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Episode Synopsis
What’s the best way to design ‘pandemic-resilient’ cities? Covid-19 has changed the way we move in public spaces, and social distancing has become the rule to live by. Kim Chakanetsa and her guests imagine what the world will look like in the future.Toshiko Mori is a New York-based Japanese architect, founder of Toshiko Mori Architect and Professor at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. She is the first woman to be tenured there. Growing up in Japan, she witnessed the country’s recovery after World War Two. She firmly believes that architecture can transform communities, and that crises are an opportunity to build better places.Maliam Mdoko is the first female President of the Malawi Institute of Architects and she works with Press Trust, a charity building schools, hospitals and housing facilities. Maliam is already working on redesigning the way people move inside buildings, and she thinks women need to be the driving force behind this huge cultural and societal change.IMAGE DETAILS
L: Maliam Mdoko (Courtesy of Maliam Mdoko)
R: Toshiko Mori (Credit: Ralph Gibson)Producer: Alice Gioia
L: Maliam Mdoko (Courtesy of Maliam Mdoko)
R: Toshiko Mori (Credit: Ralph Gibson)Producer: Alice Gioia
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