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David Gissen

FromFuture of the American City

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38 minutes

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Mar 10, 2022

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David Gissen is a designer, author, and educator. He joins Charles Waldheim to discuss his interest in architecture and the bodies it imagines.

Released:

Mar 10, 2022

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Titles in the series (61)

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Future of the American City: Mohsen Mostafavi is an architect and urbanist whose work has long focused on cities and modes of urbanization. The “Future of the American City” initiative, recently launched under his leadership at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, by Future of the American City
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The Idiosyncratic and the Irregular: Thom Mayne is an architect and educator whose practice, Morphosis, engages in cross-disciplinary research and design. He joins Charles Waldheim to discuss performance, idiosyncrasy, and irregularity in the context of his life and work in Los Angeles. by Future of the American City
56 min listen
Responsive Technologies and the Public Realm: Rodolphe el-Khoury is an architect, historian, and educator whose recent work deals with smart cities and embedded technology. RAD-UM, his lab at the University of Miami, explores the potential of responsive architecture. by Future of the American City
44 min listen
The Just City: Toni L. Griffin is an urban planner who employs a value-based approach to urbanism, examining the ways design and planning figure into to questions of equality and inclusion. Griffin’s pursuit of the “Just City” has led her across the country to push f... by Future of the American City
43 min listen
Climate Gentrification: Jesse M. Keenan has spent his career looking at the relationship between urban development and climate adaptation. His concept of “Climate Gentrification,” based on research done in Miami, New York, Boston, and elsewhere, by Future of the American City
39 min listen
Imagining Retreat: Rosetta S. Elkin is a landscape architect who uses design as a means to address risk, injustice, and instability brought on by climate change. Elkin’s recent work on “Imagining Retreat” looks to expand the definition of coastal retreat to increase long... by Future of the American City
38 min listen
Redesigning the Dream: Eric Höweler is an architect and educator whose work deals with building technology and the public realm. He recently led a course in Miami on new strategies for urban housing, focusing on the issues of typology, density, transit, by Future of the American City
33 min listen
Street Economies: Andres Sevtsuk is an architect, urban designer, and educator whose work focuses on urban planning and spatial analysis. He joins Charles Waldheim to discuss his work on city networks, transportation technology, and the future streets of Los Angeles. by Future of the American City
40 min listen
Work-Life: Chris Reed is a landscape architect specializing in dynamic ecologies and generative processes. He joins Charles Waldheim to discuss his idea of “Work-Life,” an ongoing exploration of the lives and afterlives of public space. Since this recording, by Future of the American City
41 min listen
Planning for Adaptation: Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk is a pioneering urban planner, architect, and educator. She has been instrumental in developing the City of Miami’s form-based zoning code, Miami 21. Her recent work and teaching focuses on built environment adaptation to climat... by Future of the American City
46 min listen
Urban Typologies: Sean Canty is an architect and educator whose work focuses on building type and geometry. Among other things, he has recently engaged in teaching a course on reimagining housing and public space in Miami’s Overtown neighborhood. by Future of the American City
38 min listen
The Politics of Density: Dana Cuff is an author and educator whose research focuses on affordable housing and urban density. As director of cityLAB at UCLA, she has spearheaded efforts to make housing in Los Angeles more dense, equitable, and affordable. by Future of the American City
47 min listen
Curating Neighborhoods: Craig Robins is a Miami real estate developer whose projects focus on arts, culture, and historic preservation. Most recently, he has repositioned the city’s Design District as a cultural and commercial destination. by Future of the American City
44 min listen
Inverse Utopia: Albert Pope is an architect and urbanist whose research deals with the modern postwar city. He joins Charles Waldheim to discuss new and alternative approaches to urbanism in Detroit. by Future of the American City
48 min listen
Elevating Landscapes: Laurinda Spear and Margarita Blanco are architects and landscape architects whose work at ArquitectonicaGEO focuses on creating ecologically performative public spaces. Many of their projects in Miami deal with elevated landscapes and water management. by Future of the American City
43 min listen
Responsible Auteurism: Neil Denari is an architect interested in the tension and interplay between innovation, preservation, technology, and tradition. He joins Charles Waldheim to discuss his work in Los Angeles. by Future of the American City
43 min listen
City of Many Cultures: Michael Maltzan is an architect and educator whose work focuses on affordable urban housing, infrastructure, and the public realm. His most recent projects in Los Angeles demonstrate the importance of architectural legibility and bridging communities w... by Future of the American City
56 min listen
Windows of Opportunity: Dr. Jennifer Wolch is a Professor of City and Regional Planning at the University of California at Berkeley. She joins Charles Waldheim to discuss urban homelessness, food systems, and opportunities for innovation in Los Angeles. by Future of the American City
48 min listen
Housing as Lifestyle: Frances Anderton is an author and broadcaster who has long focused on covering design and architecture in Los Angeles. She joins Charles Waldheim to discuss what makes ‘home’ in Los Angeles. by Future of the American City
71 min listen
Community Engaged Design: Ceara O’Leary is an architect and planner who works at the intersection of design and policy. She joins Charles Waldheim to discuss her work at the Detroit Collaborative Design Center. by Future of the American City
45 min listen
Integrity and Affordability: Patrick Tighe is an architect interested in technology and building innovation. He joins Charles Waldheim to discuss his work on housing in Los Angeles. by Future of the American City
37 min listen
Civic Memory and the Urban Imaginary: Christopher Hawthorne is the first Chief Design Officer of the City of Los Angeles. Appointed in 2018, he has introduced new measures for shade and street lighting, brownfield redevelopment efforts, and a working group for rethinking Los Angeles’s hist... by Future of the American City
59 min listen
New Civics: Rip Rapson is the President and CEO of the Kresge Foundation. He joins Charles Waldheim to discuss the Foundation’s work in Detroit. by Future of the American City
51 min listen
The Hidden Logic of Cities: Roger Sherman is an architect and urbanist interested in the visible and invisible logic of cities. He joins Charles Waldheim to discuss new models for housing in Los Angeles and his work as Senior Director of Urban Strategy at Gensler. by Future of the American City
70 min listen
Common Land and Collective Meaning: Anya Sirota is an architectural designer interested in the intersection of social enterprise and cultural production. She joins Charles Waldheim to discuss her ongoing work in Detroit. by Future of the American City
47 min listen
Advocacy by Design: Mia Lehrer is an urbanist and landscape designer interested in urban revitalization and sustainability. She joins Charles Waldheim to discuss community advocacy and her work on the LA River and sports stadia. by Future of the American City
44 min listen
Relaxation of Boundaries: Andrew Zago is an architect and educator whose work focuses on art, architecture, and urbanism. He joins Charles Waldheim to discuss architecture’s role, limitations, and autonomous contributions beyond power and economics. by Future of the American City
47 min listen
Reconceiving the Waterfront: Mark Wallace is President and CEO of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy. He joins Charles Waldheim to discuss his work overseeing the transformation of Detroit’s riverfront. by Future of the American City
41 min listen
Kate Orff: Kate Orff is a landscape architect and founding principal of SCAPE. She joins Charles Waldheim to discuss her recent work on the future of the American City. by Future of the American City
44 min listen
Advocacy and Redevelopment: Melissa Dittmer is Chief Design Officer at Bedrock Detroit. She joins Charles Waldheim to discuss Bedrock’s work developing Detroit’s downtown. by Future of the American City
42 min listen

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