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Episode Synopsis
"The city is a place to discover the world ... a global or a universal experience rooted in place."Are you interested in resilience of all lifeforms? What do you think about an urban vision which leads accountability and hope? How can we create better storytelling focused on problem solving for better futures? Interview with Jocelyn Chiew, strategic and urban designer. We will talk about her vision for the future of cities, affordable housing, resilience, leadership, belonging, and many more. Jocelyn Chiew is an architect, landscape architect and expert in place planning and design. Her eponymous consultancy provides strategic design services to government, industry, education and private sectors; helping clients define, roadmap and deliver place transformation, in partnership with diverse stakeholders. Jocelyn has held high profile leadership positions, including Director City Design at City of Melbourne, Manager Campus Design and Planning at Monash University and National Councillor at the Australian Institute of Architects. She has championed design for the public good at major global forums including the International Congress of Architects, and advised significant development proposals, design competitions and university boards. As a Fellow of both the Australian Institute of Architects and the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects, Jocelyn brings dual expertise to complex urban challenges, and is a committed advocate for design excellence and inclusive design.Find out more about Jocelyn through these links:Jocelyn Chiew on LinkedInJocelyn Chiew website@jocelynchiew_ as Jocelyn Chiew on InstagramConnecting episodes you might be interested in:No.222 - Interview with Adam Dorr about the misconceptions and disaster reporting from IPCCNo.326 - Interview with Sarah Bridges about public transportNo.340 - Interview with Aaron Stupple and Logan Chipkin about the city as a learning machineNo.370 - Interview with Vít Jedlicka about new governance models with more opportunity for individual leadershipNo.375R - Positive visions for guiding urban transformations toward sustainable futuresWhat was the most interesting part for you? What questions did arise for you? Let me know on Twitter @WTF4Cities or on the wtf4cities.com website where the shownotes are also available.I hope this was an interesting episode for you and thanks for tuning in.Episode generated with Descript assistance (affiliate link).Music by Lesfm from Pixabay
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