In this next episode of ON CITIES, host Carie Penabad speaks with architect and educator, Mark Pasnik on his co-authored book: HEROIC: Concrete Architecture and the New Boston. The conversation explores the post war architectural movement (commonly referred to as Brutalism) and the groundbreaking concrete structures that re-imagined the City of Boston during the 1960s and 1970s. Beyond a mere architectural trend, this period reflects an urban transformation driven by public investment, resulting in a diverse array of civic, cultural and academic landmarks that epitomize concrete modernism. The discussion unveils some of the era's most iconic structures, like the Boston City Hall and Harvard's Carpenter Center, while tackling the period's troubled urban histories and the challenges of preserving these landmarks in the face of contemporary pressures for development and renovation. :Mark Pasnik is a professor of architecture at Wentworth Institute of Technology and a founding principal of the architecture and design firm OverUnder. He co-authored Heroic: Concrete Architecture and the New Boston with Michael Kubo and Chris Grimley and edited the books Henry N. Cobb: Words and Works 1948–2018 and Justice Is Beauty: MASS Design Group. Mark has received the AIA Young Architects Award and recognition for his scholarship from the Graham Foundation, Docomomo US, the Boston Preservation Alliance, Historic New England, and the Boston Society of Architects. He has taught previously at the California College of the Arts, Carnegie Mellon University, Harvard University, Northeastern University, and the Rhode Island School of Design. In addition to his scholarly work, Mark maintains an active professional practice with projects including a conservation management plan for Boston City Hall and adaptive re-use of athletic facilities at the University of Massachusetts. Mark serves as chair of the Boston Art Commission and was selected in 2020 as an Out100 honoree, a designation which recognizes "culture-shifting impact" by members of the LGBTQ+ community.
In this next episode of ON CITIES, host Carie Penabad speaks with Gregg Pasquarelli, founding principal of the renowned architectural firm, SHoP Architects. We will explore how SHoP is challenging both the means and methods for how we design and produce buildings, as well as the archaic structures that guide the practice of architecture today. Pasquarelli will share insights into the firm's iconic buildings, highlighting the fusion of creativity, technology and technical precision that defines the work. Do not miss the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the transformative power of architecture in our ever- evolving world. Gregg received a Bachelor of Science from the School of Business at Villanova University and a Masters of Architecture from Columbia University. He co-founded the firm of SHoP Architects in 1997 and since that time, the firm has grown from a small design studio based in New York, to a leading architectural practice with a global footprint. I would like to highlight a few of the firm's notable projects including-------the Barclays Center at Atlantic Yards in Brooklyn, the two-mile esplanade and park along the East River Waterfront in New York, the Innovation Hub government complex in Botswana, the Supertall pencil tower at 111 W 57th Street and projects for Google and UBER headquarters. In addition to his active professional practice, Gregg is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Architecture at Columbia University. He has also taught at Yale, UVA and the University of Florida. He has lectured globally and has been featured in leading periodicals worldwide.
In this next episode of ON CITIES, host Carie Penabad engages in a lively conversation with renowned educator and architecture Mohsen Mostafavi. Together, they delve into the rich tapestry of Japan's social and physical environments, exploring their historical underpinnings, current practices and future possibilities. Throughout its history, the Japanese city ahs served as a complex canvas for a multitude of influences and aspirations. Our discussion will explore how these forces have left their marks on the urban landscape, and what the future of the Japanese city may look like. Mohsen Mostafavi is currently the Alexander and Victoria Wiley Professor of Design and Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor. He also served as Dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Design from 2008-2019. His work focuses on modes and processes of urbanization and on the interface between technology and aesthetics. He was formerly the Gale and Ira Drukier Dean of the College of Architecture, Art and Planning at Cornell University where he was also the Arthur L. and Isabel B. Wiesenberger Professor in Architecture. Previously, he was the Chairman of the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London. He studied architecture at the AA, and undertook research on counter-reformation urban history at the Universities of Essex and Cambridge. Mostafavi is a Trustee of Smith College, an Honorary Trustee of the Norman Foster Foundation, and served on the Board of the Van Alen Institute as well as the Steering Committee and the Jury of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. His research and design projects have been published in numerous journals, and he has authored or co-authored more than a dozen books including Landscape Urbanism: A Manual for the Machinic Landscape (2004); Ecological Urbanism (co-edited with Gareth Doherty) and which was recently translated into Chinese, Portuguese, and Spanish); In the Life of Cities (2012); Ethics of the Urban: The City and the Spaces of the Political (2017); Sharing Tokyo: Artifice and the Social World and his forthcoming book: Reinventing Japan.
