The Citymaker by Think City: Recent Episodes
The Citymaker by Think City
The Citymaker uncovers the latest developments surrounding urban renewal, with news and views on the cities of today and the future. It is the online magazine of Think City, a community-focused urban regeneration organisation that aims to create more liveable, resilient and people-centric cities. For more, see www.thecitymaker.com.my
For the past few weeks we’ve been talking about the planned revitalisation of the downtown districts of Kuala Lumpur. There's no point bringing new life, new businesses and a sense of renewed creativity and vigour to a neighbourhood unless its residents and those that use it feels safe.
With us today is Think City’s Aishwariya Krishna Kumar to discuss a forthcoming report from Think City titled ‘Understanding Women's Perception and Experience of Safety in Downtown Kuala Lumpur’.
The report recognises the inherent inequality in Malaysia's public spaces where, too often, female perspectives and needs are not taken into account in either the historical or contemporary design and planning of urban space and infrastructure. It identifies the experiences and concerns of women who use these spaces aand provides recommendations with a solutions based approach, including design and programming interventions delivered from women's perspectives.
Hosted by Matt Armitage
Guest: Aishwariya Krishna Kumar, Senior Executive, Think City
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City
Episode Resources:
Merdeka 118 Community Grants Programme Open Days: https://www.merdeka118.com/grants2021/
Downtown KL: https://www.facebook.com/DowntownKualaLumpur
Downtown KL Collective: https://www.facebook.com/groups/303545807924841
Downtown KL Instagram: @Downtown_KL
For more information about this podcast and the cities we live in, head to:
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For the last few weeks we’ve been talking about downtown regeneration schemes and heritage assets. Think City’s Matt Benson touched on the issue of tech companies and smart cities initiatives; one of the hopes for Think City’s downtown KL grants project is to integrate more smart technologies and attract more tech-oriented companies to the district. And on our last show, REXKL’s Shin Tseng spoke about the integration of Big Data into REXKL in the form of a cashless hub, with the information to be pooled amongst all the stakeholders in the project.
Smart city projects and historic architecture are often seen as anathema to one another. But it needn’t be either-or when it comes to heritage and technology. This week we take a look at a newly installed 3D printed smart bridge in historic Amsterdam that is proving how smart design, smart construction and smart functionality can enrich and enhance heritage assets.
Hosted by Matt Armitage and Maya Tan
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think CityEpisode Resources
Merdeka 118 Community Grants Programme: https://www.merdeka118.com/grants2021/
Downtown KL: https://www.facebook.com/DowntownKualaLumpur
Downtown KL Collective: https://www.facebook.com/groups/303545807924841
Downtown KL Instagram: @Downtown_KL
For more information about this podcast and the cities we live in, head to www.thecitymaker.com.my
www.thinkcity.com.my
Over the past couple of weeks we’ve been speaking about the Kuala Lumpur Creative and Cultural District and the blueprint for change it represents. We spoke to Think City’s Matt Benson about the genesis of the KLCCD as well as PNB President and Group CEO Zulqarnain Onn about the recently launched Merdeka 118 Community Grants Programme.
This week we thought it would be interesting to talk to someone whose life is tied to the downtown district, in that he both lives and works there. We last spoke to Shin Tseng, one of the co-founders of the iconic retail, arts and community hub, REXKL, late last year where he outlined some of the challenges that REXKL and its vendors and tenants had faced over the first year of the pandemic. We caught up with him to talk crowdfunding, living in the downtown district during lockdown and how grassroots grants and finding could help to create sustainable, thriving neighbourhoods inside the city’s heritage core.
Hosted by Matt Armitage
Guest: Shin Tseng, Co-founder REXKL and Creative Director, Urban Agenda Design Group
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City
Episode Resources
Merdeka 118 Community Grants Programme: https://www.merdeka118.com/grants2021/ Downtown KL: https://www.facebook.com/DowntownKualaLumpur
Downtown KL Collective: https://www.facebook.com/groups/303545807924841
Downtown KL Instagram: @Downtown_KL
For more information about this podcast and the cities we live in, head to
www.thecitymaker.com.my
www.thinkcity.com.my
Last week we announced the launch of a Community Grants Programme linked to the landmark Merdeka 118 development in KL Downtown’s district. The project is the first part to launch of a wide ranging initiative that Think City is spearheading, the Kuala Lumpur Creative and Cultural District.
The KLCCD aims to revitalise the heritage core of KL through programmes that target business, community and infrastructure renewal projects. Today we will be speaking to Permodalan Nasional Berhad President and Group Chief Executive Ahmad Zulqarnain Onn about the Merdeka 118 development and the Community Grants Programme.
Hosted by Matt Armitage
Guest: Ahmad Zulqarnain Onn, President & Group Chief Executive, PNB
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City
Episode Resources
Merdeka 118: www.merdeka118.com
Community Grants Programme: https://www.merdeka118.com/grants2021/
Downtown KL: https://www.facebook.com/DowntownKualaLumpur
Downtown KL Collective: https://www.facebook.com/groups/303545807924841
Building A New Creative And Cultural District For KL https://thecitymaker.com.my/building-a-new-creative-and-cultural-district-for-kl/
For more information about this podcast and the cities we live in, head to www.thecitymaker.com.my
www.thinkcity.com.my
Saturday 27th June is the UN’s Micro, Small and Medium sized Enterprises (MSME) Day. Small businesses are the heart of any economy. That’s especially true in Southeast Asia, where millions of people rely on work in the informal employment, daily wage and micro enterprise sectors.
According to data provided by the International Council for Small Business (ICSB), MSMEs make up over 90% of all firms and account, on average, for 70% of total employment and 50% of GDP. And it is precisely those small businesses, especially those run by women and young entrepreneurs, that are being hardest hit by the economic fall-out of the pandemic.
Today we ask Peter Eckert, co-founder of design thinking and experience agency projekt202, to create a how to guide for micro-business operators to improve their customer experience and grow their business from home during the current lockdown in Malaysia.
