

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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Oct 27, 2024 • 24min
484. Placemaking Movement and Bureaucracy – Charles Landry
We are excited to have @charles_landry Landry back at Placemaking Week Europe! Known for introducing the Creative City concept in the late 1980s, Charles has been a key figure in urban transformation. His work focuses on how cities can foster creativity to address challenges and unlock potential. This idea has since evolved into a global movement, revolutionizing how Cities view their potential and resources. He’s also the mind behind the Creative Bureaucracy movement, highlighting the role of public servants as drivers of change.
In collaboration with Placemaking Week Europe, 2024, Rotterdam. Read more https://pwe2024.sched.com/
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Oct 26, 2024 • 22min
483. Playful and active urban places - Laska Nenova
Laska Nenova (General manager BG Be Active Association/Placemaking Europe board member)
In collaboration with Placemaking Week Europe, 2024, Rotterdam. Read more https://pwe2024.sched.com/
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Oct 25, 2024 • 30min
482. Spiritual Placmaking - Beitske Boonstra, Khadidja Konate & Arezoo Mohebpour
Episode 3 of 3, in collaboration with Podcasts Urban Acupuncture.
About Podcasts Urban Acupuncture:
Acupuncture works with energy flows (Qì), and is mainly about distributing energy and restoring connections in the flow of energy in someone. By placing small needles or vacuum bulbs in specific places on the body, a person regains balance.
Urban acupuncture essentially works the same. Through targeted interventions in certain places by residents, entrepreneurs, developers, government, or anyone else, connections in cities and towns are strengthened and the energy starts flowing again. Not only at the location itself but also in the energy channel of which that location is part. This intervention has an impact on the environment! Part of the city is brought back into balance! This is often a physical-spatial intervention by investors (bricks/stone or public space), but it can also be periodically recurring events such as a festival, markets, etc.
In collaboration with Placemaking Week Europe, 2024, Rotterdam. Read more https://pwe2024.sched.com/
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Oct 24, 2024 • 31min
481. Examples of small interventions and their impact - Sander van der Ham, Helene Gallis and Guus Frenaij
Join Sander van der Ham, a community builder; Helene Gallis, a placemaking advocate; and Guus Frenaij, a social area developer, as they explore how small urban interventions can make a big impact. They discuss the power of grassroots efforts in fostering community engagement and the importance of collaboration in urban planning. The guests share inspiring examples of inclusivity and trust-building in communities, emphasizing that minor changes in public spaces can transform relationships and enhance civic responsibility.

Oct 23, 2024 • 28min
480. Creative Placemaking & Urban Acupuncture - Donica Buisman & Marlon Titre
Join Donica Buisman, founder of Raum, and Marlon Titre, director of Filmhuis Den Haag, as they delve into the transformative power of creative placemaking. They discuss how small, strategic interventions can revitalize urban spaces like The Hague's Spuiplein square. The conversation emphasizes community involvement in shaping public spaces and the ripple effects of local initiatives through urban acupuncture. They explore the future of placemaking, highlighting the need for inclusive cultural programming that connects diverse local talents and fosters community ownership.