In this next episode of ON CITIES, host Carie Penabad speaks with Neuroscientist Colin Ellard, whose work is at the intersection of psychology, architecture and urban design. Through his research, Ellard reveals how our surroundings directly impact our psychological well-being, offering a unique perspective on how we can create more harmonious and engaging environments for our communities. Tune in Friday, October 6th at 11:00 AM EST on the Voice America network for an enlightening conversation that promises to reveal the profound connections between our brains and the spaces we inhabit https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/4119/on-cities. Colin Ellard is a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of Waterloo in Canada and director of its Urban Realities Laboratory, where he works at the intersection of urban design and experimental psychology. He also partners with architects, museums and other NGOs on projects to enrich public debate about the built environment. Beyond his research and teachings, Ellard is the author of Places of the Heart: The Psychogeography of Everyday Life (2015) and Where am I? Why We Can Find Our Way to the Moon but Get Lost in the Mall (2014).
In this episode of ON CITIES, host Carie Penabad will be speaking with Hèléne Chartier, Director of Urban Planning and Design at C40 Cities, a leading global organization dedicated to sustainable urban development. At the forefront of urban sustainability, C40 works tirelessly to forge a path towards Low Carbon Cities, our episode's central theme. We will delve into the organization's mission and explore best practice from around the world aimed at creating greener, more sustainable and environmentally conscious cities. Tune in Friday, September 8th at 11:00 AM EST, 8:00 AM PST on the Voice America Variety Channel https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/4119/on-cities ; and find all previous episodes on Spotify, Apple iTunes or your favorite podcast platform. Hélène Chartier is the Director of Urban Planning and Design at C40. The team she leads develops programs and activities that support cities to accelerate sustainable and resilient urban planning policies and design practices. Her team leads the C40 Land Use Planning Network, which supports cities to institutionalize climate action through urban planning regulations; the Reinventing Cities competition, which delivers decarbonised and resilient urban regeneration projects; as well as the Green and Thriving Neighbourhoods programme and C40's workstream on 15-minute cities. Hélène previously served as an advisor to the Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo. She also worked for the Paris Urbanism Agency and the global consulting firm Arup. Hélène holds a Master's degree in science and engineering from the École Centrale with a specialization in building and civil engineering. In the past 15 years, Hélène has lived and worked in Paris, London and New York.
In this episode of ON CITIES, host Carie Penabad speaks with notable lawyer Jeff Bass on the relationship between urban design and its pivotal tool, zoning regulations. The conversation will explore the historical evolution of zoning in America, unveiling its hidden influence on the physical and social fabric of our communities. Bass will delve into the ways that regulatory frameworks wield the power to shape cities and landscapes, foster community cohesion and dictate the interplay between public and private space. Do not miss this conversation, as we navigate the ongoing debate between creativity and control in the design of the built environment. Tune in on Friday, September 1, 2023 at 11:00 AM EST, 8:00 AM PST on the Voice America Variety Channel https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/4119/on-cities ; and find all previous episodes on Spotify, Apple iTunes or your favorite podcast platform. Jeffrey S. Bass is a founding member of Shubin Bass law firm, based in Miami. He represents municipal and county government, universities, businesses, and individuals in all manner of conflicts involving the use and development of real property, property rights, entitlements, constitutional law, zoning disputes, historic preservation, local government law, business disputes, regulatory conflicts, environmental disputes, and trust and estate litigation. Beyond the foregoing, Jeff frequently serves as a counselor to large institutions and national law firms seeking to navigate Florida's complex regulatory regimes with respect to zoning, land use, and development. In 2021, Best Lawyers named Jeff Lawyer of the Year in litigation, land use, and zoning. In addition to his practice, Jeff pioneered a course on the regulation of design at the University of Miami School of Architecture and within the University of Miami's Masters in Real Estate Development program. He also lectures throughout the State of Florida on land use and litigation issues. On September 29, 2008, the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission awarded the Carnegie Medal for Outstanding Act of Heroism to Jeff for risking his own life to successfully rescue an unconscious and badly injured near-drowning victim in the waters off of Key Largo, Florida. For this life-saving rescue, Jeff was also recognized by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission and by the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners.