Hosted by Matt Armitage
Guest: Peter Eckert, Co-Founder, projekt202
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City
Episode Resources
projekt202: https://www.projekt202.com
Downtown KL: https://www.facebook.com/DowntownKualaLumpur
Downtown KL Collective: https://www.facebook.com/groups/303545807924841
For more information about this podcast and the cities we live in, head to www.thecitymaker.com.my
www.thinkcity.com.my
Downtown. Sometimes all the noise and hurry masks underlying problems that you don’t notice when you’re listening to the music of the city. Kuala Lumpur’s heritage core has hollowed out over the past few decades, its transient population rising while its resident population falls. Over the next few weeks, Think City will be announcing details of a comprehensive restructuring and regeneration plan, complete with grants, to build a Downtown Creative and Cultural District in the heart of this vibrant city.
Hosted by Matt Armitage
Guest: Dr. Matt Benson, Programme Director, Think City
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City
Episode Resources
KLCCD New Generation Perspectives https://thinkcity.com.my/KLCCD/#page=1
Downtown KL: https://www.facebook.com/DowntownKualaLumpur
Downtown KL Collective: https://www.facebook.com/groups/303545807924841
For more information about this podcast and the cities we live in, head towww.thecitymaker.com.my
www.thinkcity.com.my
This week we’re celebrating World Environment Day which took place on Saturday 05 June with the theme Reimagine. Recreate. Restore. WED 2021 marks the start at the UN decade on ecosystem restoration, which aims to revive billions of hectares of land use and promote ecosystem restoration. Not just as a way to promote biodiversity and species renewal but also as a tool to counteract climate change, to reverse the conditions that have allowed COVID-19 to proliferate and to enhance peoples livelihoods and standard of living.
Of course, in Malaysia, we're back in lockdown, limiting our ability to effect change beyond our immediate environment. But, with imagination we can still make positive changes and reduce our environmental impact and our personal waste while we’re at home.
We speak to Zero Waste Malaysia, an NGO that focuses on practical skills to reduce that environmental impact, about the organisation’s work and some simple, practical steps we can all take to effect environmental change under lockdown.
Hosted by Matt Armitage
Guests: Sue Yee Khor and Jasreel Lim, Zero Waste Malaysia
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City
Episode Resources
World Environment Day https://www.un.org/en/observances/environment-day
Zero Waste Malaysia https://zerowastemalaysia.org
Think City Brand Perception Survey: bit.ly/tcbr-survey
For more information about this podcast and the cities we live in, head to www.thecitymaker.com.my
www.thinkcity.com.my
Often, when we talk about building resilience we talk about the strategies and programmes that are being used to achieve those policy goals. This week we look at the Think City Institute (TCI) and its mission to create a new generation of placemaking experts who will help to reshape the towns, cities and communities they live in.
We speak to Duncan Cave, the Lead at Think City Institute about how the pioneering educational tools and models that TCI is devising to create a new generation of urban impact makers.
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Hosted by Matt Armitage
Guest: Duncan Cave, Lead at Think City Institute Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City
Episode Resources
Think City Institute: https://thinkcityinstitute.org
For more information about this podcast and the cities we live in, head to www.thecitymaker.com.my
www.thinkcity.com.my
This week the Reflexive City has the great pleasure of talking to a heritage conservation expert who has been instrumental in setting up the Think City Institute. A former UNESCO Regional Advisor for Culture for Asia and the Pacific, thought leader Dr Richard Engelhardt has been an adviser and consultant to Think City for the last 10 years.
We speak to him about his involvement with Think City’s policies and initiatives, and the creation of a new approach to heritage thinking and education. One that could create new models of development and economic prosperity for heritage centres and leave them less exposed to pandemics and the fluctuations of the global tourism market.
Hosted by Matt Armitage
Guests: Dr. Richard Engelhadt.
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City
Episode Resources
Think City Institute: https://thinkcityinstitute.org
For more information about this podcast and the cities we live in, head towww.thecitymaker.com.my
www.thinkcity.com.my
Selamat Hari Raya! A slightly longer episode for you to enjoy over the Raya break. A few weeks ago we marked the launch of the KISAH Futures anthology, a compilation of short stories submitted for the KISAH Futures competition that Think City launched in conjunction with UNDP Accelerator Labs, Universiti Malaya’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, MIGHT and Matahari Books.
We marked that occasion with a live streamed event and discussion featuring our partners and the winners of the competition. And as we head towards June and the launch of a new grants-based renewal project, the Kuala Lumpur Creative Cultural District, we thought this would be a good time to preface the news of that programme with the discussion we had at the KISAH Futures launch about Futures Thinking.
Futures Thinking is a system that uses divergent thinking to explore ideas and map the multiple potential answers that reflect the uncertainties of the future. It’s a methodology that allow us to respond to the world around us, to catalyse change, to build resilience and moving towards that goal of sustainable social, economic and ecological futures in our cities and the wider world.
Hosted by Matt Armitage
Guests:
Manon Bernier, Deputy Resident Representative, UNDP Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei Darussalam.
Dr Liz Alexander, Futurist, Author, Consultant, Speaker and senior associate at MIGHT.
Dr Susan Philip, Associate Professor the Faculty of Arts & Science at University Malaya.
Amir Muhammad, publisher and founder of Buku Fixi and its imprint Matahari Books
Duncan Cave, Lead for Think City Institute.
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City
Episode Resources
Think City Institute: https://thinkcityinstitute.org
Futures Thinking: Human Technology For A Volatile Present https://thecitymaker.com.my/futures-thinking-human-technology-for-a-volatile-present/
Beautiful Stories That Speak For Themselves https://thecitymaker.com.my/beautiful-stories-that-speak-for-themselves/
Get your copy of the KISAH Futures Anthology: https://thinkcity.com.my/UNDPKisah/
UNDP in Malaysia: https://www.my.undp.org
MIGHT: https://www.might.org.my
UM Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences: https://fass.um.edu.my
For more information about this podcast and the cities we live in, head towww.thecitymaker.com.my
www.thinkcity.com.my
This week we have the great pleasure of talking to Shahira Ahmed Bazari, Think City board member, and Managing Director of Yayasan Hasanah, the grant-making foundation dedicated to the growth of civil society and the creation of impact-based solutions that empower communities.
