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Talking Place
Welcome to Talking Place
The podcast bringing placemakers and storytellers together to talk about place.
The Talking Place podcast is your go-to podcast for exploring the power of storytelling in shaping narratives and identities for neighbourhoods, towns, cities, and nations.
Join your host, Concept Culture’s Creative Director Tanisha Raffiuddin as she talks with experts across the built environment, sharing their knowledge and stories on placemaking, branding, sustainability, language, finance, health, culture, and more.
Whether you are an urban designer, architect, planner, developer, investor, marketeer, or simply curious about places and stories, this podcast is for you.
Listen to our latest episodes of Talking Place and join the conversation on social media!
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Host: Tanisha Raffiuddin
Production: Concept Culture
Episodes
16 episodes
016 - Designing people-friendly places with Hilary Satchwell
What makes a place truly people-friendly?In this episode of Talking Place, Tanisha Raffiuddin speaks with Hilary Satchwell - Director at Tibbalds and the Mayor of London’s Town Architect for Angel Edmonton - about designing inclusive ci...
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Episode 16
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015 - Place Literacy - unlocking the value of a shared language to empower people and places with Devorah Block
In this episode of Talking Place, host Tanisha Raffiuddin is joined by Devorah Block, founder of the Place Literacy Project, to explore why ‘place’ sits at the nexusof today’s polycrisis,and how a shared language could unlo...
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Episode 15
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1:02:55
014 - Culture as A Catalyst: The Role of Cultural Placemaking in Urban Development with George Kekatos from Futurecity
In this episode of Talking Place, host Tanisha Raffiuddin is joined by George Kekatos, Cultural Director at Futurecity, to explore the role of culture in shaping cities, from policy to placemaking.Together, they unpack how cultu...
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Episode 14
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1:12:49
013 - From Constraints to Creativity - the Joy of Delivering Retrofit with Orbit Architects
In this episode of Talking Place, host Tanisha Raffiuddin sits down with Philip Atkinson and Llinos Hughes from Orbit Architects to explore the real-world impact (and joy!) of transforming existing buildings.Together, they explo...
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Episode 13
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39:57
012 - Festival of Place 2025: Radical Hope and Practical Imagination
In this episode of Talking Place, host Tanisha Raffiuddin heads to the Festival of Place 2025, live from Boxpark Wembley, to uncover the bold ideas, honest reflections, and emerging practices shaping the future of placemaking.Framed arou...
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Episode 12
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35:59
011 - Co-Design in Action — from Town Centres to Industrial Masterplans
In this episode of Talking Place, host Tanisha Raffiuddin is joined by not one, but two incredible guests, Rumi Bose, urban designer and place shaping consultant , and Palak Jhunjhunwala, architect and co-founder of Beyond Design. Together they...
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Episode 11
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1:12:49
010 - Creating Health Equity in the Built Environment - with Clare Delmar
In this episode of Talking Place, Clare —urban health campaigner, housing expert, and founder of Listen 2 Locals—joins host Tanisha Raffiuddin to explore the powerful connection between public health and the places we design, ...
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Episode 10
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1:07:06
009 - What we learnt from SXSW London about the future of place — Special Episode
In this special solo episode of Talking Place, host Tanisha Raffiuddin, Creative Director of Concept Culture, shares her reflections from the inaugural SXSW London 2025—a bold and buzzing fusion of tech, culture, design, and storytelling.
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Episode 9
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22:57
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008 - ‘REiiFlections’ from UKREiiF - Special Episode
In this episode of Talking Place, host Tanisha Raffiuddin heads to UKREiiF 2025 in Leeds to hear directly from the voices shaping the future of our built environment.Framed around one powerful question—“What does the place of the future loo...
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Episode 8
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32:49
007 - Celebrating 20 years of the London Festival of Architecture - with Rosa Rogina
In this episode of Talking Place, Rosa Rogina, Director of the London Festival of Architecture (LFA), joins host Tanisha Raffiuddin to explore the evolving role of city wide architecture festivals in shaping inclusive, responsive, and people-ce...
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Episode 7
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43:47
006 Wandsworth's journey as London Borough of Culture 2025 - with Cllr Kemi Akinola
In this episode of Talking Place, host Tanisha Raffiuddin sits down with Cllr. Kemi Akinola, the Deputy Leader of Wandsworth Council, to explore how culture, placemaking, and community-led leadership are shaping the future of one of London’s mo...
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Episode 6
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1:05:14
005 The business case for people-first placemaking - with Frances Heeney
In this episode of Talking Place, host Tanisha Raffiuddin sits down with Frances Heeney, Director of Product Development at Principal Asset Management, to explore how finance, sustainability, and placemaking intersect to shape the future of our...
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Episode 5
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58:27
004 Building Inclusion in places - with Marsha Ramroop
In this episode of Talking Place, host Tanisha Raffiuddin sits down with Marsha Ramroop, an inclusion strategist and author of the groundbreaking book ‘Building Inclusion’, to explore the critical intersections of place, diversity, and the huma...
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Episode 4
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003 Why we need more placemakers in politics - with Jay Morton
In this episode of Talking Place, Jay Morton, director of Bell Phillips Architects, sits down with our host Tanisha Raffiuddin to explore the intersection of architecture, community, and social change.Jay shares her journey from Part II ...
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Episode 3
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36:28
002 The role of the community in creating sustainable and inclusive places - with Max Farrell
In this episode, Max Farrell, founder of the LDN Collective, sits down with our host Tanisha Raffiuddin to dive into the powerful role communities play in shaping sustainable, resilient, and inclusive urban spaces. Max explains why...
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Episode 2
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001 How to create a successful place brand - with Dr. Giannina Warren
Place branding expert Dr. Giannina Warren joins our host Tanisha Raffiuddin in a conversation about the importance of place branding in placemaking and development, how place branding can be leveraged to change people’s perception of a place, a...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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