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The preeminent sociologist Richard Sennett traces the anguished relation between how cities are built and how people live in them, from ancient Athens to twenty-first-century Shanghai. He shows how Paris, Barcelona, and New York City assumed their modern forms; rethinks the reputations of Jane Jacobs, Lewis Mumford, and others; and takes us on a tour of emblematic contemporary locations, from the backstreets of Medellin, Colombia, to Google headquarters in Manhattan.

How are architecture, engineering and managed services shaping our world? Surbana Jurong Group talks to experts who are building cities and shaping lives globally. This podcast is for anyone interested to learn more about our built environment.

In this podcast I will hopefully show you how to build an amazing city in Minecraft!

A podcast about architecture, buildings and cities, from the distant past to the present day. Plus detours into technology, film, fiction, comics, drawings, and the dimly imagined future. With Luke Jones and George Gingell.

After rescuing a mysterious stranger, Gabriel is given a magical gift. Granted the ability to recreate anything he’s crafted with his own two hands: he has an impossible task. With Tablet in hand, he must restore the Fae Islands to their former glory.

As the world's foremost cycling nation, the Netherlands is the only country where the number of bikes exceeds the number of people, primarily because the Dutch have built a cycling culture accessible to everyone, regardless of age, ability, or economic means. Building the Cycling City examines the triumphs and challenges of the Dutch while also presenting stories of North American cities already implementing lessons from across the Atlantic.

A practical and irreverent guide to Burning Man, its philosophy, why people do this to themselves, and how it matters to the world Over 30 years Burning Man has gone from two families on a San Francisco beach to a global movement in which hundreds of thousands of people around the world create...

Disability critiques of architecture usually emphasize the need for modification and increased access, but The Architecture of Disability calls for a radical reorientation of this perspective by situating experiences of impairment as a new foundation for the built environment. With its provocative proposal for "the construction of disability," this book fundamentally reconsiders how we conceive of and experience disability in our world.

Welcome to Building Better Cities, the podcast where we explore the evolving landscape of urban development and the crucial role that infrastructure and real estate investments play in shaping our communities.

Welcome to "City Building Games," your ultimate podcast destination for fans of strategic urban planning, creative construction, and thriving virtual metropolises! Whether you're a casual gamer or a city-building aficionado, this podcast is designed to explore the fascinating world of city-building games and everything they have to offer. Join us as we dive into the intricacies of games like SimCity BuildIt, Cities: Skylines, and many more that let you design, manage, and grow your dream city.

The Agile City engages the fundamental question: what to do about it? Journalist and urban analyst James S. Russell argues that we'll more quickly slow global warming - and blunt its effects - by retrofitting cities, suburbs, and towns. The Agile City shows that change undertaken at the building and community level can reach carbon-reduction goals rapidly. Adapting buildings (39 percent of greenhouse-gas emission) and communities (slashing the 33 percent of transportation related emissions) offers numerous other benefits that tax gimmicks and massive alternative-energy investments can't match.

The Building Your Home at City St George’s podcast takes you through everything you need to know about starting life at university. In a series of five podcasts, City St George’s students and alumni share their experiences on a wide range of subjects, from how to register at university, how to make the most of university life and access support if you need it, to navigating London and much more.In the first episode, Daniel shares how to sort out all the key admin needed to begin life at university, including how to register and how to access timetables. He also shares his tips on how to ...

Discover the secrets of town planning and find out about all the different architectural styles in London. From the UK's children's radio station, Fun Kids.

First published in 2012, Startup Communities became a blueprint for what it takes to build a supportive entrepreneurial community. Now regarded as a classic, the "Boulder Thesis" created and popularized by Feld within the book generated enormous media attention nearly a decade ago.

For fans of books like Waiter Rant, and all those who have always wondered how the other half lives, comes this heartfelt, laugh-out-loud memoir from a New York City doorman with astute ears and a penchant for storytelling As an academically gifted Latino kid growing up in the Bronx, Stephen...

In the tradition of Elizabeth Kolbert and Michael Pollan, The Nature of Our Cities is a stirring exploration of how innovators from around the world are combining urban nature with emerging technologies, protecting the planet’s cities from the effects of climate change and safeguarding the...

The story of the Stuart dynasty is a breathless soap opera played out in just a hundred years in an array of buildings that span Europe from Scotland, via Denmark, Holland and Spain to England. Life in the court of the House of Stuart has been shrouded in mystery: the first half of the century...

The hugely popular singer/songwriter duo Johnnyswim share their story like never before, showing listeners how to find home wherever they are in this stunning debut. Foreword by Chip and Joanna Gaines Work and life partners Amanda Sudano Ramirez and Abner Ramirez are known for translating the...

Slated to Discuss is a podcast exploring trends, developments, and issues shaping the world of real estate and infrastructure, hosted by Slate Asset Management, a global real estate investor and asset manager targeting real assets. The podcast will feature an exciting lineup of thought leaders, trailblazers, and industry movers and shakers interviewed by a rotation of Slate business leaders. Listeners will hear original, forward-thinking, and even unconventional perspectives on issues ranging from city building and the North American housing crisis, to renewable energy, vertical farming, ...