The Foundation works to encourage social inclusivity and eradicate child poverty, extending education and skills training to communities in need. It protects the treasure trove of natural resources that are Malaysia’s forests and its natural flora and fauna. And it celebrates the diverse arts and cultures that make up Malaysia’s unique cultural heritage.
Hosted by Matt Armitage & Maya Tan
Guest: Shahira Ahmed Bazari, Managing Director, Yayasan Hasanah
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City
Episode ResourcesYayasan Hasanah: https://yayasanhasanah.org
For more information about this podcast and the cities we live in, head to:www.thecitymaker.com.my
www.thinkcity.com.my
Today we talk to a homegrown citymaker, Qhawarizmi Norhisham of Qhawarizmi Architect (QWA), about his winning blueprint in the Penang Bay International Ideas Competition (PBIIC) and his vision to sustainablytransform Penang’s core urban areas into an integrated and resilient new economic zone. Mixing traditional and cutting edge development tools, Qhawa sees the potential to democratise land ownership with blockchain technologies, reduce congestion with drone delivery services while improving transport infrastructure, boosting the Bay’s eco-tourism credentials and restoring its seafront mangroves. And that's just for starters.
The PBIIC is an initiative from the George Town Conservation and Development Corporation (GTCDC), in partnership with the Penang State Government, Think City, Seberang Perai City Council (MBSP) and Penang Island City Council (MBPP).
Hosted by Matt Armitage
Guest: Qhawarizmi Norhisham, Qhawarizmi Architect (QWA)
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City
Episode Resources
Penang Bay International Ideas Competition: https://penangbaycompetition.com.my
QWA: https://qwaarchitect.wixsite.com/microsite
QWA Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgNMgKbs_pKWQmuLImAlZzNGJL640FbiC
For more information about this podcast and the cities we live in, head to www.thecitymaker.com.my
www.thinkcity.com.my
This week we are celebrating Earth Day, the annual global event that involves more than a billion people in almost 200 countries demonstrating their support for the planet and protection of the environment. This year the theme is Restore Our Earth, and as part of a week-long programme of activities, Think City Institute has partnered with Finds of Bukit Kiara, Habitat Penang Fashion Revolution to present a series of virtual workshops and talk and film screenings.
Maya brings us the latest developments on Selangor Kita untuk Kita (K2K), a Think City pilot programme in collaboration with Citi Foundation, to improve the quality of life for people living in PPR housing communities.
We also have an interview with a zero-waste activist, Melissa Tan, who is also the acting country coordinator for Fashion Revolution, a global movement of fashion industry activists who are working to end human and environmental exploitation in the global fashion industry.
Hosted by Matt Armitage & Maya Tan
Guest: Melissa Tan, Country Coordinator, Fashion Revolution Malaysia
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City
Episode Resources
Citi Foundation: https://www.citigroup.com/citi/foundation/
Think City’s Programme of Earth Day Events: https://thinkcityinstitute.org/earth-week-2021/
Fashion Revolution Malaysia: https://www.facebook.com/FashionRevolutionMalaysia/
Fashion Revolution Global: https://www.fashionrevolution.org
Earth Day: https://www.earthday.org
For more information about this podcast and the cities we live in, head to: www.thecitymaker.com.my
www.thinkcity.com.my
Last week saw the launch of the KISAH Futures Anthology, a collection of the 50 winning short story entries in Think City’s storytelling competition in association with UNDP Accelerator Labs, MIGHT, UM Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and Matahari Books. We also speak to the strategist, speaker and serial entrepreneur Mary Carty about the importance of storytelling for micro businesses and SMEs.
Hosted by Matt Armitage & Maya Tan
Guest: Mary Carty, Co-Founder, Awaken Hub
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City
Episode Resources
Get your copy of the KISAH Futures Anthology: https://thinkcity.com.my/UNDPKisah/
UNDP in Malaysia: https://www.my.undp.org
MIGHT: https://www.might.org.my
UM Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences: https://fass.um.edu.my
AwakenHub: https://www.awakenhub.com
For more information about this podcast and the cities we live in, head to: www.thecitymaker.com.my
www.thinkcity.com.my
This week we’re celebrating World Health Day 2021 and we couldn’t ignore the effect that the pandemic has had on mental health. That mental toll, brought about by economic, social and physical pressures, is something that Think City is working hard to alleviate though its interventions and programmes like K2K Aktif Bersama.
We speak to Shaleen Chrisanne, a clinical psychologist based in Selangor, about communities at risk, the issues they face, as well as simple steps we can all take to rebuild relationships as we move into this near post-pandemic phase.
Hosted by Matt Armitage & Maya Tan
Guest: Shaleen Chrisanne, Clinical Psychologist
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City
Episode ResourcesK2K Aktif Bersama: https://www.facebook.com/k2kaktifbersama
Shaleen Chrisanne on Twitter: https://twitter.com/shaleenxanne
For more information about this podcast and the cities we live in, head to: www.thecitymaker.com.my
www.thinkcity.com.my
On today’s show we look at an innovative and pioneering programme from Think City, in association with Citi Foundation, designed to build healthy communities and improve the physical, mental and social wellbeing of residents in public housing across Malaysia. K2K Aktif Bersama follows successful initiatives like K2K Idol that looking for ways to assist communities under stress.
Hosted by Matt Armitage
Guest: Uta Dietrich, Social Resilience & Urban Health Lead, Think City
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City
Episode Resources
K2K Bersama: https://www.facebook.com/k2kaktifbersama
Citi Foundation: https://www.citigroup.com/citi/foundation/
For more information about this podcast and the cities we live in, head to www.thecitymaker.com.my
www.thinkcity.com.my
AwakenHub is a resource hub and community in Ireland, whose mission is to foster and support women entrepreneurs in Ireland and create a more vibrant start-up culture. The site hosts online events, workshops and mentoring sessions where women founders can network and share their experiences. This week, The Citymaker speaks to one of its co-founders, the strategist, speaker and serial entrepreneur Mary Carty, about the hub, the wider issues that women face when starting businesses, and some of the ways that similar models could be used to develop information and experience sharing communities for women founders in Malaysia.
