Episodes

In this next episode of ON CITIES, host Carie Penabad speaks with architect and educator, Mark Pasnik on his co-authored book: HEROIC: Concrete Architecture and the New Boston. The conversation explores the post war architect...

In this next episode of ON CITIES, host Carie Penabad speaks with Gregg Pasquarelli, founding principal of the renowned architectural firm, SHoP Architects. We will explore how SHoP is challenging both the means and methods f...

In this next episode of ON CITIES, host Carie Penabad engages in a lively conversation with renowned educator and architecture Mohsen Mostafavi. Together, they delve into the rich tapestry of Japan’s social and physical envir...

In this next episode of ON CITIES, host Carie Penabad speaks with Neuroscientist Colin Ellard, whose work is at the intersection of psychology, architecture and urban design. Through his research, Ellard reveals how our surro...

In this episode of ON CITIES, host Carie Penabad will be speaking with Hèléne Chartier, Director of Urban Planning and Design at C40 Cities, a leading global organization dedicated to sustainable urban development. At the for...

In this episode of ON CITIES, host Carie Penabad speaks with notable lawyer Jeff Bass on the relationship between urban design and its pivotal tool, zoning regulations. The conversation will explore the historical evolution o...

In this episode of ON CITIES, host Carie Penabad speaks with acclaimed architect and educator Nader Tehrani. In this illuminating conversation, Tehrani delves into the intricate relationship between material culture and tecto...

Architect and urbanist, John Massengale knows how to fix America’s neighborhoods, cities and towns by making them walkable again. In this next episode of ON CITIES, Massengale will share his insights on how good street design...

“All our knowledge has its origin in our perceptions” stated the great Renaissance artist Leonardo Da Vinci. Thus, perception and place are integral in the making of art. In this episode of ON CITIES, host Carie Penabad will ...

According to the 19th century writer John Ruskin, “The measure of any great civilization is its cities; and the measure of a city’s greatness is to be found in the quality of its public spaces- its parkland and squares.” In t...

In this episode of ON CITIES, host Carie Penabad speaks with educator and architect Matthew Soules on the connection between contemporary architecture and capitalism in the twenty-first century. In his book, Icebergs, Zombies...

In this next episode of ON CITIES, host Carie Penabad speaks with Joe Minicozzi, Principal of Urban 3, about the keys to creating financially sustainable communities by design. Minicozzi and his team delve into municipal fina...

In this episode of ON CITIES, host Carie Penabad speaks with esteemed architect, preservationist and educator, Jorge Hernandez. With nearly forty years of experience in the field, Hernandez discusses the integral role of arch...

Today, informal settlements are home to over a billion people (nearly 1/7 of the world population); and that number is projected to triple by 2050. These growing settlements are the result of rapid urbanization and present us...

Racial strife, increased social and economic discrimination, amplified political friction, and growing uncertainty around the impacts of the pandemic and climate change have increased inequalities within the city of Boston. H...

Join us on the next episode of ON CITIES, as we delve into the work of Liminal, a non-profit research and design group dedicated to revitalizing Italy’s rural towns. We will explore how Liminal leverages the rich cultural and...

In this episode of ON CITIES, host Carie Penabad will be speaking with Léon Krier, one of the most provocative architectural and urban thinkers of our time. Krier’s career has been a long-standing critique of the legacy of mo...

In this next episode of ON CITIES, host Carie Penabad speaks with Anthony Acciavatti on the complex relationship between water, urban development and environmental sustainability. Acciavatti’s work straddles the realms of lan...

Acclaimed author, Carolyn Steel joins ON CITIES for a thought-provoking conversation on the relationship between food and cities. The feeding of cities has greater social and physical impact on us and our planet than anything...

In this next episode of ON CITIES, host Carie Penabad discusses the evolving concept of domesticity with architect and educator Tatiana Bilbao. Bilbao scrutinizes the traditional norms surrounding our living spaces, reshaping...

In this next episode of ON CITIES, host Carie Penabad will speak with Francisco Javier Rodríguez-Suárez, architect and current director of the School of Architecture at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The convers...

In this next episode of ON CITIES, host Carie Penabad will speak with Olivia Ramos, the visionary founder and CEO of Deepblocks, an AI-driven real estate platform that is transforming the way we think about the future develop...