The Super Urban Podcast
Episodes
Global Cities with David Gianotten
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Graham Crist talks to Managing Partner - Architect of OMA, David Gianotten.
Singapore with Tat Haur Lee
15 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Super Urban Podcast, we turn our attention to Singapore — a city often described through the language of efficiency, optimisa...
City as Provocation with Paul Van Herk
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re speaking to Paul van Herk – urban design and architect in Melbourne, and someone with a perfect mix of humour and frustration toward...
Australian Cities: Adelaide with Ian McDougall
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Super Urban Podcast, we focus on Adelaide. A city of clarity. Streets framed by gardens. Squares laid out with foresight. A ri...
Australian Cities: Gadigal Country/Sydney with Elizabeth Farrelly
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Super Urban Podcast, we focus on Sydney— the metropolis on the edge of the Pacific. When we mention Sydney, we can’t escape...
International Cities: Hong Kong with Betty Ng
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hong Kong is a city drawn in section—stacked, stepped, suspended. A culture of building that has learned to fold terrain and threshold into one cont...
International Cities: Saigon/Ho Chi Minh with Tu Truong and Triet Le
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Saigon or Ho Chi Minh City is a metropolis of intense fascination for many of us. A city of close to 10 million which has experienced explosive growt...
Australian Cities: Naarm/Melbourne with Gary Presland
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As we walk around built-up cities of today, it’s easy to forget that nature laid the groundwork long before the first brick was laid. Ancient volcan...
Planet City: Liam Young
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re living through a polycrisis - a moment where cascading ecological, technological, social, political and economic pressures are reshaping the w...
Australian Cities: Boorloo/Perth with Emma Jackson
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Perth, the capital of Western Australia sites as the most geographically isolated capital city on earth, and sits on the time zone of two thirds of th...
Planetary Cities: Indy Johar
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ask a physicist, and they’ll tell you: the universe is mostly made of something we can’t see.Ordinary matter—everything tangible and visible—m...
Cities as Multiples and Endless Cities
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore the idea of Cities as Multiples and Endless Cities, a concept that challenges the traditional view of cities as singular, ...
Cities as Fragmented and Divided
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Conrad Hamann’s discussion of divided and fragmented cities describes stressed and dystopic places- urban environments that have become irreconcilab...
Cities as Arenas of Social Change
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The fourth episode Cities as Arenas for Social Change will explore the connection between urban design, social transformation, and political ideologie...
Cities as Theatre
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cities are theatres. In this third episode we think of cities as the setting or backdrop to drama and events – ideas connected to Berthold Brecht’...
Cities as Industry
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SUP – The Super Urban Podcast – is hosted by Ian Nazareth, Graham Crist and Christine Phillips. In this second episode of the Super Urban Podcast,...
Cities as Order
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SUP – The Super Urban Podcast – is hosted by Ian Nazareth, Graham Crist and Christine Phillips.In this episode Cities as Order, we speak to Conrad...
The Super Urban Podcast Series Introduction - Urban Emulation
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to SUP – The Super Urban Podcast – a discussion on cities from RMIT Architecture & Urban Design, in Narrm, Melbourne, Australia. Hoste...
The Super Urban Podcast: Introduction
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to SUP – The Super Urban Podcast – a discussion on cities from RMIT Architecture & Urban Design, in Narrm, Melbourne, Australia. Hoste...