Urban Limitrophe
Alexandra Lambropoulos
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Urban Limitrophe is a podcast exploring the various initiatives happening in cities across the African continent (and diaspora) to creatively solve problems, support their communities, create vibrant urban spaces, and build better cities overall. Ideas from the continent are often overlooked. This podcast seeks to bring to light the intersecting ideas and practices from urban planning, architecture, economics, arts and culture, geography, and politics that define our urban living, and uncover how to build resilient communities, economies, and ecologies. Tune in to catch interviews with urban planners, designers, researchers, community-builders, creatives and more, doing great work to change the future of their cities and find out how you support them to make a difference in their communities and get inspired to take action in yours.
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S1E33 How a Free Building Can Cost Everything: China, Africa, and Gifting Parliaments | Dr. Innocent Batsani-Ncube
A gift isn't always free. But when a foreign government offers to build your parliament—for free—it's easy to miss where the real cost lands.In this episode, Dr. Innocent (Ib) Batsani-Ncube discusses…
S1E32 How to Build a Better Innovation Ecosystem: Lessons from Botswana | Dr. Pierce Otlhogile-Gordon
We often think of innovation as something inherently good — new technologies, sleek apps, disruptive ideas, and economic growth.But who actually benefits from innovation? And what gets erased in the…
S2E31 Trans Africa Pipeline (Pt. 3): Why Africa’s Water Crisis Matters Everywhere and What We Can Do About It | Dr. Rod Tennyson & Dr. Romila Verma
How will water scarcity shape the future of cities, migration, and global stability?From climate change to migration, the African water crisis is deeply connected to global challenges — and global…
S1E30 Trans Africa Pipeline (Pt. 2): How Water Infrastructure Shapes Our Lives | Dr. Rod Tennyson & Dr. Romila Verma
Why do some water systems work— and others fail?Successful water infrastructure isn’t just about engineering. There’s a hidden social side — shaped by governance, culture, and power — that often…
S1E29 Trans Africa Pipeline (Pt. 1): How to Build a Continent-Sized Water System | Dr. Rod Tennyson & Dr. Romila Verma
What if water infrastructure could do more than deliver clean drinking water — what if it could transform economies, support food security, reduce climate migration, and unite communities across…
S1E28 How DO Architecture Co-Designs for Dignity After Disaster | Omar Degan
What does it mean to rebuild with dignity after disaster strikes?In this episode of Urban Limitrophe, we speak with architect Omar Degan, founder of DO Architecture and the Fragility Lab. Together,…
What's in Season 2 of Urban Limitrophe?
What do you build when the systems around you fall short?In Season 2 of Urban Limitrophe, we travel across continents, through cities, and into communities — from the innovation hubs of Botswana to…
S1E27 How Civic Action Shapes Cities and What to Avoid When Building Megacities From Scratch | Dafe Oputu
The built environment is a reflection of political decisions. The officials you elect shape the environment around you. So, what happens if people don’t participate in the voting process?In this…
S1E26 How the Just Cities Project is Using 3D Modeling to Co-Design Smart Cities in Kenya | Titus Kaloki
What makes a city truly smart? Or just? The answer lies with the people.In this episode, we explore the human-centric side of Smart Cities with our guest Titus Kaloki from the Friedrich Ebert…
S1E25 How Escrevivências Challenge Urban Planning Norms: Afro-Brazilian Communities’ Strategies for Reclaiming the Right to the City | Mayara Almeida de Paula
What if the true architects of our cities are not the government officials or urban planners, but the communities who live in them? In this episode, we dive deep into a provocative question: When…
S1E24 How Think Tanger's Multicultural Approach Transforms Suburban and Urban Spaces | Amine Houari & Naziha Nasrin
In this episode, we're headed to Tangier, Morocco. My co-host Naziha Nasrin and I speak with Amine Houari of Think Tanger, a non-profit cultural agency shaping Tangier's development through art,…
S1E23 How the Bicycle Mayor of Toronto is Making Toronto's Streets Safer for All | Lanrick Bennett Jr., Joycelyn Guan & Erin
Join me, along with my co-hosts Joycelyn and Erin, as we dive into an insightful conversation with Lanrick Bennett Jr., Toronto's Bicycle Mayor, and the Executive Director of Charlie's FreeWheels. We…
S1E22 Artistry Beyond Borders: Exploring the Power of Public Art in Toronto with Destinie Adélakun
This episode marks the first video episode of the podcast! Here's a sneak peek of my conversation with Destinie Adélakun, an emerging multi-disciplinary artist, who masterfully weaves her…
S1E21 How the Charter Cities Institute Promotes Inclusive and Adaptable Planning for Sustainable New Cities | Heba Elhanafy
Join me in this captivating episode of the podcast as I have an insightful conversation with Heba Elhanafy, an urban researcher from the Charter Cities Institute (CCI) Zambia. Together, we explore…
S1E20 How Ushahidi is Using Crowdsourcing to Help Community Disaster Response and Recovery | Angela Oduor Lungati
In this episode, I chat with Angela Oduor Lungati, the CEO of Ushahidi. Ushahdi is a mobile platform dubbed “Africa’s Gift to Silicon Valley” by the New York Times. Born out of a crisis, the…
S1E19 Comment le Centre d'Art Waza fait la promotion des artistes et de l'art populaire à Lubumbashi | Patrick Mudekereza
En novembre 2021, j'ai eu le plaisir de parler avec M. Patrick Mudekereza le Directeur Exécutif du Centre d'Art Waza. Le Centre d'Art Waza, situé à Lubumbashi, en République démocratique du Congo une…
S1E18 How CLUSTER is Bridging Western Urban Understanding From the Middle East to North Africa | Salma Elbasty & Sami Ferwati
In this episode, my co-host Sami Ferwati and I chat with Salma Elbasty from CLUSTER (Cairo Lab for Urban Studies, Training and Environmental Research). CLUSTER undertakes a number of research,…
S1E17 How Book Bunk is Restoring Public Libraries Across Nairobi | Marion Anvango & Jane O'Brien Davis
In this episode, my co-host Jane O'Brien Davis and I chat with Marion Anvango at Book Bunk. Book Bunk is "working to restore some of Nairobi's most iconic public libraries into sites of heritage,…
S1E16 How Black Futures Now Toronto Turned Local Histories into a Virtual Community Centre | Adwoa Afful
In this episode, I chat with Adwoa Afful, the founder of Black Futures Now Toronto (BFN TO). BFN TO is collective that uses a mixture of storytelling, radical mapping, and a whole lot of creative…
S1E15 How Buildher is Empowering Women Through Construction | Tatu Gatere
In this episode, I speak with Tatu Gatere, the co-founder and CEO of Buildher. Buildher is a non-profit based in Nairobi Kenya that is on a mission to promote gender equality within the construction…
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