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Urbanistica Podcast - Cities for People

A podcast about how we plan and design cities for people. Tune in and join listeners from over 150 countries. I"m Mustafa Sherif, an Urbanist, Placemaker and studio manager based in Sweden. 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

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578. Nobel Week Lights in Stockholm - Elise Cervin...

Urbanistica Podcast - Cities for People ·

2025/11/25

Stockholm transforms into a glowing gallery during Nobel Week Lights. Our guests Lara Szabo Greisman, co-founder of the festival, and Elise Cervin, Outreach & Production for Tensta, share how art, science, and community meet through light.We explore the stories behind the installations, how the festival brings Nobel ideas to life in public space, and what it means to create connections from the city center to the suburbs through creativity and light.Read more

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01:10:18

577. SWE Centralstaden - Daniel Markström

Urbanistica Podcast - Cities for People ·

2025/11/22

Daniel Markström, Regionchef ProjektutvecklingTillsammans utforskar vi varför Stockholms centralstationen och området runt omkring behöver utvecklas, och hur visionen ser ut för framtidens pulserande knutpunkt mitt i landet. Daniel berättar om hur processen har sett ut hittills, vilka aktörer som driver arbetet framåt och hur den internationella arkitekttävlingen landade i det vinnande förslaget – ett bidrag som både stärker stadens identitet och öppnar upp stationen på helt nya sätt. Vi pratar

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00:08:39

576. AI Vision, Alerts & Robotic Dogs: Is This the...

Urbanistica Podcast - Cities for People ·

2025/11/20

Micheline Hou, Sales Manager at Yuan High-Tech in Taiwan, introduces the next generation of AI-powered smart-city surveillance solutions. She explains how Yuan integrates cameras, edge-computing devices, NVIDIA Jetson technology, cloud platforms, and pre-trained AI models into a single end-to-end system. From real-time alerts and vision-language models to robotic patrol dogs and disaster-prediction cameras, Micheline shares how cities can improve safety, monitoring, and decision-making—all through

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00:34:19

575. Placemakers’ Perspective on Smart Cities -...

Urbanistica Podcast - Cities for People ·

2025/11/19

Milan, Daniel, Päivi and Mustafa, four leading placemakers from across Europe, share their reflections after attending Smart City Expo in Barcelona. The discussion moves from digital twins and civic participation to the challenge of scaling up placemaking while keeping it inclusive, slow, and meaningful. This episode highlights the tension and potential between the “smart” and the “place,” showing how collaboration, data, and creativity can help cities become both technologically advanced and deeply

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00:15:17

574. How Microclimate Simulations Shape Cooler Cities...

Urbanistica Podcast - Cities for People ·

2025/11/19

Jiří Tencar, Phd, founder and CEO of ECOTEN Urban Comfort, explains how urban microclimate simulation can help cities design cooler, healthier, and more resilient neighborhoods. From understanding thermal comfort to rethinking building geometry, greenery, and materials, Jiří shares real project insights on how data, climate science, and design come together. He also reflects on how planners and architects can work better with microclimate experts to prepare cities for rising temperatures and climate

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00:08:53

573. How Robotic Cargo Drones Help Create Car-Free...

Urbanistica Podcast - Cities for People ·

2025/11/18

Jakob Saalfrank, CEO of Grasshopper Air Mobility, shares how his team is building a new generation of heavy-payload cargo drones designed for seamless indoor-to-indoor logistics. With a background in startups, supply chain, and digital logistics, Jakob explains how Grasshopper’s fully automated, zero-emission drone system can fly long distances, drive the final kilometer, and transform aerial accessibility for industries. The conversation also highlights their vision, partners, and the journey

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00:10:30

572. How can Microsoft Copilot Studio help cities? –...

Urbanistica Podcast - Cities for People ·

2025/11/17

David Williams, Director, Global Public Safety and Justice, Leader in Microsoft's worldwide government team.Microsoft Copilot Studio: Complete tasks and execute processes with agents for individuals, teams, or functions. Read more https://www.microsoft.com/en/microsoft-copilot/microsoft-copilot-studio?market=afIn collaboration with SMART CITY EXPO in Barcelona.Read more⁠https://www.smartcityexpo.com/#⁠___Keep Up the Good Work. Keep Loving Cities ❤️️__All opinions expressed in each episode are

