Talking Place
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Talking Place - The podcast bringing placemakers and storytellers together to talk about place.
Join us as we talk with experts from across the built environment, sharing insights on placemaking, branding, and more.
Your host: Tanisha Raffiuddin
Join us as we talk with experts from across the built environment, sharing insights on placemaking, branding, and more.
Your host: Tanisha Raffiuddin
🎙️ Talking Place – New episode out now
In episode 22, host Tanisha Raffiuddin talks place with Ruth Skidmore (Meeting Place) about, the findings of The impact of a Home report, how community engagement can be more creative and inclusive, and what social impact really means in practice.
In episode 22, host Tanisha Raffiuddin talks place with Ruth Skidmore (Meeting Place) about, the findings of The impact of a Home report, how community engagement can be more creative and inclusive, and what social impact really means in practice.
December 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
🎙️ Talking Place – New episode out now
In episode 22, host Tanisha Raffiuddin talks place with Ruth Skidmore (Meeting Place) about, the findings of The impact of a Home report, how community engagement can be more creative and inclusive, and what social impact really means in practice.
In episode 22, host Tanisha Raffiuddin talks place with Ruth Skidmore (Meeting Place) about, the findings of The impact of a Home report, how community engagement can be more creative and inclusive, and what social impact really means in practice.
Coming soon - Talking Place with Ben Cross
In episode 21, Tanisha ‘talks place’ with Ben Cross (MORE) about why the current real estate model is “broken,” how ethics and care must be central to decision-making, and why true sustainability requires both financial viability and social responsibility.
In episode 21, Tanisha ‘talks place’ with Ben Cross (MORE) about why the current real estate model is “broken,” how ethics and care must be central to decision-making, and why true sustainability requires both financial viability and social responsibility.
November 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Coming soon - Talking Place with Ben Cross
In episode 21, Tanisha ‘talks place’ with Ben Cross (MORE) about why the current real estate model is “broken,” how ethics and care must be central to decision-making, and why true sustainability requires both financial viability and social responsibility.
In episode 21, Tanisha ‘talks place’ with Ben Cross (MORE) about why the current real estate model is “broken,” how ethics and care must be central to decision-making, and why true sustainability requires both financial viability and social responsibility.
🎙️ We are proud to share that Talking Place has been shortlisted for the Archiboo Awards 2025 in the Best Podcast category.
Thank you to our brilliant guests & listeners for being part of the journey. 🏆
See you at Shoreditch Arts Club on 13 Nov!
#TalkingPlace
Thank you to our brilliant guests & listeners for being part of the journey. 🏆
See you at Shoreditch Arts Club on 13 Nov!
#TalkingPlace
September 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
🎙️ We are proud to share that Talking Place has been shortlisted for the Archiboo Awards 2025 in the Best Podcast category.
Thank you to our brilliant guests & listeners for being part of the journey. 🏆
See you at Shoreditch Arts Club on 13 Nov!
#TalkingPlace
Thank you to our brilliant guests & listeners for being part of the journey. 🏆
See you at Shoreditch Arts Club on 13 Nov!
#TalkingPlace
🎙️ We are proud to share that Talking Place has been shortlisted for the Archiboo Awards 2025 in the Best Podcast category.
Thank you to our brilliant guests & listeners for being part of the journey. 🏆
See you at Shoreditch Arts Club on 13 Nov!
#TalkingPlace
Thank you to our brilliant guests & listeners for being part of the journey. 🏆
See you at Shoreditch Arts Club on 13 Nov!
#TalkingPlace
September 26, 2025 at 1:38 PM
🎙️ We are proud to share that Talking Place has been shortlisted for the Archiboo Awards 2025 in the Best Podcast category.
Thank you to our brilliant guests & listeners for being part of the journey. 🏆
See you at Shoreditch Arts Club on 13 Nov!
#TalkingPlace
Thank you to our brilliant guests & listeners for being part of the journey. 🏆
See you at Shoreditch Arts Club on 13 Nov!
