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Commute-sized conversations with host David Taylor and guests exploring the built environment, cities, design and more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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- 4
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- Sep 11, 2026
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- Jul 17, 2026
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Detailer 56 - Mark Davy (opens the original)
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David travels to Lewisham to chat to Futurecity founder Mark Davy about his background as an artist, the power of culture-led placemaking, 'drawing out' authenticity, connecting silos, how there is no such thing as developers, only development, and the shameful neglect of some large-scale public artworks across London and beyond. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Detailer 55 - Jude Barber (opens the original)
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Water, water, everywhere... David meets up with Jude Barber of Collective Architecture in Canary Wharf's Eden Dock to talk about swimmable cities, waterfronts and port histories, publicly owned private spaces, who 'owns' the Clyde and the Thames, rivers gaining 'human rights'...and the 'water of life' - whisky Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Detailer 54 - Nabil Al-Kinani (opens the original)
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David meets urbanist, placemaker and strategist Nabil Al-Kinani on his home patch - the 'best place in the world' - the Chalk Hill Estate in Wembley. They talk about histories and narratives, place-naming and the Empire, commemorating and celebrating stories, communities, 'The Authors of the Estate' film, books, the Royal Docks, abolishing interest rates - and the inherent good in people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Detailer 53 - James Lord (opens the original)
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David sits in a shady corner of the new Queen Elizabeth II garden in Regent's Park with its designer, James Lord of HTA, to discuss its inspiration and sustainable lessons for cities faced with climate change, 'slow gardening', hedgehogs, Jamie Oliver, dyslexia, and Lord's own journey into landscape, a discipline growing in importance in development and urban environments Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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