Hosted by Matt Armitage
Guest: Mary Carty, Co-Founder, Awaken Hub
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City
Episode Resources
AwakenHub: https://www.awakenhub.com
For more information about this podcast and the cities we live in, head to www.thecitymaker.com.my
www.thinkcity.com.my
Continuing our coverage of inspiring women, this week we speak to Dr Ceelia Leong, the author of a new data visualisation report by Think City that illustrates the effects of climate change and the emergence of heat island effects in many Malaysian cities. It’s part of a deliberate process of democratizing data to make it easier to assist communities in adapting to extreme climate events.
Hosted by Matt Armitage & Maya Tan
Guest: Dr Ceelia Leong, Data Analytics Lead, Think City
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City
Episode Resources
Land Surface Temperature Visualizations https://thinkcity.com.my/urban-analytics/
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www.thecitymaker.com.my
www.thinkcity.com.my
This week we celebrate International Women’s Day with an exclusive interview with Suryani Senja Alias, an inspiring entrepreneur, arts advocate and gallerist. A former lawyer and investment banker, Suryani is the founder of Cult, a Kuala Lumpur-based art gallery championing the work of new artists. Her heritage-inspired online lifestyle brand, Senijari, is helping to reshape the way we think about artisanal crafts and their role in contemporary design. And did we mention that Suryani, in her role as a member of our Board of Directors, is a driving creative force at Think City!
Hosted by Matt Armitage & Maya Tan
Guest: Suryani Senja Alias, Gallerist, Entrepreneur & Think City Board Member
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City
Episode Resources
Cult Gallery: https://www.facebook.com/cultgallery/For more information about this podcast and the cities we live in, head to: www.thecitymaker.com.my
www.thinkcity.com.my
Last week we talked to Aishwariya Krishna Kumar about Think City’s role in establishing NGOhub’s Homeless Services Registry. This week we speak to Joel Goh, a senior Analyst at Think City, about the growing role of realtime and near-realtime data in helping to shape urban policies and strategies and to provide instant feedback to make those policies more reflexive and adaptable.
Hosted by Matt Armitage
Guest: Joel Goh, Senior Analyst, Think City
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City
Episode Resources
Malaysia Business Community Pulse Check Report: https://bit.ly/3oNQyiL
Careers at Think City: www.thinkcity.com.my/careers
For more information about this podcast and the cities we live in, head to:www.thecitymaker.com.my
www.thinkcity.com.my
With Malaysia’s Covid-19 vaccination scheme due to start in March, Matt and Maya look at some of difficulties that other countries have faced in their efforts to vaccinate the homeless. We speak to Aishwariya Krishna Kumar from Think’s City’s social resilience team about Think City’s programmes for people experiencing homelessness, its homelessness Registry Week Report and its involvement in NGOhub’s Homeless Services Registry.
Hosted by Matt Armitage & Maya Tan
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City
Episode Resources
Registry Week Report: https://thinkcity.com.my/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019_05_21-Registry-Week-Report.pdf
NGOhub Homeless Services Registry: https://registry.ngohub.asia
Vaccinating Homeless Patients Against COVID-19: 'All Bets Are Off' https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/02/17/964219973/vaccinating-homeless-patients-against-covid-19-all-bets-are-off
Mistrust, mobility slow Covid-19 vaccine push for N. America’s homeless https://www.malaymail.com/news/life/2021/02/10/mistrust-mobility-slow-covid-19-vaccine-push-for-n.-americas-homeless/1948769
COVID may increase youth homelessness across Twin Cities metro https://www.startribune.com/covid-may-increase-youth-homelessness-across-twin-cities-metro/600023749/?refresh=true
For more information about this podcast and the cities we live in, head to:
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www.thinkcity.com.my
This week on The Reflexive City, we look at ways to promote active and healthy lifestyles and examine the wider phenomenon of pandemic burnout as our lives continue to be interrupted by Covid-19.
Hosted by Matt Armitage & Maya Tan
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City
Episode Resources
K2K Aktif Bersama https://www.facebook.com/k2kaktifbersama
Citi Foundation https://www.citigroup.com/citi/foundation/
For more information about this podcast and the cities we live in, head to www.thecitymaker.com.my
www.thinkcity.com.my
On this week’s The Reflexive City, we take a look at the Zoom Town phenomenon and examine some of the innovations and policies that cities are enacting to attract remote working talent, like the $10,000 relocation bonus that Tulsa Remote offers. Matt and Maya are joined in the virtual studio by future work specialist and global native, Lauren Razavi.
Hosted by Matt Armitage
Guest: Lauren Razavi
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City
Episode Resources
Lauren Razavi https://www.laurenrazavi.com
Global Natives https://www.holloway.com/b/global-natives
Counterflows Newsletter https://lraz.substack.com
Hey remote workers: Here are 6 places that will pay you to move there https://www.axios.com/tulsa-money-move-stipend-incentive-fc2b8912-0b1c-45d8-ad13-fdd0831a8117.html
Zoom Towns: attracting and supporting remote workers in rural small towns https://smallbizsurvival.com/2020/12/zoom-towns-attracting-and-supporting-remote-workers-in-rural-small-towns.html
Paying Remote Workers to Relocate Gets a Pandemic-Era Boost https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-23/cities-are-looking-to-lure-newly-remote-workers
Superstar Cities Are in Trouble https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/02/remote-work-revolution/617842/
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This week we’re continuing the work-based theme and discuss the Malaysia Business Community Pulse Check Report, the result of a Think City Survey. An overview of the community-level effects of COVID-19 on individual Malaysian businesses in 2020, we speak to one of the report’s analysts, Joel Goh, senior manager and data specialist at Think City, about the report, its findings and its future.
