Superurbanism

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Superurbanism is a series of conversations with the most interesting people working in the field of architecture today: architects, curators, authors, designers. Host Tim Abrahams explores both the details of their work and their bigger vision.

  1. S3 EP02 — Shiv Malik

    26 JAN

    S3 EP02 — Shiv Malik

    Shiv Malik was formerly an investigative journalist with the Guardian. He’s also co-author with Ed Howker of the book Jilted Generation: How Britain Has Bankrupted Its Youth. He is now working with Joe Reeve on Forest City: a new town for 1 million inhabitants near Cambridge in the UK.

    42 min
  2. S3 EP01 — Sam Jacob

    5 JAN

    S3 EP01 — Sam Jacob

    Sam Jacob, Dean of the Institute of Architecture, University of Applied Arts Vienna, has a great show on at the Hypha gallery in No. 1 Poultry, London. Tim spoke to him about the complex ways architecture and money relate and where ruins feature in this tangle of meaning.

    36 min
  3. Review of the Year — 2025

    15/12/2025

    Review of the Year — 2025

    In London a stellar cast joined Tim Abrahams and regular News Review contributor Vicky Richardson for some drinks and nibbles to reflect on the architectural highlights of 2025.

    37 min
  4. S2 EP34 — Peter Murray

    27/11/2025

    S2 EP34 — Peter Murray

    Peter Murray is a London institution himself, although he is also the founder of several. He spoke to Tim about his ongoing investigations into how City Architects are defined in successful cities around the world and how they could be reintroduced into the UK. He also shared some personal news.

    37 min
  5. S2 EP33 — Pete Collard

    24/11/2025

    S2 EP33 — Pete Collard

    Pete Collard is exhibitions curator at the RIBA; and the brains behind a new show held at RIBA North in Liverpool called Home Ground, the Architecture of Football. Tim spoke to him about an architectural typology that was developed in the home of football but increasingly found its apogee away in Europe.

    36 min
  6. S2 EP32 — David Adjaye

    06/11/2025

    S2 EP32 — David Adjaye

    With controversy lingering over his personal conduct, three major new museums designed by David Adjaye open this month. Tim Abrahams goes beyond the scandal to explore his commitment to Africa’s cultural and social transformation.

    32 min
  7. News Review — October 2025

    23/10/2025

    News Review — October 2025

    The Superurbanism News Review is back again! Tim sits down with our good friend Vicky Richardson, former Architecture Curator at the Royal Academy to discuss the latest events in the architecture world and reaction to them. Award season is upon us in the United Kingdom and we talk through the early responses to Witherford Watson Mann’s victory in the Stirling Prize and much more.

    31 min
  8. S2 EP 30 — Olafur Eliasson

    20/10/2025

    S2 EP 30 — Olafur Eliasson

    In the early 21st century, Olafur Eliasson helped define a new era of public art with works that took on nature for scale. Tim Abrahams met him at the new Oxford North development and asked him what he makes of his metier as a public artist in a new era when who the public might be is less clear and the idea of nature is unstable.

    25 min
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Superurbanism is a series of conversations with the most interesting people working in the field of architecture today: architects, curators, authors, designers. Host Tim Abrahams explores both the details of their work and their bigger vision.

Information

  • Creator
    Machine Books
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    56
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Machine Books
  • Show Website
    Superurbanism