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Muscat’s transformation & how design can save our cities

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12 September 2024

Episode 674

27 minutes


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As the capital of Oman begins an era of urban expansion, we speak with the firm tasked with forming a plan for the region’s future growth. Then: we tackle some of the existential challenges facing our urban environments through a new book which places design and architecture in the driver’s seat for saving our cities.

12 September 2024

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Chapter 1

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Chapter 1

Muscat’s urban transformation

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Ed Baker from Broadway Malyan explains his firm’s efforts to plan a sustainable and sensible future for the Omani capital as the region prepares for swift urban expansion.

9 minutes

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Chapter 2

16 minutes

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Chapter 2

‘The Architecture of Urbanity’

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Vishaan Chakrabarti explores his new book which outlines the ways in which architecture and design can help us tackle the big challenges that our cities will face in the years to come.

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