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29 June 2023

Episode 611

37 minutes


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We explore how designing with acoustics in mind can shape our urban environment and the effect of music spaces on a city’s social fabric.

29 June 2023

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8 minutes


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Chapter 1

Bidi Bidi Music & Arts Centre

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Sophie Monaghan-Coombs speaks to some of the team behind a new arts space in Uganda’s Bidi Bidi Refugee Settlement.

8 minutes

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Chapter 2

12 minutes


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The Athens Conservatoire

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Paige Reynolds explores an Athens institution where recent renovations and redevelopments herald a new dawn for the performing-arts space.

12 minutes

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Chapter 3

8 minutes


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Steelhouse Omaha

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Stephen Chu, design principal at Ennead Architects, tells us about a new purpose-built concert venue in Omaha, Nebraska, that is helping to fill a gap in the city’s cultural scene.

8 minutes

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Chapter 4

7 minutes


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London’s Denmark Street

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Andrew Mueller takes us to London’s mecca for guitarists.

7 minutes

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