#TalkingPlace
💬 “The public realm and landscape have been designed in genuine collaboration with a diverse group of local people.”
In episode 17 of Talking Place, Tom Branton (Earl’s Court Development Company) shares with host Tanisha Raffiuddin how inclusive consultation has shaped the Earl’s Court regeneration
In episode 17 of Talking Place, Tom Branton (Earl’s Court Development Company) shares with host Tanisha Raffiuddin how inclusive consultation has shaped the Earl’s Court regeneration
September 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
💬 “The public realm and landscape have been designed in genuine collaboration with a diverse group of local people.”
In episode 17 of Talking Place, Tom Branton (Earl’s Court Development Company) shares with host Tanisha Raffiuddin how inclusive consultation has shaped the Earl’s Court regeneration
In episode 17 of Talking Place, Tom Branton (Earl’s Court Development Company) shares with host Tanisha Raffiuddin how inclusive consultation has shaped the Earl’s Court regeneration
In episode 17 of Talking Place, host Tanisha Raffiuddin talks place with Tom Branton (Earl’s Court Development Company) about how culture and creativity can act as catalysts for urban transformation.
🎧 Full episode out now – link in bio.
#TalkingPlacePodcast
🎧 Full episode out now – link in bio.
#TalkingPlacePodcast
September 11, 2025 at 9:03 AM
In episode 17 of Talking Place, host Tanisha Raffiuddin talks place with Tom Branton (Earl’s Court Development Company) about how culture and creativity can act as catalysts for urban transformation.
🎧 Full episode out now – link in bio.
#TalkingPlacePodcast
🎧 Full episode out now – link in bio.
#TalkingPlacePodcast
💬 Let’s talk about feelings.
In episode 16 of Talking Place, Tanisha Raffiuddin speaks with Hilary Satchwell of Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design about why emotions, stories, and authentic connections should be central to how we shape the built environment.
#TalkingPlacePodcast
In episode 16 of Talking Place, Tanisha Raffiuddin speaks with Hilary Satchwell of Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design about why emotions, stories, and authentic connections should be central to how we shape the built environment.
#TalkingPlacePodcast
September 3, 2025 at 10:02 AM
💬 Let’s talk about feelings.
In episode 16 of Talking Place, Tanisha Raffiuddin speaks with Hilary Satchwell of Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design about why emotions, stories, and authentic connections should be central to how we shape the built environment.
#TalkingPlacePodcast
In episode 16 of Talking Place, Tanisha Raffiuddin speaks with Hilary Satchwell of Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design about why emotions, stories, and authentic connections should be central to how we shape the built environment.
#TalkingPlacePodcast
💬 “There are projects in Oslo planned on 100-year timescales. They call it cathedral thinking.”
Hilary Satchwell of Tibbalds, speaks with Tanisha Raffiuddin about the importance of long-term vision in placemaking, and how today’s choices will shape the places of tomorrow.
#TalkingPlacePodcast
Hilary Satchwell of Tibbalds, speaks with Tanisha Raffiuddin about the importance of long-term vision in placemaking, and how today’s choices will shape the places of tomorrow.
#TalkingPlacePodcast
August 28, 2025 at 9:30 AM
💬 “There are projects in Oslo planned on 100-year timescales. They call it cathedral thinking.”
Hilary Satchwell of Tibbalds, speaks with Tanisha Raffiuddin about the importance of long-term vision in placemaking, and how today’s choices will shape the places of tomorrow.
#TalkingPlacePodcast
Hilary Satchwell of Tibbalds, speaks with Tanisha Raffiuddin about the importance of long-term vision in placemaking, and how today’s choices will shape the places of tomorrow.
#TalkingPlacePodcast
🌱 Listening to all forms of life can transform how we shape place.
In episode 15 of Talking Place, Tanisha Raffiuddin speaks with Devorah Block, founder of the Place Literacy Project, about why geological, ecological, and non-human perspectives must be part of how we understand and design places.
