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What is The Future for Cities?

WTF for Cities? is a platform to introduce and connect people who are actively and consciously working on the future of cities and to introduce research about the future of cities.

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00:02:09

How to set the vision for the place? - Andy Roberts...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2026/07/14

Are you interested in regenerative urban design principles? What do you think about the process of creating a vision for a place? How can we improve our implementation of regenerative principles?Trailer for episode 446 - interview with Andy Roberts, the Urban Design Director of Planit. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, regenerative urban design principles, vision creation, the role of designers, urban evolution, and many more.Find out more in

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00:12:44

445R_Driving mechanisms of green regeneration in old...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2026/07/13

Are you interested in how regeneration can help old urban areas? Debate of the article titled Driving mechanisms of green regeneration in old industrial areas under ecological security constraints: Evolutionary game theory oriented toward public satisfaction from 2024, by Yang Zhang, Chang Liu, and Caixia Hou, published in the Journal of Urban Planning and Development.This is a great preparation to our next interview with Andy Roberts in episode 446 talking about regenerative design principles

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00:01:50

Design for evolution as a regenerative principle -...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2026/07/12

Are you interested in regenerative urban design principles? What do you think about the process of creating a vision for a place? How can we improve our implementation of regenerative principles?Trailer for episode 446 - interview with Andy Roberts, the Urban Design Director of Planit. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, regenerative urban design principles, vision creation, the role of designers, urban evolution, and many more.Find out more in

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00:01:41

What if every time we built something, the world got...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2026/07/12

Are you interested in regenerative urban design principles? What do you think about the process of creating a vision for a place? How can we improve our implementation of regenerative principles?Trailer for episode 446 - interview with Andy Roberts, the Urban Design Director of Planit. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, regenerative urban design principles, vision creation, the role of designers, urban evolution, and many more.Find out more in

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00:36:21

444I_Markus Appenzeller, Founder and Director of MLA+

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2026/07/08

"These are problems on the one hand. On the other hand, you can also turn it around and say: 'Okay, if that is a given, how would we have to organise it that it actually works better?'"Are you interested in finding the real problem of the urban fabric? What do you think about robustness vs antifragility? How can we improve our feedback loops in the building industry? Interview with Markus Appenzeller, Founder and Director of MLA+. We will talk about his vision for the future of

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00:02:12

Rethinking how post-industrial cities look like -...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2026/07/07

Are you interested in finding the real problem of the urban fabric? What do you think about robustness vs antifragility? How can we improve our feedback loops in the building industry? Trailer for episode 444 - interview with Markus Appenzeller, Founder and Director of MLA+. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, sequence for finding the real problems, urban evolution, rethinking cities, city regions, and many more.Find out more in

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00:12:11

443R_Enhancing resilient sustainable cities: Public...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2026/07/06

Are you interested in how robustness contributes to the resilience of urban systems? Debate of the article titled Enhancing resilient sustainable cities: Public perspective of urban resilient design from 2025, by Shuain Yuan, Nor Zarifah, and Ran Li, published in the International Development Planning review.This is a great preparation to our next interview with Markus Appenzeller in episode 444 talking about the need to create robust systems which can survive changing conditions. Since we are

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00:02:09

Culture of city development and -making - Markus...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2026/07/05

Are you interested in finding the real problem of the urban fabric? What do you think about robustness vs antifragility? How can we improve our feedback loops in the building industry? Trailer for episode 444 - interview with Markus Appenzeller, Founder and Director of MLA+. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, sequence for finding the real problems, urban evolution, rethinking cities, city regions, and many more.Find out more in

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00:02:11

Sequences for finding the real urban problem - Markus...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2026/07/04

Are you interested in finding the real problem of the urban fabric? What do you think about robustness vs antifragility? How can we improve our feedback loops in the building industry? Trailer for episode 444 - interview with Markus Appenzeller, Founder and Director of MLA+. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, sequence for finding the real problems, urban evolution, rethinking cities, city regions, and many more.Find out more in

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00:35:31

442I_Darren Flynn, entrepreneur and engineer and...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2026/07/01

"Ultimately, if you put more stuff under ground, you have more land and areas for people to inhabit above the ground."Are you interested in the underground infrastructure of cities? What do you think about the green and blue urban infrastructure? How can we utilise strategic infrastructure planning for the better future of our cities?Interview with Darren Flynn, entrepreneur and engineer and Founder and Director of Vinculum Advisory. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities,