In this episode of ON CITIES, host Carie Penabad speaks with acclaimed architect and educator Nader Tehrani. In this illuminating conversation, Tehrani delves into the intricate relationship between material culture and tectonic innovation. He elaborates on the ways that his work seeks to disrupt the construction industry by bridging the gap between the world of ideas and the world of making. Tune in Friday, August 18, 2023 at 11:00 AM EST, 8:00 AM PST on the Voice America Variety Channel https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/4119/on-cities and uncover the artistry and ingenuity behind the creation of spaces that shape our physical environment and impact the quality of our lives. You can find all previous episodes on Spotify, Apple iTunes or your favorite podcast platform. Nader Tehrani is the Principal of NADAAA, an architectural and urban design practice dedicated to the advancement of design innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and an intensive dialogue with the construction industry. He is also the former Dean of The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture of The Cooper Union in New York and was previously a professor of architecture at MIT, where he served as the Head of the Department from 2010-2014. He received a B.F.A. and a B. Arch from The Rhode Island School of Design and continued his studies at The Architectural Association in London, where he attended the Post-Graduate program in History and Theory. Upon his return to The United States, Tehrani received his M.A.U.D from The Harvard Graduate School of Design. Tehrani has taught at numerous institutions throughout the globe and his work has been recognized with notable awards, including eighteen Progressive Architecture Awards, a finalist for the 2017 Moriyama RAIC International Prize, and a nominee for the 2017 Marcus Prize; and over the past seven years, NADAAA has ranked as a top design firm in Architect Magazine's Top 50 U.S. Firms List. For his contributions to architecture as an art, Nader Tehrani is the recipient of the 2020 Arnold W. Brunner Memorial Prize from The American Academy of Arts and Letters, to which he was also elected as a member in 2021, the highest form of recognition of artistic merit in The United States.
Architect and urbanist, John Massengale knows how to fix America's neighborhoods, cities and towns by making them walkable again. In this next episode of ON CITIES, Massengale will share his insights on how good street design can increase happiness, unlock economic value, improve our health and lower our carbon footprint. Tune in Friday, August 4, 2023 at 11:00 AM EST, 8:00 PST on the Voice America Variety Channel https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/4119/on-cities; and find all previous episodes on Spotify, Apple iTunes or your favorite podcast platform. John Massengale, AIA, is a thought leader on the connections between urban design, architecture, walkability, and placemaking. As principal at Massengale & Co. and the author of three books, he has more than 25 years' experience designing projects in Europe and across America. His planning work spans a range of situations from suburban retrofits and designing new towns to urban infill and urban regeneration. At every scale--from arranging rooms to arranging buildings to organizing street plans--Massengale emphasizes context and the importance of making places where people want to be. Massengale is co-author with Victor Dover, FAICP, of Street Design: The Secret to Great Cities and Towns (Wiley, 2014) with foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales. He is also the co-author, with Robert A.M. Stern and Gregory Gilmartin, of New York 1900: Metropolitan Architecture and Urbanism 1890-1915 (Rizzoli, 1983) and The Anglo-American Suburb (St. Martin's Press, 1981). A Board member of the Congress for the New Urbanism, Massengale was previously the founding Chair of CNU New York. He also served as a Director of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art. As the founder of Massengale & Co., John leads a design team that is known for creative and beautiful work in regional and Classical traditions from New York to New Mexico. Massengale has taught design studios at various institutions; and he holds an A.B. from Harvard College and an MARCH from the University of Pennsylvania.