In episode 15 of Talking Place, Tanisha Raffiuddin speaks with Devorah Block, founder of the Place Literacy Project, about why geological, ecological, and non-human perspectives must be part of how we understand and design places.
August 26, 2025 at 11:02 AM
🌱 Listening to all forms of life can transform how we shape place.
In episode 15 of Talking Place, Tanisha Raffiuddin speaks with Devorah Block, founder of the Place Literacy Project, about why geological, ecological, and non-human perspectives must be part of how we understand and design places.
In episode 15 of Talking Place, Tanisha Raffiuddin speaks with Devorah Block, founder of the Place Literacy Project, about why geological, ecological, and non-human perspectives must be part of how we understand and design places.
💬 “In the vast majority of cases, things go wrong when we take too partial a perspective in making our decisions.”
In episode 15, Devorah Block, shares why place needs to be understood in all its complexity, and how place awareness workshops are helping communities see the bigger picture.
In episode 15, Devorah Block, shares why place needs to be understood in all its complexity, and how place awareness workshops are helping communities see the bigger picture.
August 22, 2025 at 9:02 AM
💬 “In the vast majority of cases, things go wrong when we take too partial a perspective in making our decisions.”
In episode 15, Devorah Block, shares why place needs to be understood in all its complexity, and how place awareness workshops are helping communities see the bigger picture.
In episode 15, Devorah Block, shares why place needs to be understood in all its complexity, and how place awareness workshops are helping communities see the bigger picture.
🎙️ Talking Place – New episode out now!
In episode 14 of Talking Place, host Tanisha Raffiuddin explores cultural programming’s impact on urban transformation with George Kekatos from Futurecity.
🎧 Full episode now on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, & YouTube.
#TalkingPlacePodcast #CulturalPlacemaking
In episode 14 of Talking Place, host Tanisha Raffiuddin explores cultural programming’s impact on urban transformation with George Kekatos from Futurecity.
🎧 Full episode now on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, & YouTube.
#TalkingPlacePodcast #CulturalPlacemaking
July 31, 2025 at 12:25 PM
🎙️ Talking Place – New episode out now!
In episode 14 of Talking Place, host Tanisha Raffiuddin explores cultural programming’s impact on urban transformation with George Kekatos from Futurecity.
🎧 Full episode now on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, & YouTube.
#TalkingPlacePodcast #CulturalPlacemaking
In episode 14 of Talking Place, host Tanisha Raffiuddin explores cultural programming’s impact on urban transformation with George Kekatos from Futurecity.
🎧 Full episode now on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, & YouTube.
#TalkingPlacePodcast #CulturalPlacemaking
That’s a wrap on Season 1 of Talking Place!
Huge thanks to all our guests, from local walkarounds to global ideas, it’s been a joy to record everywhere from Earls Court to the World Expo.
We’re taking a summer break and will be back in September.
#TalkingPlace
Huge thanks to all our guests, from local walkarounds to global ideas, it’s been a joy to record everywhere from Earls Court to the World Expo.
We’re taking a summer break and will be back in September.
#TalkingPlace
July 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
That’s a wrap on Season 1 of Talking Place!
Huge thanks to all our guests, from local walkarounds to global ideas, it’s been a joy to record everywhere from Earls Court to the World Expo.
We’re taking a summer break and will be back in September.
#TalkingPlace
Huge thanks to all our guests, from local walkarounds to global ideas, it’s been a joy to record everywhere from Earls Court to the World Expo.
We’re taking a summer break and will be back in September.
#TalkingPlace
“The cost of putting in a planning application is bonkers.”
In Talking Place Ep. 013, Tanisha Raffiuddin unpacks the barriers keeping retrofit from scaling with Philip Atkinson and Llinos Hughes from Orbit Architects.
🎧 Full episode now on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, & YouTube.
In Talking Place Ep. 013, Tanisha Raffiuddin unpacks the barriers keeping retrofit from scaling with Philip Atkinson and Llinos Hughes from Orbit Architects.
