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This week’s episodes of What is The Future for Cities? podcast ran through a double habit. Tuesday’s research debate (467R) worked through a 2026 systematic review by Shiva Manshour and Steffen Lehmann of 30 studies on passive cooling in hot, arid cities. Thursday’s conversation (468I) with Shawn Meyers, Middle East Masterplanning Director at DLR Group,…
Check out the episode: Check out the trailer: “We’ve been optimizing what’s familiar rather than asking what’s possible.” Are you interested in the Middle East as a testing ground for urban solutions? What do you think about mistaking innovation for progress? How can we improve our from-design-to-implementation ratio? Interview with Shawn Meyers, Middle East Masterplanning…
Check out the episode: You can find the transcript through this link. Are you interested in what we can learn from the Middle East regarding urban cooling? Our debate today works with the article titled A systematic review of passive cooling strategies integrating traditional wisdom and modern innovations for sustainable development in arid urban environments…
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The host is Fanni Melles, an architect by profession, and wants to create better cities in the future and this is why she started the podcast.