"All our knowledge has its origin in our perceptions" stated the great Renaissance artist Leonardo Da Vinci. Thus, perception and place are integral in the making of art. In this episode of ON CITIES, host Carie Penabad will speak with acclaimed artist Gonzalo Fuenmayor, whose intricate charcoal drawings and mesmerizing large-scale installations skillfully explore the complexities of place, identity and the interconnectedness of cultures. His mastery of chiaroscuro creates an ethereal atmosphere that draws the viewer into a surreal and dreamlike world while providing a powerful commentary on history, heritage and societal constructs. Tune in Friday, August 4, 2023 at 11:00 AM EST, 8:00 PST on the Voice America Variety Channel https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/4119/on-cities; and find all previous episodes on Spotify, Apple iTunes or your favorite podcast platform. Gonzalo Fuenmayor is a Miami-based artist. He has been concerned about the effects of modernization and progress not only on natural environments, but mostly on Latin American culture and its ways of being displayed internationally through stereotypes and common places. His aim is not only to denounce banalization but also to understand its aesthetic mechanisms and cultural power. Fuenmayor received an MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, MA in 2004, and a BFA in Fine Arts and Art Education from the School of Visual Arts in 2000. Fuenmayor has been awarded numerous prizes including a Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant in 2022, the 2020 EFG Bank Latin American Award, a 2018 Ellies Creator Award, a 2015 South Florida Cultural Consortium Fellowship for Visual and Media Artists, a Traveling Fellowship by the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in 2014, among others. He has exhibited in numerous solo and group shows in USA, Latin America and Europe; his work was recently showcased in The Florida Prize 2020, at the Baker Museum in Naples, FL, a solo exhibition "Tropical Mythologies" at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in 2015, "Caribbean Crossroads" Exhibition at the Queens Museum, NY. His work is part of numerous private and public collections; and he is represented by Dot Fiftyone Gallery, Miami, Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, Fernando Pradilla Gallery, Madrid and El Museo Gallery in Bogotá.
In this episode of ON CITIES, host Carie Penabad speaks with Shin-pei Tsay, Director of Global Policy for Cities and Sustainability at Uber. Shin -pei shares her perspectives on transportation design, advocacy and policy. She argues that technology will not change the fundamentals of place, people and experience must be at the center of the discussion if we are to make long lasting and meaningful changes to our transportation networks. Learn about her latest initiatives at Uber and how these ideas could change the way we move through cities. Shin-pei Tsay's experience converges at the intersection of design, policy, and governance to transform the built environment with a focus on sustainable and inclusive transportation. She is currently Director of Global Policy for Cities and Sustainability at Uber where she leads a team focused on creating a sustainable, inclusive, and multi-modal urban future. Prior to joining Uber, she founded Make Public, a social impact analysis firm that specializes in the public realm and was executive director of Gehl Institute, a non-profit that advocated for public life and public spaces. Shin-pei has also served as deputy executive director of TransitCenter, a national foundation focused on improving urban transportation, and director of the Cities and Transportation Program, part of the Energy and Climate Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Shin-pei was a commissioner for the NYC Public Design Commission and taught urban design at Columbia University and Parsons School of Design. She is currently Vice-Chair of the San Francisco board for SPUR and a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Futures Council for Cities. She holds a BA from Cornell University and a MSc from London School of Economics.
According to the 19th century writer John Ruskin, "The measure of any great civilization is its cities; and the measure of a city's greatness is to be found in the quality of its public spaces- its parkland and squares." In this episode of ON CITIES, host Carie Penabad will speak with Meg Daly and Isabel Castilla about the role of contemporary public space in America. High quality public space is vital for the social life of a community, the economic competitiveness and environmental performance of a city and the overall health and well-being of its population. Yet despite these virtues, the development of public space in America is increasingly challenged due to the surge of privatization and the rise of land costs in urban centers throughout the country. Castilla and Daly will share the success story of The Underline project, a new 10-mile linear park that is transforming the land below Miami's elevated Metro rail into a linear park, urban trail and public art destination. When complete, the project will provide 120 areas of new public space for the city, radically transforming the citizen's relationship to nature, transportation and recreation. Tune in Friday, July 7, 2023 at 11:00 AM EST, 8:00 PST on the Voice America Variety Channel https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/4119/on-cities; and find all previous episodes on Spotify, Apple iTunes or your favorite podcast platform. Meg Daly is founder and president of Friends of The Underline, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization leading the initiative to transform the underutilized land below Miami's Metrorail into a 10-mile, urban trail and linear park (www.theunderline.org). The Underline has partnered with Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces and Transit Departments. They also have endorsements from Miami-Dade County, the cities of Miami, Coral Gables, South Miami, and the Village of Pinecrest, the University of Miami, and numerous organizations. A 30-year sales and marketing veteran, Meg owned First Media Direct, a breakthrough target marketing company catering to the broadcast television industry. She has also held executive marketing and management positions in the public relations, advertising, technology, and real estate industries. Meg has a BA in English from Vanderbilt University and has served on a number of philanthropic boards. She is also chairperson of the Coral Gables Cultural Affairs Board and a member of the Bike305 Executive Committee. For her love of community and desire to serve others, she was recently named one of Miami's Angels by the Miami Herald.