Oct 22, 2024 • 24min
479. Cities, Health, and Psychology - Tayana Panova
Tayana Panova, PhD, is a psychologist and researcher turned urbanist. She previously worked at Strong Towns and is now contributing thought leadership at the Social Life Project, collaborating with Placemaking pioneers Fred Kent and Kathy Madden. Tayana advocates for better urbanism and healthier places through her TikTok account, @dr.tpanova, and is currently writing a book on the importance of the built environment for health and well-being.
Follow her on:
Twitter: @DrTPanova
Instagram: @Dr.TPanova
YouTube: @Dr.TPanova
In collaboration with Placemaking Week Europe, 2024, Rotterdam. Read more https://pwe2024.sched.com/
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Oct 21, 2024 • 28min
478. Visioning future cities - Rosanna Vitiello
Rosanna Vitiello (Bureau Chief + Founding Director, The Place Bureau, London, England, United Kingdom)
Links to Collective Place Futures
Toolkit: https://www.theplacebureau.com/toolkit
Natural Futures book: https://www.theplacebureau.com/insights/natural-futures-is-live
Short about Rosanna's workshop during Placemaking Week Europe in Rotterdam:
Waterfront Worldbuilding: Creative Foresight to tackle Critical Coastal Challenges
The future of our waterfronts and coastal regions will determine the future of our world. Flooding and sea-level rises will impact billions around the world. Drawing tools from the world of speculative design and filmmaking, a cohort of 20 placemakers from around the world joined us to gaze out across the water, imagining a world on the shores of a distant future where the waterfront shapes new ways to experience nature and culture in the city. Using a playful ‘dispatches from the future’ worldbuilding method tackle critical challenges facing waterfront regions, we introduced placemakers to the value of building long term futures-thinking into their process, providing tools to become more critical, confident, and imaginative.
In collaboration with Placemaking Week Europe, 2024, Rotterdam. Read more https://pwe2024.sched.com/
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Oct 20, 2024 • 24min
477. Introducing Lifestyle Placemaking in Canada - Marcello Cabezas
Marcello Cabezas (Placemaker/Experience Architect, The Fifth Group, Canada)
During Placemaking week Marcello presented cases from Canada. Short BIO about his presentation:
This was a 30-minute presentation that highlighted exciting, award-winning lifestyle placemaking projects and destinations that have changed the game in Canada. They successfully achieved community engagement and business development goals simultaneously. The key insight was that there is a massive human desire for multiple experiences in one place. The examples highlighted delivered thoughtful and exciting amenities, programming, and experiences in all aspects of lifestyle, including food & beverage, art, culture, festivals, play, shopping, making, sports, learning, discovering, and watching. These projects inspired longer and repeat visits by guests, leading to historic commercial growth. The goal was to inspire attendees of the presentation to take away key learnings to apply to their current and future projects.
In collaboration with Placemaking Week Europe, 2024, Rotterdam. Read more https://pwe2024.sched.com/
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Oct 19, 2024 • 23min
476. Voices from the South - Placemaking Latin America
Betty Chemier - ReURBE – Panamá - https://www.reurbe.org/
@reurbe_
Milagros Hurtig - Urbanismo Vivo – Argentina
www.urbanismovivo.com.ar
@urbanismo_vivo @milihurtg
Ma. Elena Rodríguez - PLURAL / Asilvestrar – Ecuador www.ciudadesmasverdes.com
Adriana Sansão Fontes - LabIT-PROURB – Brasil
About their panel in the placemaking week:
The panel will present different perspectives on the actions of the Placemaking Latin America Network, established in 2017, which brings together more than 300 professionals, activists, and academics, and has already held 6 international meetings. The panel focuses on the views of different stakeholders regarding the possibilities of small-scale transformation of the Latin American reality, a continent marked by enormous social contrasts where citizen urbanism is a powerful tool for altering the status quo. In this context, the particularities of placemaking in Latin America are highlighted in relation to the Global North. Citizen urbanism will be discussed by different voices - academia, civil society organizations, government, international organizations - from different countries - Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Ecuador, Panama - a plurality of contexts that, however, reveal common challenges and weaknesses. Challenged by great inequalities and scarce resources, citizen urbanism emerges as a tool for local transformation, within the reach of the communities themselves. A small-scale action, carried out in collaboration with citizens in less favored contexts, has the potential to go far beyond "space activation”. From the South, we come to open the conversation about the political potential of citizen urbanism, exploring from different cases what is the capacity for social, environmental, economic, and cultural transformation.
In collaboration with Placemaking Week Europe, 2024, Rotterdam. Read more https://pwe2024.sched.com/
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Oct 18, 2024 • 26min
475. How can hotels be part of making cities for people - Nina Eschenröder
Nina Eschenröder (Hospitality Professional )
Nina is an accomplished hotelier with 15 years of experience in hotel management in international hotel chains. She holds degrees from the Hotel Management School Maastricht and Cornell University School of Hotel Administration, bringing a strong expertise in business development. Her work is centered on rethinking, redefining, and managing spaces within the hospitality industry, with a focus on addressing emerging needs, fostering social interaction, and facilitating dialogue among diverse stakeholders. She advocates for cross-industry exchange, which is essential for the future of the hotel industry in a rapidly evolving landscape.
In collaboration with Placemaking Week Europe, 2024, Rotterdam. Read more https://pwe2024.sched.com/
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