrott och
kultur.
Idrottssektorn och alla som hör talas om projektet inser att det kan ge ett stort bidrag till socialt välbefinnande genom både personlig utveckling och utveckling av lokala samhällen. Sport och sociokulturella evenemang skapar en rad positiva sociala effekter.
Ta kontakt med Fabrice
info@thedomesweden.com
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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.
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AFRY is an international engineering and design company providing sustainable solutions in the fields of energy, industry, and infrastructure.

Nov 3, 2024 • 51min
486. Celebrate Your Local Jane Jacobs - Amir Gohar and Yasmine D'Alessandro
About the initiative:
Celebrate Your Local Jane Jacobs, a campaign dedicated to acknowledge and honour women who have made substantial hands-on contributions to their communities. In a world where the recognition of women’s achievements is often limited, we believe that those who have devoted themselves to civic engagement, participatory planning, enhancing their communities and constructing better towns for future generations deserve appreciation. We see their influence as not only inspiring but also capable of extending to other communities.
Guests:
Amir Gohar (Senior Lecturer & Programme LeaderSenior Lecturer & Programme Leader University of the West of England, Bristol, England, United Kingdom)
Yasmine D'Alessandro (Senior Development Expert, Cairo, Egypt)
Links:
Website: https://celebrateyourlocaljanejacobs.org
LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/celebrate-your-local-jane-jacobs
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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.