In today’s episode host Natasha Tennant is joined by co-host Mahika Gautam, a first-year architectural and interdisciplinary student at the Bartlett, UCL. Passionate about creating truly inclusive public spaces by studying the relationship between neuroscience and the built environment.

Today we are lucky to be joined by Fiona Zisch, who researches the cognition, experience, and reciprocity of architectural space, bodies, and movement. She works between the Institute of Behavioural Neuroscience at UCL and the Bartlett School of Architecture. She also teaches undergraduate Experimental Psychology at UCL. Fiona speaks at and organises international architecture and neuroscience conferences and festivals, has collaborated on a number of multidisciplinary research projects, and acts as a consultant for architecture and technology companies. She has published papers and book chapters in an array of research fields.

In this episode, we explore interdisciplinarity and through examples explore the interrelation of psychology and architecture, and how understanding the former can improve the way we design spaces.  We discuss the role of memory and imagination in our understanding of spaces and ask how social media has impacted the way we represent buildings today? Which led nicely into a discussion on how we cognise different representations of space, how we are able to orientate ourselves in cities which are in constant flux and how we differentiate spaces that look exactly the same.

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With thanks to our guest Fiona Zisch, hosts Natasha Tennant and Mahika Gautam; music production by Lorenzo Angoli and graphic design by Ziyan Zhao

New Dimensions Episode 3 – Building a Better Construction Sector

In today’s episode host Natasha Tennant is joined by co-host Jessy Gomez, a third-year PhD student and Occupational Safety and Health professional with over 10 years of experience in the UK Construction industry. She worked for Mace Group for nearly 6 years and joined UCL, last December, as a Technical Safety Manager for the Bartlett Manufacturing + Design exchange, a multidisciplinary centre that invites Bartlett students and academic staff to engage with new and traditional tools, processes and materials.

We are lucky to be joined by two incredible guests this week, Sam Stacey and Professor Jacqui Glass. Sam is the director of the Transforming Construction Challenge at UKI which funds projects which use modern methods of construction to innovate and transform the construction sector. Jacqui, is the Chair in Construction Management, at The Bartlett School of Construction and Project Management, in University College London and Vice Dean Research for the Bartlett Faculty. She is Principal Investigator of the Transforming Construction Network Plus, funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), an investment supported by the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF).

In this episode, we delve into the modern world of construction, an industry undergoing rapid and exciting change. We chat about the Transforming Construction Challenge and the work undertaken by the Transforming Construction Network Plus.  Answer ‘What are modern methods of construction?’ Ask ‘How can the industry maintain its young workforce? And ‘Why it’s struggling to diversify?’. Before diving into one of the industry’s biggest problems – health and safety, together we discuss the details behind the stats. 

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With thanks to our guests Sam Stacey and Professor Jacquiline Glass, hosts Natasha Tennant and Jessy Gomez; music production by Lorenzo Angoli and graphic design by Ziyan Zhao. 

In today’s episode host Natasha Tennant is joined by co-host Athena Li, a first-year
BSc Architecture Student at The Bartlett School of Architecture and she’s invited a very special guest to join us! Our guest this week is Sir Peter Cook, an English architect and the co-founder of the avant-garde, neo-futuristic group Archigram. Sir Peter is the former Director of the Institute for Contemporary Art, London and the Bartlett School of Architecture. He has been a pivotal figure in the global architectural world for over half a century. Sir Peter was knighted by the Queen in 2007 for his service to architecture and teaching. He is also the founder of CRAB studio.

In this episode, we take a journey with Peter from London, around the world and back again through stories and anecdotes of a lifetime dedicated to architecture. We chat about why we need architects and what’s our role in making the world a better place? If architecture has a purpose and if so, what that might be? And the importance of radicalism both historically and today.

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With thanks to our guest Sir Peter Cook, hosts Natasha Tennant and Athena Li; music production by Lorenzo Angoli and graphic design by Ziyan Zhao.

Welcome to New Dimensions Podcast! From The Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment to the world, comes a new show which explores every aspect of the built environment. Created and led by students from The Bartlett this is a show that brings you new voices, new perspectives and new ideas from those embedded in what’s happening now.

In this episode host, Natasha Tennant welcomes listeners to New Dimensions, explaining its aims, the format of the show and the upcoming episodes.  From academics to architects and researchers to community activists, we’ll be diving deeper and interviewing the people who shape our built environment. So from wherever you’re listening, this is New Dimensions and we hope you enjoy the show.