In this episode of ON CITIES, host Carie Penabad speaks with educator and architect Matthew Soules on the connection between contemporary architecture and capitalism in the twenty-first century. In his book, Icebergs, Zombies, and the Ultra Thin, Soules uncovers how finance capitalism not only changes architecture but the very nature of our cities and societies. From London's iceberg mansions to Manhattan's ultra-thin pencil skyscrapers, Soules discusses how finance shapes what and how we build and the critical role that architecture plays in the current economic and political debates centered on inequality, housing shortages and financial instability. Tune in Friday, July 7, 2023 at 11:00 AM EST, 8:00 PST on the Voice America Variety Channel https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/4119/on-cities; and find all previous episodes on Spotify, Apple iTunes or your favorite podcast platform. Matthew Soules is an architect and urbanist who teaches design studios and history/theory seminars. He is a licensed architect and the director of Matthew Soules Architecture. In addition to teaching at the University of British Columbia, he has been Visiting Associate Professor at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design and Visiting Faculty at SCI-Arc in Los Angeles. Matthew's current research focuses on contemporary capitalism and architecture. His book, Icebergs, Zombies, and the Ultra Thin: Architecture and Capitalism in the Twenty-First Century (Princeton Architectural Press, 2021), demonstrates how investment imperatives shape what and how we build on a global scale. He is also the author of Binning House (ORO, 2017). He is co-founder of Architects Against Housing Alienation (AAHA) – a national collective fighting for decommodified housing. The Canada Council has selected AAHA to represent Canada at the 2023 Venice Biennale of Architecture. Matthew Soules Architecture has received numerous awards including the Architectural Institute of British Columbia's Emerging Firm and Special Jury Awards in 2010 and 2015 respectively, an Architizer A+ Award in the Cultural Pavilions Category in 2015 and a selection by Twenty + Change in 2011. The firm's work has appeared in a range of popular and professional media including Canadian Architect, Domus, Metropolis and the National Post. Education M.Arch, Harvard University BA, University of British Columbia
In this next episode of ON CITIES, host Carie Penabad speaks with Joe Minicozzi, Principal of Urban 3, about the keys to creating financially sustainable communities by design. Minicozzi and his team delve into municipal finances to uncover economic potential that can pave the way for sustainable futures in communities of all sizes. Their eye-opening research reveals a direct link between land value economics and our current building practices. If you are interested in fostering economic growth through sustainable urban design, do not miss this episode. Tune in Friday, June 28th at 11:00 AM EST, 8:00 AM PST on the Voice America Variety Channel; and catch up on previous episodes on your favorite podcast platform. https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/4119/on-cities Joseph Minicozzi, AICP is the principal of Urban3. Prior to creating Urban3, he served as the Executive Director for the Asheville Downtown Association. Joe is an urban planner imagining new ways to think about and visualize land use, urban design and economics. He founded Urban3 to explain and visualize market dynamics created by tax and land use policies. Joe holds a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Miami and a Master of Architecture and Urban Design from Harvard University. In 2017, he was recognized as one of the 100 Most Influential Urbanists of all time. Before moving to Asheville, he was the primary administrator of the Form-Based Code for downtown West Palm Beach, Florida. Joe's training in city planning in the public and private sectors, as well as private sector real estate finance, has allowed him to develop award-winning analytic tools that have garnered national attention in Planetizen, The Wall Street Journal, Planning, New Urban News, Realtor, Atlantic Cities and the Center for Clean Air Policy's Growing Wealthier report. Joe is a sought-after lecturer on city planning issues. His work has been featured at the Congress for New Urbanism, the American Planning Association, and New Partners for SmartGrowth conferences as a paradigm shift for thinking about development patterns. Joe is a founding member of the Asheville Design Center, a non-profit community design center dedicated to creating livable communities across all of Western North Carolina.
