Check out the episode:

You can find the transcripts through this link.

---

Are you interested in opportunities of adaptive urban furniture?

---

Debate of the article titled Adaptive urban furniture and its role in the climate resilience of public space from 2025, by Dagmar Kuta and Viktor Mican, published in the MDPI Engineering Proceedings journal.

This is a great preparation to our next interview with Zoe Wang in episode 418 talking about the worm bench as an example of adaptive urban furniture.

Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how adaptive urban furniture serves as a vital tool for increasing climate resilience within public space. This article emphasizes how much these elements provide environmental benefits like cooling and biodiversity support while simultaneously fostering social interaction.

Find the article through this link.

Abstract: This article explores the integration of urban design and climate strategy at the scale of small urban architecture. It offers a comparative overview of case studies—realized projects, research prototypes, and strategic manuals—highlighting urban furniture as a tool for climate adaptation and outlining decision-making methods in public administration.

Connected episodes you might be interested in:

• No.266 – Interview with Alison Whitten about regenerative urbanism
• No.410 – Interview with Casey Handmer about why urbanism helps specialisation

---