🎧 Full episode now on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, & YouTube.
July 29, 2025 at 1:30 PM
“The cost of putting in a planning application is bonkers.”
In Talking Place Ep. 013, Tanisha Raffiuddin unpacks the barriers keeping retrofit from scaling with Philip Atkinson and Llinos Hughes from Orbit Architects.
🎧 Full episode now on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, & YouTube.
In Talking Place Ep. 013, Tanisha Raffiuddin unpacks the barriers keeping retrofit from scaling with Philip Atkinson and Llinos Hughes from Orbit Architects.
🎧 Full episode now on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, & YouTube.
💬 “The more restrictions you have, the more creative you are.”
This week on Talking Place, Tanisha Raffiuddin dives into how constraints - listed buildings, tight budgets, awkward sites - unlock creativity and value with Orbit Architects.
🎧 Full episode now on Spotify, Apple, Amazon & YouTube.
This week on Talking Place, Tanisha Raffiuddin dives into how constraints - listed buildings, tight budgets, awkward sites - unlock creativity and value with Orbit Architects.
🎧 Full episode now on Spotify, Apple, Amazon & YouTube.
July 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
💬 “The more restrictions you have, the more creative you are.”
This week on Talking Place, Tanisha Raffiuddin dives into how constraints - listed buildings, tight budgets, awkward sites - unlock creativity and value with Orbit Architects.
🎧 Full episode now on Spotify, Apple, Amazon & YouTube.
This week on Talking Place, Tanisha Raffiuddin dives into how constraints - listed buildings, tight budgets, awkward sites - unlock creativity and value with Orbit Architects.
🎧 Full episode now on Spotify, Apple, Amazon & YouTube.
💬 “You know, you start with an empty site, and it can be absolutely anything you want it to be. But that’s easy, right? We want the challenge.”
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July 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
💬 “You know, you start with an empty site, and it can be absolutely anything you want it to be. But that’s easy, right? We want the challenge.”
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Our latest Talking Place episode with host Tanisha Raffiuddin and guest Palak Jhunjhunwala explores how authentic placemaking means respecting the past and designing with empathy.
🎧 Hear more: https://www.conceptculture.co/talking-place-podcast
🎧 Hear more: https://www.conceptculture.co/talking-place-podcast
July 18, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Our latest Talking Place episode with host Tanisha Raffiuddin and guest Palak Jhunjhunwala explores how authentic placemaking means respecting the past and designing with empathy.
🎧 Hear more: https://www.conceptculture.co/talking-place-podcast
🎧 Hear more: https://www.conceptculture.co/talking-place-podcast
💬 “How come it costs thousands just to say ‘we’d like to make our neighborhood better’?”
We said what everyone’s thinking—and it’s time to rethink the system.
🎧 Full episode here: https://www.conceptculture.co/talking-place-podcast
#TalkingPlacePodcast #PlanningPolicy #FestivalOfPlace
We said what everyone’s thinking—and it’s time to rethink the system.
🎧 Full episode here: https://www.conceptculture.co/talking-place-podcast
#TalkingPlacePodcast #PlanningPolicy #FestivalOfPlace
July 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
💬 “How come it costs thousands just to say ‘we’d like to make our neighborhood better’?”
We said what everyone’s thinking—and it’s time to rethink the system.
🎧 Full episode here: https://www.conceptculture.co/talking-place-podcast
#TalkingPlacePodcast #PlanningPolicy #FestivalOfPlace
We said what everyone’s thinking—and it’s time to rethink the system.
🎧 Full episode here: https://www.conceptculture.co/talking-place-podcast
#TalkingPlacePodcast #PlanningPolicy #FestivalOfPlace
Our latest episode with Palak Jhunjhunwala explores why India’s heritage stories must come from the people through collective, co-designed narratives — not imposed visions.