In this episode of ON CITIES, host Carie Penabad speaks with esteemed architect, preservationist and educator, Jorge Hernandez. With nearly forty years of experience in the field, Hernandez discusses the integral role of architectural preservation in shaping and revitalizing urban environments. He shares insights on ways to balance development with the need to respect the cultural and historical significance of our built heritage while highlighting the challenges faced by preservationists in navigating the delicate balance between progress and heritage. Tune in Friday, June 23, 2023 at 11:00 AM EST, 8:00 PST on the Voice America Variety Channel https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/4119/on-cities; and find all previous episodes on Spotify, Apple iTunes or your favorite podcast platform. Jorge L. Hernandez is a professor and practitioner of Architecture. He received his Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Miami and his Master of Architecture from the University of Virginia. He joined the faculty of the University of Virginia in 1985 and since 1987 has been a professor of Architecture at the University of Miami. Jorge has lectured in Europe and the United States, taught for the Prince of Wales School of Architecture, and has participated in numerous international symposia and conferences. His work has been published in the United States, South America, and Europe in numerous books and journals. He collaborated with renowned art-historian Vincent Scully on a book entitled Between Two Towers: The Drawings of the School of Miami; and in 2002 Klickowski Publishers issued a monograph entitled Casas/Houses: Jorge L. Hernandez. Since his return to Miami, Jorge has served on numerous local, state boards, and agencies. He was the Chair for the State of Florida Historic Preservation Advisory Council, Vice-chair of the Florida Historical Commission and was a Trustee of the Florida Trust. At the national level, Jorge served on the Board of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and has championed the designation and preservation of civil rights, women's rights and Hispanic monuments and sites throughout Florida. He is married to Alina Palacios-Hernandez and has three children: Alexander, Carolina and Christopher.
Today, informal settlements are home to over a billion people (nearly 1/7 of the world population); and that number is projected to triple by 2050. These growing settlements are the result of rapid urbanization and present us with both lessons as well as serious challenges for the future of our planet. In this next episode of ON CITIES, host Carie Penabad speaks with Dr. Janice Perlman, a global expert on urbanization and the informal sector. With over fifty years of experience researching the favelas of Rio de Janeiro and working within informal settlements in megacities throughout the world, Perlman sheds light on the realities of daily life for informal settlers and how we can address the pressing challenges of rapid urbanization to create a more equitable and sustainable future for all. Tune in Friday, June 16, 2023 at 11:00 AM EST, 8:00 PST on the Voice America Variety Channel https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/4119/on-cities; and find all previous episodes on Spotify, Apple iTunes or your favorite podcast platform. Dr. Janice Perlman is an internationally recognized expert on urbanization and informal settlements. Her book, Favela: Four Decades of Living on the Edge in Rio de Janeiro (Oxford University Press, 2010) won the 2010 PROSE Award for best book of the year. The book is based on a longitudinal panel study of migrants and squatters over four generations. For this research, Dr. Perlman received a Guggenheim, two consecutive Fulbright Fellowships, and grants from The World Bank, The Tinker Foundation and The Ford Foundation. Her earlier book, The Myth of Marginality (University of California Press, Berkeley, 1976) won the C. Wright Mills Award and changed thinking about informal communities worldwide. Since its release, the book has been translated into over a dozen other languages. In 1987 Prof. Perlman founded The Mega-Cities Project; a global non-profit designed to shorten the lag time between ideas and implementation in urban problem solving. Mega-Cities has identified, nurtured and transferred hundreds of scalable innovations among communities in the world's largest cities. Perlman received the Global Citizens Award for this work. Perlman was a tenured professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of California, Berkeley, and has taught at numerous universities throughout the world. Perlman holds a BA in Anthropology and Latin American Studies from Cornell University and a Ph.D. in Political Science and Urban Studies from MIT.
