Urbanistica Podcast

It is Sweden’s first international podcast about

Stories about cities for people

A podcast about how we plan and design cities for people. Tune in and join listeners from over 146 countries.
I’m Mustafa Sherif, an Urbanist, Placemaker and studio manager based in Sweden. In this podcast, I interview people working in architecture, Palcemaking, urban planning and design about their projects, processes, methods, handbooks, challenges, leadership, and passions in life.
It’s not just about projects, it’s about the people behind projects.

Episodes: 500+
Guests: 600+
Listeners: 146 countries
Followers: 6000+
Available: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube
Social media: LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok
Languages: English, Swedish, Arabic
Founded: Nov 2019

We are very proud of having AFRY Urban Planning and Desing section in Stockholm as the main sponsor for this podcast.

AFRY is an international engineering and design company providing sustainable solutions in the fields of energy, industry, and infrastructure.

Placemaking Europe
Placemaking EU is a network for placemaking in Europe, connecting practitioners, academics, community leaders, market actors, and policymakers throughout Europe in the field of placemaking, public space, social life, human scale, and the city at eye level.

They develop and share knowledge; develop tests and use tools; exchange ideas, and actively shape projects together. Placemaking EU supports and collaborates with organizations that want to work on placemaking, social life, human scale, and a better eye-level experience.

The collaboration is about recording podcast episodes with Placemaking Europe Leaders, working groups, and partners.

Smart City Expo World Congress Barcelona
It is the world’s biggest and most influential event for cities and urban innovation. The event is a premier venue where a diverse community of industry executives, government leaders, researchers, urban pioneers, and entrepreneurs gathers annually to address complex issues to move cities toward a brighter future. The event will host over 25,000 professional visitors from over 850 cities.

The collaboration is about recording podcast episodes with experts and speakers during the EXPO.

The Center for the Future of Places at KTH the Royal Institute of Technology
The Center aims to establish and promote sustainable urban development by shifting the urban discourse from the hardware objects of the cities (buildings and infrastructure) to the software spaces of the cities (places and people), in order to advance the importance of creating and maintaining healthy and livable cities on the long run.

The goal is to establish an internationally acknowledged research hub around the concept of public spaces and beyond, within the disciplines of urban planning and urban design, where the main focus is on research and development of an international and inter and multidisciplinary network, transmuting the theory and practice of city-building.

The collaboration is about recording podcast episodes with Professors and PHDs from the Center.

Urban Future 2022
Urban Future is the world’s largest meeting place for CityChangers: people who strive to make their cities more sustainable with passion and commitment. They implement tangible projects, thus vastly improving life in their city. Urban Future brings together our brightest minds, presenting itself as a neutral platform without any political agenda. Co-founded in 2014 by Gerald Babel-Sutter, each conference takes place in a different  European city.  

The collaboration is about recording podcast episodes with speakers who attend the Urban Future Global Conference in Helsingborg City 2022.

Sveriges Arkitetker
Architects Sweden is the collective trade union and professional organization for all architects in Sweden. Sveriges Arkitetker’s mission is to develop the architectural practice for our 14,000 members through trade union work and to promote professional and architectural issues through better policymaking. The vision: Architects who meet contemporary and future needs – well-designed, purposeful, and sustainable architecture. The end goal: Architects have a broad and leading role in community building.

They welcome students, employees, leaders, executives, and self-employed architects as members. Read more on why you should become a member.

The collaboration is about recording podcast episodes with Sveriges Arkitekter Academies (sections e.g. Landscape, Interior design, etc.).

Utopian Hours Festival Turin Italy
Utopian Hours is the festival that talks about “city building”: the ideas, projects and places that are improving life in cities around the world. For three days the festival gives voice to the protagonists of these changes: city makers, activists, architects and innovators share their experiences, stimulating new visions on urban evolution and a reflection on the concept of the city

The collaboration is about recording podcast episodes with the keynote speakers. The aim is to continue the conversation and take it deeper after their keynote presentation.

Open House Architecture Festival Stockholm
During the event, the public is invited to seminars about, and tours of, unique buildings and places, all for free!
Aligned with the objectives of the Open House concept, the aim of the festival is to involve the public in a discussion about the city’s development and growth and stimulate interest in good architecture and the built environment. Open House Stockholm is a part of the global network, Open House Worldwide is organized by a not-for-profit organization of the same name and was founded by the following four organizations.

The collaboration is about recording podcast episodes for Open House organizers, ambassadors, and visitors. The aim is to create storytelling that explains the festival’s aim and welcomes people to visit it.

ArchiNet
ArchiNet was founded in January 2017, aiming to socialize the profession of Architecture & Interior design fields, to encourage the practitioners & academics to exchange their knowledge & share their experiences. With more than 55k Architects & designers across Arab Countries & the rest of the World, ArchiNet are honoured to be one of the largest social & professional communities that aim to help its members to find the support they need.

The collaboration is about recording podcast episodes with experts from the ArchiNet community.

H22 EXPO, Helsingborg City, The making of a smarter city
H22 is a major initiative by Helsingborg to develop future welfare solutions to improve the quality of life in a smarter, more sustainable city. The city of Helsingborg is working in 2 parts:
1. A city-wide innovation initiative. It’s about the journey towards becoming a smarter and more sustainable city.
2. A City Expo – A stop along the way where we shine a light on all that’s been achieved between now and the summer of 2022. During and after the City Expo, the long-term initiative continues.

The collaboration is about recording podcast episodes with H22 team and H22 partners.

Be the next guest or nominate a story.

Do you have a story to share? or do you want to suggest a topic or nominate a speaker?

Here you go! Keep in mind all stories about cities are good stories to develop the cities. So please feel free to share a project, a book, an app, an event, an initiative, or other interesting things that can inspire us to develop smarter and more livable cities.