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.
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Host: Tanisha Raffiuddin
Production: Concept Culture
Talking Place
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 look like?”—this special edition of ‘REiiFlections’ gathers insights from across the public, private, cultural, and development sectors.
From democratic housing models and funding reform, to culture-led regeneration and shifting power to local communities, this episode captures the energy and urgency behind the ideas that could transform the way we live, build, and belong.
The result is a rich, thought-provoking tapestry of perspectives on collaboration, equity, affordability, and design justice—all grounded in real-world experience.
Whether you're an architect, planner, policymaker, developer, artist, or activist, this conversation challenges you to rethink how we shape the places we call home—and who gets to shape them.
Join us as we ‘Talk Place’.
A huge thank you to our guests:
Anthea Harries, Related Argent
Sarah James, West of England Combined Authority
Laura Dyer, Arts Council England
Selina Mason, Lendlease
Kristofer Adelaide, Kristofer Adelaide Architect
David Skaith, Mayor of York and North Yorkshire
Sara Wajid, Birmingham Museums Trust
Andrea Mills-Taylor, Bradford Council
Andrea Carpenter, Diversity Talks Real Estate
David Lomax, Waugh Thistleton Architects
Kelly Hillman, Vistry Group
Saul Collyns, British Land
Manisha Patel, KPK Studio
Chitra Marsh, Buttress