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𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁: 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲, 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 In our daily lives, how we move through our cities profoundly shapes our safety, health, happiness, and the environment. This weekend, we dive into the essence of creating urban spaces that prioritize all those human and environmental aspects. Check out the episodes below to learn why and how making our cities safer, more accessible, and more active is not just a matter of convenience but a critical component of our collective future. 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗪𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 | With Lior Steinberg Watch here: https://lnkd.in/dShfrihF Listen here: https://lnkd.in/d73yG-YQ . 𝗨𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻: 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿, 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 | With Lamia Abdelfattah and Lily Scarponi Watch here: https://lnkd.in/dBP3hzSd Listen here: https://lnkd.in/ddBhQJG9 . 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 with Jim Walker and Juliette Ténart Watch here: https://lnkd.in/djyzcwMy Listen here: https://lnkd.in/d6HMCRjg . 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗨𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗨𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗨𝗻𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆: 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘃𝘀. 𝗖𝗮𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 with Arezoo Mohebpour Watch here: https://lnkd.in/d8UwXtdD Listen here: https://lnkd.in/dyhkJXpf

Dear The Coca-Cola Company, I have a question for you... During my childhood in Iran, I remember when we would buy Coca-Cola in glass bottles, we were not supposed to trash or recycle the bottles. Instead, we needed to collect them and return them to our local supermarkets. The factory would then collect, wash, and reuse them for more and more uses. Now, I don't know about the political story of Coca-Cola being sold in Iran, but from a sustainability point of view, this was a genius idea. I mean: 1. We all go to restaurants and drink from glasses, and we don't expect that every time we drink, a new glass is melted and recycled for us to drink from. So, why should we think this way about the drinks we buy from super markets? 2. Our family of two puts at least 6-7 glass bottles per week in the recycling bin. Every time I do it, I feel stupid because they are in perfect shape and could be reused. 3. Why do we need to collect, separate, wash, melt, reshape, and fill instead of collecting, washing, and refilling? These are all genuine questions. Please help 😀 . #circulareconomy #sustainability #SDGs

Why Healing Ourselves is Key to Solving Climate Change? Most people see climate change as a technical issue in need of a technical solution. But is it really? While technical solutions are crucial, they won��t be effective unless we address the root cause—our own behaviors and mindsets. Here’s why healing ourselves is essential to solving climate change: #climatechange #climate #sustainability

Why Healing Ourselves is Key to Solving Climate Change? Most people see climate change as a technical issue in need of a technical solution. But is it really? While technical solutions are crucial, they won’t be effective unless we address the root cause—our own behaviors and mindsets. Here’s why healing ourselves is essential to solving climate change: #climatechange #climate #sustainability

Why Healing Ourselves is Key to Solving Climate Change? Most people see climate change as a technical issue in need of a technical solution. But is it really? While technical solutions are crucial, they won’t be effective unless we address the root cause—our own behaviors and mindsets. Here’s why healing ourselves is essential to solving climate change: #climatechange #climate #sustainability

𝗪𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁! From a young age, we are all taught to ignore our bodies' signals. 🩸 Painful period? Just take a painkiller and carry on. 😔 Feeling depressed? Just push through. 😴 Feeling tired? You can sleep when you die! But what we do not realize is that this very disconnection and dissociation from our bodies impacts us, our planet, and other beings living on Earth. 𝗔 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻; 𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘀. . Watch our latest episode on Design to Connect with Women's Health and Mindset Coach and TEDX Speaker Dinara Mukh, where we explore the profound connections between menstruation, natural cycles, and urban design. 👀 Watch the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/dfQy9nfY ᯤ Listen to the episode here: https://lnkd.in/duUGG3Hf . #NaturalCycles #UrbanDesign #ClimateCrisis . co-hosted with Khadidja Salamah Konate 😊

𝗪𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁! From a young age, we are all taught to ignore our bodies' signals. 🩸 Painful period? Just take a painkiller and carry on. 😔 Feeling depressed? Just push through. 😴 Feeling tired? You can sleep when you die! But what we do not realize is that this very disconnection and dissociation from our bodies impacts us, our planet, and other beings living on Earth. 𝗔 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻; 𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘀. . Watch our latest episode on Design to Connect with Women's Health and Mindset Coach and TEDX Speaker Dinara Mukh, where we explore the profound connections between menstruation, natural cycles, and urban design. 👀 Watch the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/dfQy9nfY ᯤ Listen to the episode here: https://lnkd.in/duUGG3Hf . #NaturalCycles #UrbanDesign #ClimateCrisis . co-hosted with Khadidja Salamah Konate 😊

