37. The City is Here for You to Use

Unfrozen interviews Peter Wynne Rees, Professor of Places and City Planning, The Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, who was previously City Planning Officer for the City of  London, from 1985 to 2014. He is a founding member and director  (1990-2022) of the British Council for Offices and received their  President’s Award in 2003 for “presiding over one of the most extensive  periods of redevelopment in the City’s long history”. This is his first appearance on the program, but he has been the subject of two prior episodes, #21, This is London: Rees Remembrances and #22, The Engine Room, the City, and Color Commentary.

Intro/Outro: "The City Is Here for You to Use," by The Futureheads

Discussed:

CTBUH Lynn Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award

Shoreditch

20 Fenchurch Street

Metropolis

Canary Wharf

Favelas

The East End

The cult of home ownership, enforced by government

The Elizabeth Line

HS2

Lifespan of buildings vs building products

What architecture and planning students should be learning