012 - Festival of Place 2025: Radical Hope and Practical Imagination

In this episode of Talking Place, host Tanisha Raffiuddin heads to the Festival of Place 2025, live from Boxpark Wembley, to uncover the bold ideas, honest reflections, and emerging practices shaping the future of placemaking.Framed around themes of equity, wellbeing, and intergenerational living, this special episode explores what happens when we move beyond performative placemaking and start designing with purpose, people, and justice at the core.From reimagining housing for older people to building feminist cities, and from measuring wellbeing with flourishing indices to unlocking community-driven sustainability, this episode is packed with provocation, possibility, and practical imagination.You’ll hear reflections on co-design, planning frustrations, placemaking buzzwords (we secretly love), and what a thriving neighborhood might actually look like in 2030 according to the architects, developers, policymakers, and rebels making it happen.Whether you’re rethinking housing systems or just wondering how we build places where everyone belongs, this conversation challenges us all to be bolder, braver, and more inclusive in how we shape the world around us.Join us as we ‘Talk Place’A huge thank you to our guests: Simon Beck, Related Argent Jude Leighton, United Saviour’s Street Charity Charlotte Miller, Intergenerational England Sem Lee, Ouri Labs Imandeep Kaur, Civic Square Zoe Berman, Part W Ayo Abbas, Abbas Marketing Blossom, Poplar HARCA Sophie Trotman, Notting Hill Genesis Ramsey Yassa, Nooma Studio Soham De, Eco Responsive DesignTo learn more about Tanisha – visit here: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/tanishaa Website: www.conceptculture.co Twitter: @tanisha.rr Instagram: @tanisha.rrTo learn more about Talking Place – visit here: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/talking-place-podcast Website: https://www.conceptculture.co/talking-place-podcast Instagram: @talkingplacepodcast X (Twitter): @tppodcast_ Bluesky: @talkingplace TikTok: @talkingplacepodcastTo learn more about Concept Culture – visit here: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/concept-culture-uk Website: www.conceptculture.co Twitter: @_conceptculture Instagram: @_conceptcultureSupport the showTo learn more about host Tanisha Raffiuddin:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/tanisharaffiuddin/Website: www.conceptculture.coInstagram: @tanisha.rrTo learn more about Talking Place:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/talking-place-podcastWebsite: www.conceptculture.co/talking-place-podcastInstagram: @talkingplacepodcastBluesky: @talkingplaceTikTok: @talkingplacepodcastTo learn more about Concept Culture:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/concept-culture-ukWebsite: www.conceptculture.coSign Up to Our Newsletter — mailchi.mp/conceptculture/newslettersignup