🎧 Hear more: https://tinyurl.com/4jxy4r9k
#TalkingPlacePodcast #Placemaking #Storytelling #CoDesign #CulturalHeritage #India
🎧 Hear more: https://tinyurl.com/4jxy4r9k
#TalkingPlacePodcast #Placemaking #Storytelling #CoDesign #CulturalHeritage #India
July 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Our latest episode with Palak Jhunjhunwala explores why India’s heritage stories must come from the people through collective, co-designed narratives — not imposed visions.
🎧 Hear more: https://tinyurl.com/4jxy4r9k
#TalkingPlacePodcast #Placemaking #Storytelling #CoDesign #CulturalHeritage #India
🎧 Hear more: https://tinyurl.com/4jxy4r9k
#TalkingPlacePodcast #Placemaking #Storytelling #CoDesign #CulturalHeritage #India
🎙️ Talking Place Ep. 012 is live!
Host Tanisha Raffiuddin dives into the big ideas and radical questions coming out of Festival of Place 2025.
Listen now: https://www.conceptculture.co/talking-place-podcast
#TalkingPlace #FestivalOfPlace #Placemaking #Architecture #CoDesign
Host Tanisha Raffiuddin dives into the big ideas and radical questions coming out of Festival of Place 2025.
Listen now: https://www.conceptculture.co/talking-place-podcast
#TalkingPlace #FestivalOfPlace #Placemaking #Architecture #CoDesign
July 11, 2025 at 11:23 AM
🎙️ Talking Place Ep. 012 is live!
Host Tanisha Raffiuddin dives into the big ideas and radical questions coming out of Festival of Place 2025.
Listen now: https://www.conceptculture.co/talking-place-podcast
#TalkingPlace #FestivalOfPlace #Placemaking #Architecture #CoDesign
Host Tanisha Raffiuddin dives into the big ideas and radical questions coming out of Festival of Place 2025.
Listen now: https://www.conceptculture.co/talking-place-podcast
#TalkingPlace #FestivalOfPlace #Placemaking #Architecture #CoDesign
In our latest Talking Place episode, Rumi Bose reflects on what is lacking and what feels saturated when it comes to telling stories for the built environment with host Tanisha Raffiuddin.
🎧 Listen here: https://tinyurl.com/4jxy4r9k
#TalkingPlacePodcast #CoDesign #Placemaking
🎧 Listen here: https://tinyurl.com/4jxy4r9k
#TalkingPlacePodcast #CoDesign #Placemaking
July 8, 2025 at 10:10 AM
In our latest Talking Place episode, Rumi Bose reflects on what is lacking and what feels saturated when it comes to telling stories for the built environment with host Tanisha Raffiuddin.
🎧 Listen here: https://tinyurl.com/4jxy4r9k
#TalkingPlacePodcast #CoDesign #Placemaking
🎧 Listen here: https://tinyurl.com/4jxy4r9k
#TalkingPlacePodcast #CoDesign #Placemaking
Rumi Bose joins the Talking Place place with host Tanisha Raffiuddin to explain why authentic co-design means slowing down and listening - not rushing through a tick-box exercise.
🎧 Hear more: https://www.conceptculture.co/talking-place
#TalkingPlacePodcast #CoDesign #Placemaking
🎧 Hear more: https://www.conceptculture.co/talking-place
#TalkingPlacePodcast #CoDesign #Placemaking
July 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Rumi Bose joins the Talking Place place with host Tanisha Raffiuddin to explain why authentic co-design means slowing down and listening - not rushing through a tick-box exercise.
🎧 Hear more: https://www.conceptculture.co/talking-place
#TalkingPlacePodcast #CoDesign #Placemaking
🎧 Hear more: https://www.conceptculture.co/talking-place
#TalkingPlacePodcast #CoDesign #Placemaking
🗣️ “A good story makes you laugh or cry—or both. But it should never leave you emotionless.”
In our latest Talking Place episode, Clare Delmar shares why storytelling is essential for turning health equity from policy into action.
🎧 Listen now: https://www.conceptculture.co/talking-place
In our latest Talking Place episode, Clare Delmar shares why storytelling is essential for turning health equity from policy into action.