🌿🏙️Let's explore the Intersection of #Menstruation, #Naturalcycles and #Urbandesign . Sounds unrelated? Listen to the episode to find out! 👀 Watch the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/dfQy9nfY ᯤ Listen to the episode here: https://lnkd.in/duUGG3Hf . What can we learn from nature and how our body works to inspire our urban development? How can topics like menstruation and the design of our spaces be related? In this episode of Design to Connect, we explore the intersection of #menstruation,#nature, and #architecture. . 𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝘿𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙖: Dinara Mukh is a Certified Hormone and Nutrition Coach, hashtag #TEDx speaker, and host of the popular “Feel Better Be Better” podcast. Dinara helps women restore hormonal balance by offering a natural approach to addressing the root causes of imbalances. Through nutritional guidance and lifestyle changes, she helps women regulate their cycles, boost energy levels, and reduce inflammation to live more fulfilling lives. . 🔗 𝙍𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙨: Dinara's Ted Talk "Your Menstrual Cycle is Your Superpower": https://lnkd.in/dFYvvud6 Feel Better, Be Better Podcast: https://lnkd.in/duugR-bV FREE Hormone Imbalance Quiz: https://lnkd.in/dcKnrXt7 🔗 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝘿𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙖: LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/df9gu_aE Instagram: https://lnkd.in/dSqCMr5G Chat with Dinara: https://lnkd.in/dDGRT_Z5 . If you find this episode insightful, please like, share, and comment to support our channel and spread awareness. . #UrbanGenderDivide #InclusiveCities #WomenInUrbanSpaces #PublicSpaceEquity #GenderSafety #InclusiveMobility #SpatialEquity #FeministUrbanism #SafeCitiesForWomen #UrbanPlanning #IntersectionalFeminism #CitySpaceArchitecture #ParticipatoryPlanning #PublicSpaceDesign . Hosted by Khadidja Salamah Konate & Arezoo Mohebpour

In a society with distorted values, even the most natural parts of life can feel like problems... . Watch the full episode on "𝗨𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 | 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 & 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁" on Design to connect here : ▶ https://lnkd.in/dUGZRHfB 🎙 https://lnkd.in/d_RH2rFv . While architecture and urban design cannot resolve all the hardships, sacrifices, and challenges that women or mothers face in the society of today, they can certainly enhance access to crucial needs related to motherhood and postpartum care, such as fostering connections to a caring community in cities. For this to happen, we, of course, need a paradigm shift in the values that shape our society and, consequently, our built environment. But since there is still a long way forward, my question today is this: Can we, as architects and urban designers, begin to ask ourselves, "What would happen if we put care, community, and belonging at the center of how we build our cities rather than prioritizing efficiency and speed?" . 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘳: 𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘥𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘨𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘸𝘪𝘥𝘦. . #UrbanDesign #Motherhood #CommunitySupport #ArchitecturalInnovation #PostpartumCare

In a society with distorted values, even the most natural parts of life can feel like problems... . Watch the full episode on "𝗨𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 | 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 & 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁" on Design to connect here : ▶ https://lnkd.in/dUGZRHfB 🎙 https://lnkd.in/d_RH2rFv . While architecture and urban design cannot resolve all the hardships, sacrifices, and challenges that women or mothers face in the society of today, they can certainly enhance access to crucial needs related to motherhood and postpartum care, such as fostering connections to a caring community in cities. For this to happen, we, of course, need a paradigm shift in the values that shape our society and, consequently, our built environment. But since there is still a long way forward, my question today is this: Can we, as architects and urban designers, begin to ask ourselves, "What would happen if we put care, community, and belonging at the center of how we build our cities rather than prioritizing efficiency and speed?" . 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘳: 𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘥𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘨𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘸𝘪𝘥𝘦. . #UrbanDesign #Motherhood #CommunitySupport #ArchitecturalInnovation #PostpartumCare