Hosted by Matt Armitage & Maya Tan
Guest: Joel Goh, Senior Analyst, Think City
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City
Episode Resources
Malaysia Business Community Pulse Check Report: https://bit.ly/3oNQyiL
Careers at Think City: www.thinkcity.com.my/careers
For more information about this podcast and the cities we live in, head to
www.thecitymaker.com.my
www.thinkcity.com.my
Once offered as a perk, remote working is increasingly being looked at by companies as a way to boost employee wellbeing, to increase productivity and to potentially reduce costs. Which raises an interesting question for cities: if people no longer have to live where they work, what will cities have to offer to retain or attract them? The Citymaker speaks to strategist, speaker and writer Lauren Razavi, a future work specialist and experienced nomad about global natives and the future of the work from anywhere movement.
Hosted by Matt Armitage
Guest: Lauren Razavi
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City
Episode Resources
Lauren Razavi https://www.laurenrazavi.com
Global Natives https://www.holloway.com/b/global-natives
Counterflows Newsletter https://lraz.substack.com
For more information about this podcast and the cities we live in, head towww.thecitymaker.com.my
www.thinkcity.com.my
Last week we featured an update on the forthcoming anthology of KISAH Futures competition winners. This week Maya and Matt look at some of the ways that reading and writing stories can help to liberate ideas and shape cities and societies, and discuss the upcoming release of Think City’s COVID-related business confidence survey
Hosted by Matt Armitage & Maya Tan
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City
Episode Resources
KISAH Future Competitions https://thinkcity.com.my/UNDPKisah/
For more information about this podcast and the cities we live in, head to
www.thecitymaker.com.my
www.thinkcity.com.my
On this week’s Reflexive City we have an exclusive interview with legendary Malaysian writer and filmmaker Amir Muhammad about his role in the UNDP, MIGHT, Universiti Malaya and Think City developed KISAH Futures storytelling competition. Amir tells us about some of the competition entries and why he thinks we’re still addicted to the storybook form in a digital age where every smartphone can shoot a movie.
Hosted by Matt Armitage & Maya Tan
Guest: Amir Muhammad
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City
Episode Resources
KISAH Futures Competitions https://thinkcity.com.my/UNDPKisah/
For more information about this podcast and the cities we live in, head to
www.thecitymaker.com.my
www.thinkcity.com.my
As we trade a harrowing 2020 for a hopeful 2021, we look at one of the few bright spots of the last year: the renewed sense of conversation between the residents of cities and the people that govern them. Matt speaks to Siënna Veelders and Charlot Schans, of Dutch urban development bureau STIPO, co-curators of urban placemaking book The City at Eye Level Asia, created in association with Think City, about the lessons European placemakers can learn from the city makers of Asean. \
Hosted by Matt Armitage
Guests: Siënna Veelders & Charlot Schans, STIPO
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City
Episode Resources
City At Eye Level Asia https://thecityateyelevel.com/news/the-city-at-eye-level-asia/
City At Eye Level Asia (view online) https://thinkcity.com.my/publications/CAEL/#page=1
For more information about this podcast and the cities we live in, head to
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In the second in a series of three 2021-based shows, this week we’re looking at the rollout of COVID-19 vaccination programmes and the uncertainty surrounding them and asking how we can rebuild public trust, not only in vaccines but in public institutions in general.
Hosted by Matt Armitage & Maya Tan
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City
Episode Resources
Bill Gates Just Predicted the Pandemic Will Change the World in These 7 Dramatic Ways https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/bill-gates-anthony-fauci-pandemic-changes.html
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Matt and Maya begin to look forward to 2021 and outline the rising popularity of plant-based meat alternatives like the Impossible Burger as part of a healthier diet and as a more sustainable way for the global food industry to meet the world’s growing protein needs. On the flip side, they also discuss the emerging Ghost Kitchens phenomenon and how it can provide coworking food preparation spaces and entrepreneurial cultivation services for food startups, particularly within underprivileged communities.
Hosted by Matt Armitage & Maya Tan
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City
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On this week’s show, Matt and Maya compare the pandemic to the Y2K Bug in terms of preparedness and cooperation as they look at a year of remarkable resilience on the part of the people and the systems that underpin our world. And pause to say a big thank you to all the frontline and delivery staff who have risked their lives to give us a semblance of normality.
Hosted by Matt Armitage & Maya Tan
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City
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As we head Into the final month of this strange year, we’re changing up the format of the next few shows to bring you some of the major stories that have marked or Inspired us this year. This week, the role that new working practices have played in keeping us safe from the coronavirus in 2020, and how those same safeguards may be used against us in the future.
Hosted by Matt Armitage & Maya Tan
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City
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Continuing our theme of sustainable cities In conjunction with UN Habitat’s World Cities Report 2020, we interview Siënna Veelders and Charlot Schans, from Dutch urban development bureau STIPO, about the urban placemaking book The City at Eye Level Asia, created in association with Think City. While Maya and Matt ask if COVID-19 has accelerated the call for the creation of 15-minute cities.
Hosted by Matt Armitage & Maya Tan
Guests: Siënna Veelders & Charlot Schans, STIPO
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City
Episode Resources
City At Eye Level Asia https://thecityateyelevel.com/news/the-city-at-eye-level-asia/
City At Eye Level Asia (view online) https://thinkcity.com.my/publications/CAEL/#page=1
World Cities Report 2020 https://unhabitat.org/wcr/
Penang Nature Based Climate Adaptation Programme http://thinkcity.com.my/publications/PNBCAP/#page=1
STIPO https://stipo.nl/stipo/?lang=en
Pandemic May Accelerate Creation Of The 20-Minute City https://www.forbes.com/sites/edgarsten/2020/09/17/pandemic-may-accelerate-creation-of-the-20-minute-city/?sh=124d832c706c
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This week we have a bonus episode of the Citymaker, continuing our focus on the World Cities Report 2020. We spoke to Think City’s Programme Director, Dr Matt Benson, an early contributor to the Report, about the urgent need for cities to be more reflexive, and how we plan for an era of urban pandemics and shocks. And, above all, why we can be optimistic about the future.
