The Aesthetic City

#61 - Alexander Rotmensz: Seeking Truth & Beauty in Architecture & Urban Design

Alexander Rotmensz is an urbanist YouTuber with over 40,000 subscribers and millions of views, known for advocating classical architecture and traditional urban design wh

#60 - Branko Mitrovic: The Classical Architecture Education Renaissance in Trondheim

In today's episode, professor Branko Mitrovic tells us about the battle to teach classical architecture at NTNU in Trondheim, Norway. Here, one student prompted Branko to

#59 - Michael Diamant, part III: Why Tradition Is Progressive

Michael Diamant is the founder and a leading voice of the global "New Traditional Architecture" movement. His background is in urban sociology, but he sparked the "Archit

#58 - Timothy Smith, Smith & Taylor Architects - The Revival of Classical Architecture Education in Britain

Timothy Smith is an accomplished architect, a partner at Smith and Taylor Architects, and a leading voice in contemporary classical design based in London. He's a tutor

#57 - Will McCollum, Citymakers Collective: Creating Urbanism Education Alternatives in the USA

Will McCollum is a designer who worked alongside celebrated urbanist Lew Oliver for 10 years to create meaningful and beautiful communities across the United States. He c

#56 - Ann Sussman: Why It's Time for Human-Centric & 'Biological' Architecture & Urban Design

Ann Sussman is an architect, author and researcher interested in how buildings influence our behavior. She's president of the Human Architecture and Planning Institute, a

#55 - Alexandros Lavdas: Why Our Brains (& Bodies) Need Beautiful Cities

Alexandros Lavdas is a is neuroscientist, a tenured Senior Researcher at Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy and head of Psychology at Webster University, Athens Campus, Greec

#54 - Jon Jon Wesolowski, The Happy Urbanist: Making Happy Cities

Jon Jon is an avid urbanist, national speaker, and content creator passionate about decoding what makes spaces great. His TikTok channels have amassed over 8.6 million li

#53 - Diana Trushell: The Design Professor

Diana Trushell is the founder of The Design Professor, an online education platform for creative professionals who are interested in examine design through the lens of ps

#52 SPECIAL - Ruben Hanssen: Why We Started An Academy

In this special episode, Bart Urban interviews Ruben about the launch of their new course: The Aesthetic City Academy! They discuss: What the course is all aboutWho's

#51 - Aaron Lubeck

Aaron Lubeck is a designer, builder, and urbanist who’s spent over two decades shaping sustainable, walkable, and affordable communities, with a deep-rooted passion for t

#50 - Chuck Marohn, StrongTowns

Chuck Marohn is a civil engineer, urban planner, and the founder of StrongTowns: an organization that has been shaking up the world of planning, development, and local go

#49 - Kevin Klinkenberg, the Messy City: Fixing Architecture School & Making US Cities Walkable

Kevin Klinkenberg is an urban designer, planner, and architect from Kansas City with over two decades of experience in creating walkable, human-centered communities. He’s

#48: Sabin Howard: Classical Sculpture & The Quest for Beauty

Sabin Howard is a renowned sculptor and author, born in New York, who has emerged as a leading voice in modern classical sculpture. Trained in traditional techniques, he

#47 - Guy Courtois: Towards an Urban Renaissance

Guy Courtois is a strategist-turned-visionary who is leading a true urban renaissance in France and worldwide, promoting more beautiful, livable cities. He worked with fa

#46 - Coby Lefkowitz, part III: Building Optimism

Coby Lefkowitz returns for his third appearance on The Aesthetic City Podcast. An urbanist, real estate developer, and writer based in New York, Coby is dedicated to craf

#45 - Eldin Smajlović, The Immortal Art Podcast: The First Cities

Eldin Smajlović is an artist and author born in Pristina to parents from Srebrenica. He grew up in Sarajevo during Yugoslavia’s collapse where he witnessed the horrors of

#44 - Alicia Pederson, the Courtyard Urbanist: How Courtyard Urbanism Could Improve American Cities

Alicia Pederson, Ph.D., known as the Courtyard Urbanist is a passionate advocate for family-friendly cities. With a focus on traditional courtyard urbanism, she champions

#43 - Léon Krier (part 2): The Story of Poundbury

Léon Krier is a renowned Luxembourgian architect and urban planner, often hailed as the godfather of the New Urbanism and Traditional Urbanism movement. He has been a voc

#42 - Steve Mouzon: True Sustainability & the Importance of Loveable Cities

Steve Mouzon is an architect, urbanist and author known for his work in the New Urbanism movement. With several influential books and articles on the subject of sustaina