Talking Place
Talking Place
Podcast Description
Welcome to Talking Place The podcast bringing placemakers and storytellers together to talk about place. The Talking Place podcast is your go-to podcast for exploring the power of storytelling in shaping narratives and identities for neighbourhoods, towns, cities, and nations. Join your host, Concept Culture’s Creative Director Tanisha Raffiuddin as she talks with experts across the built environment, sharing their knowledge and stories on placemaking, branding, sustainability, language, finance, health, culture, and more. Whether you are an urban designer, architect, planner, developer, investor, marketeer, or simply curious about places and stories, this podcast is for you.Listen to our latest episodes of Talking Place and join the conversation on social media! Follow us on: Instagram: @talkingplacepodcastX: @tppodcast_ LinkedIn: Talking Place PodcastBluesky @talkingplaceTikTok: @talkingplacepodcastHost: Tanisha Raffiuddin Production: Concept Culture
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast delves into themes such as sustainable urban design, community engagement, place branding, and the social implications of housing. Episodes explore specific topics like the role of community in creating inclusive spaces and the strategic importance of place branding in transforming perceptions, with examples provided by experts in the field.
Welcome to Talking Place
The podcast bringing placemakers and storytellers together to talk about place.
The Talking Place podcast is your go-to podcast for exploring the power of storytelling in shaping narratives and identities for neighbourhoods, towns, cities, and nations.
Join your host, Concept Culture’s Creative Director Tanisha Raffiuddin as she talks with experts across the built environment, sharing their knowledge and stories on placemaking, branding, sustainability, language, finance, health, culture, and more.
Whether you are an urban designer, architect, planner, developer, investor, marketeer, or simply curious about places and stories, this podcast is for you.
Listen to our latest episodes of Talking Place and join the conversation on social media!
Follow us on:
Instagram: @talkingplacepodcast
X: @tppodcast_
LinkedIn: Talking Place Podcast
Bluesky @talkingplace
TikTok: @talkingplacepodcast
Host: Tanisha Raffiuddin
Production: Concept Culture
In this episode of Talking Place, host Tanisha Raffiuddin is joined by not one, but two incredible guests, Rumi Bose, urban designer and place shaping consultant , and Palak Jhunjhunwala, architect and co-founder of Beyond Design. Together they unpack what it means to move beyond “tick-box consultation” and deliver authentic, meaningful co-design.
From transforming Peveril Gardens in southeast London to a community hub, to creating a sustainable action plan for the Neasden Town Centre in northwest London, to developing a culturally rooted masterplan for a tyre manufacturing plant in India, Tanisha, Rumi, and Palak explore what it takes to build trust, create shared ownership, and tell richer stories of place. They share powerful reflections on centering local knowledge, respecting history, and working with “enlightened clients” to embed equity, empathy and sustainability into every layer of a project.
The conversation also touches on the challenges and opportunities of co-design, including what happens when there’s not enough time or budget, and how to manage expectations while still aiming for impact.
Whether you’re a planner, designer, developer, policymaker or community leader, this episode will leave you inspired to reimagine engagement and see co-design as a mindset, not just a methodology.
Join us as we Talk Place.
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To learn more about Rumi – visit here:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rumi-bose-0386a41a/
To learn more about Palak – visit here:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/palakj/
To learn more about Tanisha – visit here:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/tanishaa
Website: www.conceptculture.co
Twitter: @tanisha.rr
Instagram: @tanisha.rr
To learn more about Talking Place – visit here:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/talking-place-podcast
Website: www.conceptculture.co/talking-place
Instagram: @talkingplacepodcast
X: @tppodcast_
Bluesky: @talkingplace
TikTok: @talkingplacepodcast
To learn more about Concept Culture – visit here:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/concept-culture-uk
Website: www.conceptculture.co
Twitter: @_conceptculture
Instagram: @_conceptculture
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