Podcast · 4 episodes
Theory of Architecture
by Buckland Architects · English
Theory of Architecture is a series of in-depth conversations with architects and academics about architecture and the theories and philosophies behind it.
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#30 - Jonathan GlanceyBritish house building is “a complicated mess” for mass-market housing (“housing” for everyone else), driven by profit-first developers and target-chasing government, producing generic “anywhere…7 Aug 2026 · 1 h 4 min
#29 - Eliot PostmaEliot Postma discusses Heatherwick Studio’s Humanised campaign, which argues that cities becoming “flatter, colder, more soulless” and “more boring” harms mental health and planetary health.9 Jan 2026 · 1 h 13 min
#28 - Geoffrey WestGeoffrey West argues for a “science of cities” using physics-style principles, quantitative metrics, and scaling laws.21 Nov 2025 · 1 h 32 min
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#30 - Jonathan GlanceyBritish house building is “a complicated mess” for mass-market housing (“housing” for everyone else), driven by profit-first developers and target-chasing government, producing generic “anywhere…7 Aug 2026 · 1 h 4 min · 28 chapters
#29 - Eliot PostmaEliot Postma discusses Heatherwick Studio’s Humanised campaign, which argues that cities becoming “flatter, colder, more soulless” and “more boring” harms mental health and planetary health.9 Jan 2026 · 1 h 13 min · 32 chapters
#28 - Geoffrey WestGeoffrey West argues for a “science of cities” using physics-style principles, quantitative metrics, and scaling laws.21 Nov 2025 · 1 h 32 min · 31 chapters
#27 - Nicholas Boys SmithNicholas Boys Smith explains Create Streets, a UK social enterprise/charity that researches and advises on how placemaking, neighborhood design, and urban form affect health, happiness, resilience,…9 Jul 2025 · 1 h 17 min · 26 chapters