The Neighbor Effect
The Neighbor Effect
Podcast Description
Welcome to a podcast about neighborhoods, communities, and urban living. Through conversations with local community builders, homeowner associations, urban advocates, event initiators, and architects, we explore how to make a neighborhood a better place to live.Hosted by Darya, a digital nomad, the podcast brings stories to life as she travels the world to meet guests in person. The first episodes feature inspiring stories from Los Angeles, Chiang Mai, Bangkok, and Sri Lanka.This podcast aims to be a source of inspiration and best practices from communities across the globe, perfect for those passionate about improving their lives in cities.Produced by Urban Therapy
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The show focuses on community-building, urban advocacy, and practical improvements to neighborhood livability. Episodes feature discussions on initiatives such as walkability improvements, community resilience projects, and the role of homeowner associations, including a debut episode that covers the restoration of stair streets in Los Angeles.
Welcome to a podcast about neighborhoods, communities, and urban living. Through conversations with local community builders, homeowner associations, urban advocates, event initiators, and architects, we explore how to make a neighborhood a better place to live.
Hosted by Darya, a digital nomad, the podcast brings stories to life as she travels the world to meet guests in person. The first episodes feature inspiring stories from Los Angeles, Chiang Mai, Bangkok, and St. Petersburg.
This podcast aims to be a source of inspiration and best practices from communities across the globe, perfect for those passionate about improving their lives in cities.
Produced by Urban Therapy
In this episode, I talk with Supitcha Tovivich, an architect, professor, and creative force behind community-centered design projects in Bangkok. We dive into the hidden challenges designers face—and why true neighborhood transformation always requires collaboration beyond the architecture field.
We also touch on:
• Creative tools that invite citizens to co-create their neighborhoods
• How Supitcha blends architecture with flowers—and why it draws people in
• The unexpected ways COVID-19 helped grow a local flower market
• How she involves her students in real-life projects with real communities
• Supitcha’s evolving work for Bangkok Design Week—and what it reflects about shifting generations
• How different age groups influence neighborhood development
• Fun, playful strategies to make every design process more human
• Ways to attract funding for cultural projects
• And the story of how a local monk helped make a district more vibrant and tourist-friendly
This podcast is produced by Urban Therapy. Follow us on Instagram for behind-the-scenes content, urban insights, and upcoming events worldwide.
Special thanks to Supitcha for sharing her creative approach to design and for showing us how joyful, collaborative spaces can grow from even the most unlikely materials.
Credits:
Host – Darya Sannikova
Composer / Sound Mixing – Sybe
Cover – Eleonora Nekrasova
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