Racial strife, increased social and economic discrimination, amplified political friction, and growing uncertainty around the impacts of the pandemic and climate change have increased inequalities within the city of Boston. How will these factors influence the city's future as it nears the celebration of its quadricentennial in 2030? In this episode of ON CITIES, architect and author, David Gamble will address the many challenges facing Boston's urban future while presenting ways to improve the city for all its citizens. Tune in Friday, June 2, 2023 at 11:00 AM EST, 8:00 PST on the Voice America Variety Channel https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/4119/on-cities; and find all previous episodes on Spotify, Apple iTunes or your favorite podcast platform. David is Founding Principal of Gamble Associates, established in 2009. He was a Lecturer and Design Critic at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design (GSD) from 2009-2021, and taught previously at Syracuse University and Northeastern. He is a former chair of the AIA's Regional and Urban Design Committee (2017-2021) and the Boston Society for Architecture (BSA) Urban Design Committee. David received a Bachelor's of Architecture Degree from Kent State University and a Master's of Architecture in Urban Design, with distinction, from the GSD. He is a recipient of the AIA's National Young Architects Award and the Gabriel Prize. David's research and writing probe the catalytic effects of contemporary urban design and planning projects with a focus on creative implementation strategies to enable redevelopment. Together with Patty Heyda (Washington University) he published "Rebuilding the American City" (Routledge Press 2016). The book presents five paradigms for redevelopment and a range of perspectives on the complexities, strategies, successes, and challenges inherent to rebuilding American cities today. David is the editor of IDEA CITY (University of Massachusetts Press, 2023) which brings together scholars and practitioners to consider ways to improve the Greater Boston region for all. His forthcoming book "Reinventing the American Town" will be published in 2024 by Routledge Press.
Join us on the next episode of ON CITIES, as we delve into the work of Liminal, a non-profit research and design group dedicated to revitalizing Italy's rural towns. We will explore how Liminal leverages the rich cultural and historical heritage of these towns, turning them into hubs of research and innovation. Discover how their multi-disciplinary approach, encompassing urban planning, architecture, economics, urban law and development is searching for cohesive and sustainable solutions to the most pressing challenges facing Italy's rural areas, including depopulation, disinvestment and infrastructural decay. Tune in Friday, May 31 at 11:00 AM EST, 8:00 AM PST on the Voice America Variety Channel to hear their inspiring story and ideas for a vibrant and resilient future for the Italian countryside; and connect to all previous episodes on your favorite podcast platform. https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/4119/on-cities. Ginevra D'Agostino is the president of Liminal, an organization she founded which supports young change makers shaping the future of rural Italy. She is also a principal of Alliata /Alcega, an architecture practice based in Rome. Ginevra holds a Master in Architecture from MIT, and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Architecture from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Ginevra has taught at MIT and regularly advises thesis projects at its Departments of Architecture and Urban Studies and Planning. She is a vocal advocate for Liminal's mission to regenerate rural territories suffering from abandonment and depopulation, recently delivering lectures at the University of Ferrara, Domus Academy, ASSIF, INCUNA and Italia Nostra.
In this episode of ON CITIES, host Carie Penabad will be speaking with Léon Krier, one of the most provocative architectural and urban thinkers of our time. Krier's career has been a long-standing critique of the legacy of modernist city planning; and his revolutionary theories have changed the discourse of what makes a city successful through a return to traditional principles of architecture and town planning and the creation of community. Do not miss what will surely be a memorable conversation. Tune in Friday, May 26, 2023 at 11:00 AM EST, 8:00 PST on the Voice America Variety Channel https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/4119/on-cities; and find all previous episodes on Spotify, Apple iTunes or your favorite podcast platform. Léon Krier is a renowned architectural and urban theorist. He briefly studied Architecture at the University of Stuttgart; and from 1968-1974, he collaborated with architect James Stirling in London. He is currently the architect of the Prince of Wales's model town of Poundbury in Dorset, England, and the designer of the new city of Cayalá in Guatemala City. He is considered by many to be the intellectual godfather of the New Urbanism movement in the US. Beginning in the mid 1970s, Krier was appointed Professor of Architecture and Town Planning at the Architectural Association and Royal College of Arts, London and served on the faculty for nearly twenty years. He has also been a visiting professor at numerous institutions including: Princeton University and the University of Virginia. From 1990 to 1991, he was the Davenport Professor at Yale University, returning to Yale in 2002 as the Eero Saarinen Professor. He is a founding Trustee of the New School for Traditional Architecture & Urbanism in Charleston. Krier has been published in Architectural Design, Architectural Review and A+U, and is the author of several books, including Architecture: Choice or Fate (1998) and The Architecture of Community (2011). He is the recipient of the Jefferson Memorial Gold Medal (1985), the Chicago American Institute of Architects Award (1987), and the Europe and the European Culture Prize (1995). In 2003, he became the inaugural recipient of the Richard H. Driehaus Prize.
