Kristian Skovbakke Villadsen (Partner, Director and Architect MAA at Gehl Copenhagen Denmark) is talking about why function should follow form and how we can change our mindset in order to develop cities for people.Kristian operates in the span between political visions and the detailed urban design, which realizes the visions in the everyday life of cities. His focus is always on livability and social-, economical- and environmental sustainability, whether the work is on future of mobility, masterplanning, revitalization strategies or urban policies. Kristian has worked with a number of leading cities, developers, organizations and NGO’s, across Europe, North America and China. Kristian has contributed to several books, exhibitions and films and has been connected to the academic world as an external lecture at a number of institutions, as well as being a much-used keynote speaker.Enjoy your listening. Let's connect and talk further about this episodeMustafa Sherif LinkedinKeep Up the Good Work.Keep Loving Cities❤️️.Follow Urbanistica and let's get in touch:Urbanistica InstagramUrbanistica FacebookUrbanistica Youtube channelThanks to Urbanistica Podcast partner AFRY.AFRY is an international engineering and design company providing sustainable solutions in the fields of energy, industry and infrastructure. Read more about AFRY https://afry.com/enVisit  Mustafasherif.com for collaborations and nominations.Note: the sound quality of #UrbanisticaPodcast s' episodes that are recorded during #COVID19 time might not be perfect. Due to the online recording and the use of different types of microphones by guests and #MustafaSherif. Thank you so much for understanding and listening. Stay safe ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.