Episodes

  • CITIES: AVOIDING 'NEO-FEUDALISM'

    CITIES: AVOIDING 'NEO-FEUDALISM'
    Jun 2 2025

    Joel Kotkin, a fellow in urban studies at Chapman University in California, is the author of the best-selling book The Coming of Neo-Feudalism: A Warning to the Global Middle Class. He is widely recognised as a leading international commentator on the future of cities and suburbs.


    In this episode, Joel joins Tim Williams for a passionate and insightful conversation about key urban trends. They explore Joel’s concern that declining home ownership and growing inequality are leading to a concentration of wealth and power reminiscent of pre-modern Europe. An important and thought-provoking discussion.

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    42 mins
  • TEXTS AND THE CITY: LIBRARIES AS PUBLIC SPACES

    TEXTS AND THE CITY: LIBRARIES AS PUBLIC SPACES
    May 8 2025
    Today's episode features Dr. Caroline Butler-Bowden, State Librarian for the State Library of New South Wales, alongside Dr. Tim Williams and Grimshaw Principal, Eduard Ross. Together, they explore the role of libraries and museums in shaping cities and their significance as dynamic public spaces.

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    50 mins
  • TAKING BACK THE STREETS

    TAKING BACK THE STREETS
    Apr 1 2025
    On today's episode, Dr. Tim Williams examines how America's largest city has grappled with the tensions between cars and public transit since the 1960s, with Nicole Gelinas, author of 'Movement: New York's Long War to Take Back Its Streets from the Car' and Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute. As a key part of this conversation, we also have Grimshaw Deputy Chairman and Partner, Vincent Chang sharing his insights.

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • THE ESSENCE OF CITIES

    THE ESSENCE OF CITIES
    Mar 2 2025
    Dr Hila Oren has an international reputation as a city-making and branding expert. In her work in Tel Aviv over decades she has helped make that ‘smart-city’ a recognised global leader in tech start-ups and innovation. In conversation with our host Tim Williams, Head of Cities at Grimshaw, Dr Oren shares that journey with us and her insights into what other cities can learn from it.

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    41 mins
  • ON TRACK: RESHAPING LONDON, WINNING THE STIRLING PRIZE

    ON TRACK: RESHAPING LONDON, WINNING THE STIRLING PRIZE
    Feb 9 2025
    We are excited to share this unique episode to begin the fifth series of the Grimshaw Cities Podcast, The Resurgent City. Today we speak with our very own Jorrin ten Have, Associate Principal and Graham Gibbon, Principal about how Grimshaw, collaborators and clients collectively designed and delivered the Elizabeth Line – and won one of the world’s most prestigious architectural awards. Featuring special guest Howard Smith, Transport for London Elizabeth Line Director.

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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • HOMES FOR ALL

    HOMES FOR ALL
    Nov 20 2024
    Making sure that cities provide enough social and affordable housing has become a global priority. Rebecca Pinkstone, head of new government agency Homes NSW with its $6b budget and 130,000 homes in ownership, leads the charge in Australia’s global city. Joining Tim Williams in this episode is housing specialist Leigh Hanekom, Associate Principal at Grimshaw.

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    1 hr
  • DESIGNING THE FUTURE CITY

    DESIGNING THE FUTURE CITY
    Oct 30 2024
    Cities are in flux in the wake of the pandemic with further disruption imminent in the era of Urban AI. On today's episode of the Grimshaw Cities Podcast Series, Carlo Ratti, Director of MIT Senseable City Lab & Curator of the 2025 Venice Biennale asks, "What role for architects in the future city?" Also joining the conversation is Keith Brewis, Partner at Grimshaw.

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    43 mins
  • THE RESILIENT CITY

    THE RESILIENT CITY
    Oct 13 2024
    This episode's guest is Beck Dawson, who has an international reputation in her crucial role as Chief Resilience Officer for Australia's global city, Sydney. In this conversation, Beck shares her acute insights into the international innovation and best practice for promoting the resilience of our cities.

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    59 mins