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00:02:12

What should people know and understand about...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2026/06/30

Are you interested in the underground infrastructure of cities? What do you think about the green and blue urban infrastructure? How can we utilise strategic infrastructure planning for the better future of our cities?Trailer for episode 442 - interview with Darren Flynn, entrepreneur and engineer and Founder and Director of Vinculum Advisory. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, underground and blue and green infrastructure, engineering as a profession, building up, and many

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00:11:47

441R_Water reuse: A comprehensive review (research...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2026/06/29

Are you interested in the opportunities within water reuse? Debate of the article titled Water reuse: A comprehensive review from 2024, by Fivos Florides, Maria Giannakoudi, Giorgos Ioannou, Despoina Lazaridou, Elissavet Lamprinidou, Nikolaos Loukoutos, Maria Spyridou, Eleftherios Tosounidis, Maria Xanthopoulou, and Ioannis A. Katsoyiannis, published in the MDPI Environments journal.This is a great preparation to our next interview with Darren Flynn in episode 442 talking about the untapped

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00:02:04

Strategic planning and future proofing our...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2026/06/28

Are you interested in the underground infrastructure of cities? What do you think about the green and blue urban infrastructure? How can we utilise strategic infrastructure planning for the better future of our cities?Trailer for episode 442 - interview with Darren Flynn, entrepreneur and engineer and Founder and Director of Vinculum Advisory. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, underground and blue and green infrastructure, engineering as a profession, building up, and many

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00:01:47

Why underground infrastructure is crucial for the...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2026/06/27

Are you interested in the underground infrastructure of cities? What do you think about the green and blue urban infrastructure? How can we utilise strategic infrastructure planning for the better future of our cities?Trailer for episode 442 - interview with Darren Flynn, entrepreneur and engineer and Founder and Director of Vinculum Advisory. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, underground and blue and green infrastructure, engineering as a profession, building up, and many

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00:02:14

What does techno-optimism mean? John Rossant (440I...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2026/06/23

Are you interested in the mobility revolution? What do you think about green field new city building? How can we leverage the 15-minute city idea for health benefits? Trailer for episode 440 - interview with John Rossant, Founder and CEO of CoMotion. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, mobility revolution, the role of regulation, operating system upgrades, individual responsibility, and many more.Find out more in

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00:39:44

440I_John Rossant, Founder and CEO of CoMotion

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2026/06/22

"The mobility revolution is not just a tech story, it really is a city redesign story."Are you interested in the mobility revolution? What do you think about green field new city building? How can we leverage the 15-minute city idea for health benefits? Interview with John Rossant, Founder and CEO of CoMotion. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, mobility revolution, the role of regulation, operating system upgrades, individual responsibility, and many more. John Rossant

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00:12:38

439R_How autonomous vehicles can affect anomalies of...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2026/06/22

Are you interested in the effects of autonomous vehicles on the urban fabric? Our debate today works with the article titled How autonomous vehicles can affect anomalies of urban transportation from 2025, by Francesco Filippi and Adriano Alessandrini, published in the MDPI Future Transportation journal. This is a great preparation to our next interview with John Rossant in episode 440 talking about the mobility revolution involving autonomous vehicles. Since we are investigating the future of

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00:02:11

Urban evolution as the result of leaders and...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2026/06/21

Are you interested in the mobility revolution? What do you think about green field new city building? How can we leverage the 15-minute city idea for health benefits? Trailer for episode 440 - interview with John Rossant, Founder and CEO of CoMotion. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, mobility revolution, the role of regulation, operating system upgrades, individual responsibility, and many more.Find out more in

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00:02:03

Regulatory changes for innovation and growth - John...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2026/06/20

Are you interested in the mobility revolution? What do you think about green field new city building? How can we leverage the 15-minute city idea for health benefits? Trailer for episode 440 - interview with John Rossant, Founder and CEO of CoMotion. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, mobility revolution, the role of regulation, operating system upgrades, individual responsibility, and many more.Find out more in

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00:36:51

438I_Joris de Leeuw, Regenerative Designer & System...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2026/06/17

"We are just the process of the universe becoming more complex."Are you interested in urban regeneration? What do you think about the challenge of separateness? How can we leverage our transformational times for the best? Interview with Joris de Leeuw, Regenerative Designer & System Innovator at Protopia Studio. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, urban regeneration, the complexity of the universe, giving a voice to nature, and many more. Joris de Leeuw is a

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