What does it mean to be modern? In this week's episode of ON CITIES, historian, curator and preservationist Michelangelo Sabatino will discuss modernism through a global lens, uncovering the prevalent myths commonly associated with modernity. Through his award-winning books, Sabatino reveals a richer cultural context for the shaping of modern cities, challenging traditional narratives and shedding light on overlooked contributions. Tune Friday, May 17, 2023 at 11:00 AM EST, 8:00 AM PST to explore a fresh perspective on modernism. at https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/4119/on-cities; and find all previous episodes on Spotify, Apple iTunes or your favorite podcast platform. Michelangelo Sabatino is a publicly engaged historian, curator, and preservationist. He is Professor of Architectural History and Preservation in the College of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology where he currently directs the PhD program in architecture and is the inaugural John Vinci Distinguished Research Fellow. Between 2017–19 Professor Sabatino served as interim dean for the College of Architecture of IIT and held the Rowe Family Endowed Dean Chair. He lectures widely about modern and contemporary architecture and has served on numerous editorial and not-for-profit organization boards. Sabatino studied at universities in Canada, Italy, and the United States of America. He earned a Laurea in Architecture at the Università IUAV di Venezia and a doctorate in the Department of Fine Art, University of Toronto, and held a post-doctoral fellowship in the Department of History of Art + Architecture, Harvard University. His publications include: Pride in Modesty: Modernist Architecture and the Vernacular Tradition in Italy (2011), Modern Architecture and the Mediterranean: Vernacular Dialogues and Contested Identities (with Jean-Francois Lejeune, 2011; CICA, Commendation, Bruno Zevi Book Award), Canada: Modern Architectures in History (with Rhodri Windsor Liscombe, 2016; CICA, Shortlist, Bruno Zevi Book Award), Avant-Garde in the Cornfields: Architecture, Landscape, and Preservation in New Harmony (with Ben Nicholson, 2019), Making Houston Modern: The Life and Architecture of Howard Barnstone (with Barrie Scardino Bradley and Stephen Fox, 2020), Carlo Mollino: Architect and Storyteller (with Napoleone Ferrari, 2021), and Modern in the Middle: Chicago Houses 1929–1975 (with Susan Benjamin, 2020).
In this next episode of ON CITIES, host Carie Penabad speaks with Anthony Acciavatti on the complex relationship between water, urban development and environmental sustainability. Acciavatti's work straddles the realms of landscape, history and technology; and his pioneering research offers invaluable insights on how cities have evolved in relation to groundwater extraction. Join us Friday, May 17th at 11:00 AM EST, 8:00 AM PST on the Voice America network as we uncover the fascinating journey of civilizations built on the ebb and flow of water and the urgent challenges they face in an era of unprecedented environmental change. Connect to all previous episodes of ON CITIES on your favorite podcast platform. https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/4119/on-cities Anthony Acciavatti works at the intersection of landscape and the history of science and technology. He is the author of Ganges Water Machine: Designing New India's Ancient River (2015), which is the first comprehensive mapping and environmental history of the Ganges River Basin in over half a century. In 2016 Ganges Water Machine was awarded the John Brinckerhoff Jackson Book Prize. His second book, Building a Republic of Villages, will be published next year. His current exhibition, Groundwater Earth: The World Before and After the Tubewell, explores the ways in which cities and farms across the world came to rely on water drawn from aquifers since the early-20th century. The technologies for drawing up groundwater, known as hand pumps and tubewells, have allowed billions of people to thrive, but today threatens to bleed the earth dry. In autumn 2024, he will be a Fellow at the American Academy in Rome, where he will be working on a series of drawings and new book on groundwater extraction. Trained in architecture at the Rhode Island School of Design and Harvard Universityin the history of science at Princeton University, and a Fulbright Scholar in the department of geography and town and country planning at the University of Allahabad, Acciavatti is currently the Diana Balmori Assistant Professor at Yale University. He also leads the Ganges Lab at Collaborative Earth and is a principal of Somatic Collaborative.