Hosted by Matt Armitage
Guest: Dr. Matt Benson, Programme Director, Think City
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City
Episode Resources
World Cities Report 2020 https://unhabitat.org/wcr/
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On this edition of The Citymaker, Matt Armitage speaks to Uta Dietrich, Think City’s Lead for Social Resilience and Urban Health about the need for sustainable, people-focused urbanisation. She walks us through some of the practical measures that citymakers can take to deal with external stresses and shocks and we take a look at some of the ways that digital technology is enabling Think City to pioneer innovative social resilience programmes.
Hosted by Matt Armitage
Guest: Guest: Uta Dietrich, Social Resilience & Urban Health Lead, Think City
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City
Episode Resources
World Cities Report 2020 https://unhabitat.org/wcr/
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In the wake of the US Presidential elections, the Reflexive City looks at the growing polarisation in societies around the world. Looking at a fascinating op-ed by social entrepreneur and activist Eli Pariser, co-founder of Upworthy, Maya and Matt ask if the future of citizen democracy lies in adapting some the lessons and learnings of the public park movement and applying them to our digital spaces.
**Hosted by Matt Armitage & Maya Tan
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City
Episode Resources**
To Mend a Broken Internet, Create Online Parks https://www.wired.com/story/to-mend-a-broken-internet-create-online-parks/
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On this week’s Reflexive City we take a look at the contrasting forces fuelling city development: people and machines. We celebrate the launch of the UN Habitat’s World Cities Report and explore its theme of sustainable urbanisation with an interview with Think City’s Uta Dietrich, while a pilot project in China outlines a potentially troubling future for AI controlled smart cities.
Hosted by Matt Armitage & Maya Tan
Guest: Uta Dietrich, Resilience Lead, Think City
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City.
Episode Resources:
- World Cities Report 2020 https://unhabitat.org/wcr/
- A smart city in China tracks every citizen and yours could too https://www.newscientist.com/article/2151297-a-smart-city-in-china-tracks-every-citizen-and-yours-could-too/#ixzz6cd7ACXo4
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React, Adapt, Respond: REXKL's 2020 Vision [The Citymaker]
On the Citymaker, Matt Armitage speaks to architect and REXKL co-founder Shin Tseng about the challenges of running a community-focused creative hub in the heart of KL’s downtown in an era of lockdown and pandemic.
Hosted by Matt Armitage
Guest: Shin Tseng, Co-Founder of REXKL
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City
Episode Resources
https://www.facebook.com/hellorexkl/https://www.instagram.com/hellorexkl/?hl=en
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On this week’s episode, Matt talks to Think City’s Sofia Castelo about the Nature Based Climate Adaption Programme (NBCAP), an award-winning and ambitious plan to help mitigate the effects of climate change in Penang. And could rewilding hold the key to solving the climate disaster?
Hosted by Matt Armitage & Maya Tan
Guest: Sofia Castelo, Lead of the Resilience Community of Practice - Environment and Climate Change at Think City
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City
Episode Resources
Creative Economy 2021 Forum https://www.cendana.com.my/our-activities/our-activities/creative-economy-2021-forum-focus-on-arts-and-culture
The City at Eye Level Asia https://thecityateyelevel.com/news/the-city-at-eye-level-asia/
Rewilding farmland in tropical regions would store vast amounts of CO2 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2257191-rewilding-farmland-in-tropical-regions-would-store-vast-amounts-of-co2/#ixzz6bJJQDxl6
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This week we have stories about the Penang Island Nature-based Climate Adaptation Programme (NBCAP) and a new exhibition based on the project. We discover why Hong Kong’s Love Hotels are looking at a more wholesome future. Sandakan’s Nak Hotel considers pivoting towards the Zhongshan Building’s creative hub model and a Swedish projects that is betting on telling tales as be the most effective way to design carbon neutral cities.
Hosted by Matt Armitage & Maya Tan
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City
Episode Resources
Thought For Food https://thoughtforfood.org
Zhongshan: The Making of a Creative Hub https://thecitymaker.com.my/zhongshan-the-making-of-a-creative-hub/
Why Hong Kong's revamped 'love hotels' are about more than just sex https://www.thevibes.com/articles/health-wellness/2208/why-hong-kongs-revamped-love-hotels-are-about-more-than-just-sex
Sandakan hotel to emulate KL’s Zhongshan building https://www.thevibes.com/articles/business/2031/sandakan-hotel-to-emulate-kls-zhongshan-building
Why telling stories could help cities combat climate change https://cities-today.com/why-telling-stories-could-help-cities-combat-climate-change/
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This week on the Reflexive City: David Attenborough joins Instagram and breaks the Internet, Apple and Singapore partner to pay Apple Watch users in the island Republic to stay fit, and a telemedicine breakthrough by researchers at KL's UMSC extends specialist medical provision to Malaysians throughout the country.
Hosted by Matt Armitage & Maya Tan
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City
Episode Resources
The Cooler Earth Sustainability Summit 2020 https://coolerearth.cimb.com
Singapore to Pay Citizens for Keeping Healthy with Apple Watch https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-16/singapore-to-pay-citizens-for-keeping-healthy-with-apple-watch
In Covid-19 era, UMSC team creates smart glasses, software for doctors to remotely supervise operations, monitor patients https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2020/09/29/in-covid-19-era-usmc-team-creates-smart-glasses-software-for-doctors-to-rem/1907603
The world is in troublehttps://www.bbc.com/news/amp/entertainment-arts-54281171
https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/29/21493467/david-attenborough-instagram-guinness-world-record
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Editing Success: Social Hacking & Deadly Ransomware
On this week’s episode of The Reflexive City we have an interview with Charles Landry, the founder of the Creative Bureaucracy Festival, an international ideas convention for urban planners, policymakers and innovators. We ask whether boosting tourism revenue is as simple as editing a Wikipedia page and we take a look at what happens when ransomware turns deadly.
