A conversation with Bianca Hermansen about Democratic Design in Cities - Ep 16

The Life-Sized City Urbanism Podcast

Mikael has a conversation with his friend and colleague Bianca Hermansen - Danish architect and urban planner - about the oft used phrase “Democratic Design”. What it is supposed to mean and whether or not we’re anywhere close to actually doing it properly. They’re not optimistic. Urban design and planning are falling even farther behind despite the intensifying need for designing cities for everyone in them - not just the cis, car-driving male demographic. Bianca’s research shows that 72% of people in London feel excluded from their own city and that is the case in most cities around the world. She highlights the need for curating our cities in order to get back to being life-sized spaces for all citizens.