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01:12:22

571. SWE Länsstyrelsens uppdrag i samhällsbyggandet –...

Urbanistica Podcast - Cities for People ·

2025/11/15

Tatjana Joksimović, arkitekt SAR/MSA och enhetschef på Länsstyrelsen i Stockholm, delar sina erfarenheter från över 30 år inom stadsbyggnad i både Sverige och Serbien.Vi går igenom Länsstyrelsens uppdrag, dess plats i samhällsbyggandets hierarki och hur myndigheten samverkar med kommuner och regioner. Tatjana berättar om sitt team inom bostäder och fysisk planering, den främjande rollen, regleringsbrevets betydelse, planeringsunderlag och vilken kompetens som krävs för att arbeta inom fysisk

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01:07:09

570. INNOVATE Stockholm book - Lyllian Abrahamsson

Urbanistica Podcast - Cities for People ·

2025/11/08

Lyllian Abrahamsson, Publisher of INNOVATE™ Stockholm, shares what inspired her to write the book and unpacks what truly makes Stockholm’s innovation ecosystem so unique — from collaboration and creativity to sustainability and inclusion.She talks about the three key factors that drive innovation, how she selected the inspiring companies, entrepreneurs, and changemakers featured in the book, and what can be done to create a more gender-balanced innovation landscape.In the second part of the

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00:42:34

569. The 1st Prize winner of "Museum of Emotions #6"...

Urbanistica Podcast - Cities for People ·

2025/11/06

We’re joined by architect Natalie Battah, winner of the 1st prize in the “Museum of Emotions” competition. Natalie shares her journey from graduating at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm to working on retail and villa projects in Mallorca, and now contributing to multi-family housing in Sweden.We dive into how she views architecture as a means to shape behaviour and influence well-being in society, rather than merely building structures. She also opens up about why she enters

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01:26:17

568. SWE Spekulativ design - Beate Undén

Urbanistica Podcast - Cities for People ·

2025/11/02

Service Designern Beate Undén från AFRY Experience Studios gästar podden för att prata om spekulativ design – ett sätt att utforska framtiden genom kreativitet och fantasi.Hon berättar om projektet Värningsverket, som undersöker hur hållbar matproduktion kan se ut i Malmö år 2050, och delar sina tankar om passion, kreativitet och modet att tänka bortom det självklara.Läs mer om projektet https://vaerningsverket.se/🎧 Ett inspirerande samtal om framtid, design och mänsklighet.____Keep Up the Good

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01:00:08

567. SWE Byggekonomi och återbruk: vad kostar det...

Urbanistica Podcast - Cities for People ·

2025/10/27

I dagens avsnitt pratar vi återbruk i byggsektorn tillsammans med byggekonom Dennis Bognar på AFRY. Vad kostar egentligen en återbrukad dörr, och varför är svaret mer komplext än man tror? Vi reder ut myterna om att allt kan återbrukas, att det är gratis och att det alltid ger stora besparingar.Dennis delar erfarenheter från riktiga projekt, hur branschen kan räkna hem både klimat- och ekonominytta, och vad som krävs för att återbruk ska bli standard i framtidens byggande. Dessutom får vi lära

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00:33:29

566. The art of conversation - Johannes Riegler,...

Urbanistica Podcast - Cities for People ·

2025/10/26

Johannes Riegler, Host of Cities Reimagined Podcast, Robin Cox, Host of Good Place Podcast,Mustafa Sherif, Host of Urbanistica Podcast.We turn the microphone on ourselves to explore the craft behind podcasting about place, people, and projects. What makes a story stick—and what skills should placemakers develop to tell stories that move hearts and minds? Together, we’ll create a “recipe” for powerful place-based storytelling, mixing empathy, curiosity, and local knowledge.We’ll reflect on how