Hosted by Matt Armitage & Maya Tan
Guest: Charles Landry, Founder of The Creative Bureaucracy Festival
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City
Episode Resources
- The Creative Bureaucracy Festival 2020 https://creativebureaucracy.org
- Charles Landry www.charleslandry.com
- Wikipedia edits have massive impact on tourism, say economists https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/sep/18/wikipedia-edits-have-massive-impact-on-tourism-say-economists
- A patient has died after ransomware hackers hit a German hospital https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/09/18/1008582/a-patient-has-died-after-ransomware-hackers-hit-a-german-hospital/
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On today’s episode we’re talking about creative cities and what it to takes to make and manage them. When we talk about creative cities we often think about artists or technology disrupters. We don’t tend to think about the systems that run those cities as possessing the same kinds of creativity.
As we transition into a world of megacities, gig employment and environmental upheaval, we are increasingly in need of new and radical problem-solving ideas and invention to keep our cities functioning and liveable.
To celebrate the launch of the Creative Bureaucracy Festival 2020 and Think City’s involvement in it, Matt Armitage speaks to Charles Landry, international adviser, author and founder of the Festival about the need for creative policy-making in these troubled times.
Hosted by Matt Armitage
Guest: Charles Landry, Founder of The Creative Bureaucracy Festival
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City
Episode Resources
- The Creative Bureaucracy Festival 2020 https://creativebureaucracy.org
- Charles Landry www.charleslandry.com
- Falling Walls https://falling-walls.com/foundation/
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On The Citymaker’s Reflexive City podcast, hosts Matt Armitage and Maya Tan speak to Dr Matt Benson, Think City’s programme Director about the Penang Bay International Ideas Competition. We look at Sällbo, a Swedish experiment in multigenerational living and ask whether replicating Swedish initiatives to introduce unstaffed, automated supermarkets into rural areas could benefit Malaysians.
Hosted by Matt Armitage & Maya Tan
Guest: Dr. Matt Benson, Director, Think City
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City
Episode Resources
- Penang Bay International Ideas Competition https://penangbaycompetition.com.my
- The Creative Bureaucracy Festival 2020 https://creativebureaucracy.org/festival-2020/programme/?utm_source=thinkcity&utm_medium=medium_prog&utm_camapign=partner_promo
- Unstaffed, digital supermarkets transform rural Sweden https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/06/unstaffed-digital-supermarkets-transform-rural-sweden
- 'It's like family': the Swedish housing experiment designed to cure loneliness https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/15/its-like-family-the-swedish-housing-experiment-designed-to-cure-loneliness?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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On this week’s episode of the Reflexive City, hosts Matt Armitage and Maya Tan discuss Kebun Kita(r), an innovative community-based urban farm is bringing organic food production to the heart of Penang. We speak to its project leader, Think City Programme Manager, Karthigayan Gunasegaran, about its potential to shape the conversation about diet and nutrition in our cities.
On further food-related topics, we talk about a looming crisis in Malaysia’s food and water supply and an innovative early warning system for Haze detection.
Hosted by Matt Armitage & Maya Tan
Guest: Karthigayan Gunasegaran, Programme Manager, Think City
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City.
Episode Resources
- Kebun Kita(r): Penang’s 1st Self-Sustaining Community Urban Farm Opens at Penang Digital Library:https://thecitymaker.com.my/kebun-kitar-penang-urban-community-digital/
- A Beautiful Yet Grim Map Shows How Wildfire Smoke Spreads https://www.wired.com/story/map-shows-how-wildfire-smoke-spreads/
- Malaysia’s Looming Food and Water Catastrophe https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/malaysias-looming-food-and-water
- Mapping Vulnerability and Resilience: a Decision Support Tool for Policymakers https://thinkcity.com.my/ups/issue-4-mapping-vulnerability-and-resilience-a-decision-support-tool-for-policymakers/
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Welcome to the Reflexive City, a new weekly podcast from The Citymaker and Think City, hosted by Matt Armitage and Maya Tan.
Every week we’ll be bringing you stories from around the world that are helping to shape the cities and the world we live in.
On this first episode we talk about what reflexive cities are and what they could be, as well as exploring some of the ways that Think City has adapted its outreach in response to COVID-19. Uta Dietrich, Resilience Lead for Think City tells us about the K2K Programme.
Hosted by Matt Armitage & Maya Tan
Guest: Uta Dietrich, Resilience Lead, Think City
Produced by Matt Armitage for Think City.
Episode Resources
- Reflexivity in the Age of Pandemia: Adaptive Policy Making and the COVID-19 Crisis: https://thinkcity.com.my/ups/issue-3-reflexivity-in-the-age-of-pandemia-adaptive-policy-making-and-the-covid-19-crisis/
- You Ok or Not During MCO? - Survey Report: https://thinkcity.com.my/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/MCO-Survey-Results.pdf
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Hans Karssenberg of interdisciplinary urban organisation, STIPO, tells us why it’s important to consider the city at a human scale and how to sustain placemaking efforts in the long term.
One man's journey to keep Japan's traditional music heritage alive.
This episode contains the music tracks 'Aoi' and 'Gurizayu no Sora' (Grisaille Sky) by WASABI; and 'Kokiriko' and 'Dayung Sampan' featuring Che Mat Jusoh on Rebab, Mohd Juffry Yusoff on Gendang, Hiromu Motonaga on Shakuhachi and Azumi Yamano on Koto, courtesy of Hiromu Motonaga and The Japan Foundation Kuala Lumpur.
The danger of many a public space is that it is underutilised, or worse, abandoned. Enter placemaking, where activities are programmed for the public to gather and enjoy in shared public spaces. The discovery - that placemaking can be a boost to society and the economy. CYNTHIA NIKITIN, Senior Vice President at Project for Public Spaces (PPS.org) surveys the state of Malaysia’s public spaces, and illustrates how placemaking activities can bring jobs and opportunities for commerce.