🎧 Listen now: https://www.conceptculture.co/talking-place
July 2, 2025 at 9:02 AM
🗣️ “A good story makes you laugh or cry—or both. But it should never leave you emotionless.”
In our latest Talking Place episode, Clare Delmar shares why storytelling is essential for turning health equity from policy into action.
🎧 Listen now: https://www.conceptculture.co/talking-place
In our latest Talking Place episode, Clare Delmar shares why storytelling is essential for turning health equity from policy into action.
🎧 Listen now: https://www.conceptculture.co/talking-place
Clare Delmar joins Talking Place to reimagine HIA as a meaningful tool—not a tick box.
🎧 Listen now: https://www.conceptculture.co/talking-place
#TalkingPlacePodcast #UrbanHealth #HealthImpactAssessment #Placemaking #BuildForHealth #MarmotPlaces
🎧 Listen now: https://www.conceptculture.co/talking-place
#TalkingPlacePodcast #UrbanHealth #HealthImpactAssessment #Placemaking #BuildForHealth #MarmotPlaces
June 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Clare Delmar joins Talking Place to reimagine HIA as a meaningful tool—not a tick box.
🎧 Listen now: https://www.conceptculture.co/talking-place
#TalkingPlacePodcast #UrbanHealth #HealthImpactAssessment #Placemaking #BuildForHealth #MarmotPlaces
🎧 Listen now: https://www.conceptculture.co/talking-place
#TalkingPlacePodcast #UrbanHealth #HealthImpactAssessment #Placemaking #BuildForHealth #MarmotPlaces
🎙️New episode of Talking Place out now!
Tanisha Raffiuddin talks to Clare Delmar about why health is a place issue and how 85% of our health outcomes are shaped by how and where we live.
🎧 Hear it now: https://www.conceptculture.co/talking-place
#TalkingPlacePodcast #Placemaking #BuiltEnvironment
Tanisha Raffiuddin talks to Clare Delmar about why health is a place issue and how 85% of our health outcomes are shaped by how and where we live.
🎧 Hear it now: https://www.conceptculture.co/talking-place
#TalkingPlacePodcast #Placemaking #BuiltEnvironment
June 19, 2025 at 9:15 AM
🎙️New episode of Talking Place out now!
Tanisha Raffiuddin talks to Clare Delmar about why health is a place issue and how 85% of our health outcomes are shaped by how and where we live.
🎧 Hear it now: https://www.conceptculture.co/talking-place
#TalkingPlacePodcast #Placemaking #BuiltEnvironment
Tanisha Raffiuddin talks to Clare Delmar about why health is a place issue and how 85% of our health outcomes are shaped by how and where we live.
🎧 Hear it now: https://www.conceptculture.co/talking-place
#TalkingPlacePodcast #Placemaking #BuiltEnvironment
🎧 NEW: What can Idris Elba, Jane Goodall & Sam Ryder teach us about the future of place?
In our latest Talking Place episode from #SXSWLondon, host @tanisha_rr explores how imagination becomes capital, and place becomes possibility.
Listen now: Spotify | Apple | YouTube
#TalkingPlace #Placemaking
In our latest Talking Place episode from #SXSWLondon, host @tanisha_rr explores how imagination becomes capital, and place becomes possibility.
Listen now: Spotify | Apple | YouTube
#TalkingPlace #Placemaking
June 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🎧 NEW: What can Idris Elba, Jane Goodall & Sam Ryder teach us about the future of place?
In our latest Talking Place episode from #SXSWLondon, host @tanisha_rr explores how imagination becomes capital, and place becomes possibility.
Listen now: Spotify | Apple | YouTube
#TalkingPlace #Placemaking
In our latest Talking Place episode from #SXSWLondon, host @tanisha_rr explores how imagination becomes capital, and place becomes possibility.
Listen now: Spotify | Apple | YouTube
#TalkingPlace #Placemaking