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00:13:51

565. How local economies can thrive in a globalized...

Urbanistica Podcast - Cities for People ·

2025/10/25

Giulio Buciuni, Trinity College Dublin, Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Innovator; Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship & Innovation.Giulio explores how local economies can thrive in a globalized world. As Associate Professor and Associate Director of the M. Sc. in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, he has guided the next generation of innovators while shaping the study of entrepreneurial ecosystems, clusters, and global value chains. His research—published in top international journals—bridges

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00:14:44

564. Mental health, cultural identity, and...

Urbanistica Podcast - Cities for People ·

2025/10/25

Ronke Oluwadare: Social, organizational, and communication psychologist and psychotherapist.Ronke represents the crucial intersection of mental health, cultural identity, and place-based healing. Her dual expertise as a clinician specializing in minority stress and racial trauma, combined with her groundbreaking cultural work building bridges between Italy and Africa, offers profound insights into creating truly inclusive spaces. Through Black History Month Milan, she's not just preserving

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00:24:39

563. Music, Placemaking and cities - Luciana Renner

Urbanistica Podcast - Cities for People ·

2025/10/24

Luciana Renner, Architect, radio host, and music selector. She combines her work in placemaking with sound projects that explore the relationship between city, memory, and music, such as Ciudades Sonoras on Radio Nopal and Daydream on Radio Escondido. She has performed at venues in Mexico City like Drama and Parker & Lenox.Instagram: @lucyrennerDaydream x Radio Escondido: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5J2_nAAXyJhEWoBIaZmRK7Ah9bCg_Pd9___In collaboration with Placemaking Week Europe 2025

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00:19:20

562. Kolarec: Rural Placemaking and the Power of...

Urbanistica Podcast - Cities for People ·

2025/10/24

Ivana Šatrak, mag.paed/PM & co-founder of NGO 'KORAK'.We welcome Ivana Šatrak, a placemaker and architect. While cities often take the spotlight in placemaking, Ivana brings us a fresh perspective — from a small Croatian village called Kolarec, where she’s “cooking” a sequence of rural placemaking projects.In this heartfelt conversation, Ivana shares how Kolarec — once nearly destroyed by fire in 1938 and rebuilt through collective effort — now faces the challenges of depopulation and

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00:21:43

561. Placemaking research project Plovdiv, Bulgaria -...

Urbanistica Podcast - Cities for People ·

2025/10/24

Architect and PhD researcher Mariya Badeva joins Mustafa Sherif live from Placemaking Week Europe in Reggio Emilia, Italy. She shares insights from her research on placemaking, urban regeneration, and how cities like Plovdiv, Bulgaria can evolve through community participation and cultural heritage. A thoughtful look at how local action shapes global urban change.Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/mariabadeva___In collaboration with Placemaking Week Europe 2025 in Reggio Emilia. Read more:

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00:23:55

560. Global Cultural Districts Network - Gregorio...

Urbanistica Podcast - Cities for People ·

2025/10/23

Gregorio Lucena Scarpella (Director of Global Cultural Districts Network) .The Global Cultural Districts Network (GCDN) is committed to improving the quality of urban life through the contribution of the arts, culture, and the creative industries.GCDN members represent policymakers, planners, and executives from widely diverse international contexts, all working at the intersection of culture and sustainable urban development.GCDN is an initiative of AEA Consulting.Links to

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00:14:43

559. DearNeighbour Romania - Sabina Mihailescu

Urbanistica Podcast - Cities for People ·

2025/10/23

Sabina Mihailescu (Co-founder & GM, DearNeighbour and IntreVecini)At DearNeighbour (RO name: IntreVecini), they focus on placemaking and community-driven initiatives, creating spaces and opportunities where neighbors can collaborate and shape the future of their cities together. Up until now, they have created over 100 communities in 32 cities in Romania, helping 15,000 neighbours create over 250 community projects (urban gardens, festivals, composting spaces, intergenerational events,

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