Is city living killing us? What are the causes of NCDs and what does the city have to do with it? A panel of health professionals share their views and solutions on fighting non-communicable diseases at the 9th World Urban Forum. Image by: Jose Martin-Ramirez/Unsplash Music partially sourced from: www.purple-planet.com
Telekom Malaysia launches the Muzium Telegraf in the historical city of Taiping this July, 2018. Izlyn Ramli, Vice President of Group Branding and Communication at Telekom Malaysia gives us a sneak peek and tells us about operating the group’s heritage efforts, her views on the heritage economy and how TM is taking advantage of technology to enhance the museum experience.
This episode is an accompanying piece to an article published on the Think City Channel. To get the full story please see thinkcity.com.my/channel.
JEFF LIM, urbanist, speaks about the 'Improving Streets of Downtown Kuala Lumpur' report, at the launch of the exhibition of the same title. The exhibition was one of three programmes run by Think City in conjunction with KL City Hall's KUL Design Month.
Part 2 of 3 of our podcast on creative hubs. Grey Yeoh, Head of the Arts and Creative Industries expands on creative hubs by sharing the key issues arising from conversations held at the British Council's Regional Forum on Creative Hubs and Cities 2017, held in Bangkok recently. Cover photo courtesy of thecraftcrowd.com
Akanksha Raja, Assistant Editor, Artsequator gives us the highlights of the British Council's Regional Forum on Creative Hubs and Cities and explains why KPIs are the hangman of creativity.
Cover photo courtesy of thecraftcrowd.com
Part 1 of 3 of our podcast on Creative Hubs. Grey Yeoh, Head of the Arts & Creative Industries, British Council, Malaysia defines creative hubs, tells us how they function and why they’re significant. He also highlights the main themes from the British Council’s Creative Hubs Report Malaysia 2016, the gaps, issues and suggested solutions.
Cover photo courtesy of thecraftcrowd.com
Think City reinvents Lorong Bandar 13 in downtown Kuala Lumpur as part of KUL Design Month. Uta Dietrich, Senior Manager, Urban Solutions at Think City, tells us what the feedback has been and how the project will benefit the city in the long term.
Launched two decades ago, Shalini Ganendra Fine Art (SGFA) has established itself as an expert in Southeast Asian contemporary art, playing the role of curator and advisor. Today, the gallery is more than just a place to buy art. Founder, DATIN SHALINI GANENDRA has added culture pioneer in its portfolio with the launch of Gallery Weekend Kuala Lumpur in 2016. She tells us about the creative directions local artists are taking, how the arts landscape has evolved, and why the city needs its own Gallery Weekend.
The concept of sustainable building covers a complete range of strategies, from design to construction, sourcing and operations. What does sustainable building truly entail? Eleena Jamil, the Malaysian architect who designed and built The Bamboo Playhouse in KL’s Perdana Botanical Gardens tells us about using homegrown sustainable materials and her holistic approach to sustainable building. Part 1 of 2
The concept of sustainable building covers a complete range of strategies, from design to construction, sourcing and operations. What does sustainable building truly entail? Eleena Jamil, the Malaysian architect who designed and built The Bamboo Playhouse in KL’s Perdana Botanical Gardens tells us about using homegrown sustainable materials and her holistic approach to sustainable building. Part 2 of 2
Arts on the Move is a public arts programme by Think City, in collaboration with Prasarana Malaysia Berhad, designed to bring a range of arts and culture activities to KL's rail transport system. Think City Programme Manager, Susie Kukathas, tells us why the project will benefit the city-dweller.
Cover Image: Art by Studio DL at Masjid Jamek
What makes a city liveable? Think City's Duncan Cave explains the process and findings of the latest Penang City Index 2016, while Chee Sek Thim, founder of guesthouse Sinkeh, sheds light on doing business, and being a native and arts advocate in Penang. Cover Image: Sidney Tan
The shopping mall has been Malaysia's favourite pastime. However the function of malls is to make us spend money. As awareness (and the economy changes), citizens are beginning to look towards community centric spaces. We speak to Alina of The Craft Crowd and Edward Soo of The Edcetera Food Company, two entrepreneurs committed to developing KL as a creative and cultural hub, so that we can embrace creativity, not just consumerism. Cover image: Sidney Tan
What makes a city liveable? Think City's Duncan Cave explains the process and findings of the latest Penang City Index 2016, while Chee Sek Thim, founder of guesthouse Sinkeh, sheds light on doing business, and being a native and arts advocate in Penang.
Cover image: Sidney Tan
From diesel-operated generators, to elaborate sets and exploding aeroplanes - the film industry is a prime wastemaker. Els Rientjes is one film producer in the Netherlands who has sparked a movement in greening the movie industry.
Photo: Maya Tan
The shopping mall has been Malaysia's favourite pastime. However the function of malls is to make us spend money. As awareness (and the economy changes), citizens are beginning to look towards community centric spaces. We speak to Alina of The Craft Crowd and Edward Soo of The Edcetera Food Company, two entrepreneurs committed to developing KL as a creative and cultural hub, so that we can embrace creativity, not just consumerism. Cover image: Sidney Tan
Think City speaks to the experts, Washington DC journalist Dena Levitz, Professor Graham Rook, Emeritus Professor of Medical Microbiology from the Division of Infection & Immunity, Faculty of Medical Sciences at University College London, and Ziad Razak, Director at PEMANDU (Performance Management and Delivery Unit, Prime Minister's Office of Malaysia) to discover why parks are good for people and can shape successful cities. Image: Kevin Rajaram via Unsplash.
How does digitisation change our cities? What changes do citizens need to prepare for and what should we safeguard? Charles Landry, author of The Digitized City tells us more.
Think City speaks to the experts, Washington DC journalist Dena Levitz, Professor Graham Rook, Emeritus Professor of Medical Microbiology from the Division of Infection & Immunity, Faculty of Medical Sciences at University College London, and Ziad Razak, Director at PEMANDU (Performance Management and Delivery Unit, Prime Minister's Office of Malaysia) to discover why parks are good for people and can shape successful cities. Image: Kevin Rajaram via Unsplash.