What role does culture play in shaping our cities, and how can collaboration across borders help places thrive? In this episode of Talking Place, host Tanisha Raffiuddin talks place with Gregorio Scarpella, Director of the Global Cultural Districts Network (GCDN), a worldwide network connecting cultural districts at the intersection of culture and urbanism. Drawing on his international journey and his leadership of a global peer network, Gregorio shares how cultural districts can act as cat...
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What role does culture play in shaping our cities, and how can collaboration across borders help places thrive? In this episode of Talking Place, host Tanisha Raffiuddin talks place with Gregorio Scarpella, Director of the Global Cultural Districts Network (GCDN), a worldwide network connecting cultural districts at the intersection of culture and urbanism. Drawing on his international journey and his leadership of a global peer network, Gregorio shares how cultural districts can act as cat...
019 - Designing Cities That Last: Masterplanning The Future with Bob Allies (Part 2)
Talking Place
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019 - Designing Cities That Last: Masterplanning The Future with Bob Allies (Part 2)
What makes a city truly work, and how do we design places that endure the test of time? In this episode of Talking Place, host Tanisha Raffiuddin ‘talks place’ with Bob Allies, Partner at Allies and Morrison, whose work has shaped some of the UK’s most transformative urban projects - from King’s Cross and the Olympic Park to Brent Cross Town, Bath, and the London College of Fashion building at East Bank, recently shortlisted for the 2025 RIBA Stirling Prize. Together, they explore how maste...
Talking Place
What role does culture play in shaping our cities, and how can collaboration across borders help places thrive? In this episode of Talking Place, host Tanisha Raffiuddin talks place with Gregorio Scarpella, Director of the Global Cultural Districts Network (GCDN), a worldwide network connecting cultural districts at the intersection of culture and urbanism. Drawing on his international journey and his leadership of a global peer network, Gregorio shares how cultural districts can act as cat...
