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Norwich City Council 'disappointed' after sell flagship homes lost to right to buy

This week Sahiba spoke to Amandeep Singh Kalra. Amandeep is the Associate Director of Be First,...

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Council housing ratcheting up the political agenda

This week Merlin speaks to the President of the RIBA, Muyiwa Oki. // Council housing...

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Spring budget criticised for failing to boost housing

This week Merlin spoke to Simon Vickery, the Programme Manager of the Open House Festival. //...

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Tidal Pools and the Landscape of Swimming

In this episode Paul spoke to the co-founder of architects Studio Octopi and Future Lidos Group;...

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Competition Probe into the UK’s Biggest Housebuilders

This week Merlin is joined by Tom Wilkinson. Tom is a writer and historian, and author of the new...

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Government warned London house building is grinding to a halt

This week Producer Poppy spoke to Fran Williams - the architectural journalist and occasional...

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RIBA president slams Labour’s £28bn green U-turn

This week Sahiba spoke to Rob Fiehn, the Director of the London Society // RIBA president...

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Landscape-Led Waste Water Infrastructure

In this episode Paul spoke to the architect, curator and urbanist, Madeleine Kessler. Together...

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Housebuilders throw support behind Labour as Conservatives ‘bow to Nimbyism’

This week Sahiba spoke to Pooja Agrawal. Pooja is an architect, chief executive of Public...

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Reestablishing the link between housing and health

This week Merlin spoke to the architect and co-founder of the Stirling Prize-winning practice...

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Lesley Lokko wins RIBA Gold Medal

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Fresh divisions emerge in the debate over greenbelt development

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Sustainable Urban Drainage systems for a greener future

In this episode we investigated the importance of Sustainable Urban Drainage systems in building...

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Words on Wood: A Trillion Trees with Fred Pearce

Special episode of award-winning podcast series examining forest restoration. Open City is...

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UK rents up by more than a quarter since 2020

This week Merlin spoke to Rowan Moore - the architecture critic of The Observer and author of...

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Pioneering Parks of the Past and Future

In this episode, Paul spoke to Karen Fitzsimon, Colleen D’Souza and Rajan Dewan. Karen is a...

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Walking the Walk: A Sustainable Urbanism Themed Tour of Marylebone

Given the climate and biodiversity crises we currently face, there is an urgent need to make...

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Extreme weather labelled ‘greatest threat’ to UK built heritage

This week Merlin spoke to Director of the C20 Society, Catherine Croft. // Extreme weather...

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Uncertainty rages over the future of HS2’s Euston terminus

This week Phin spoke to Gareth Dennis, the railway engineer, writer, and sustainable transport...

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Two pioneering new public green space projects in London

In this episode, Paul spoke to Neil Manthorpe, and Kate Digney. Neil leads the Atkins London...

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