Om denne podcast
Welcome to the Grow Places podcast where we explore the virtuous circle of people growth and place.
Brought to you by Grow Places and hosted by our Founder, Tom Larsson. These short conversations with industry leaders and community figures share insights on the built environment and open up about their purpose and what drives them on a personal level.
Thank you for listening. For more information please visit our website; www.growplaces.com and connect with us @WeGrowPlaces across all social channels.
We cover topics such as real estate, property development, place, urban design, architecture, social value, sustainability, community, technology, diversity, philanthropy, landscape design, public realm, cities, urban development, people, neighbourhoods, anthropology, sociology, geography, culture, circular economy, whole life carbon, affordability, business models, innovation, impact, futurism, mindset, leadership, mentorship, wellbeing.
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Episoder
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- GP 72: Roots, Belonging and the Future of Place: with Julien Clin of Arup · 40 min.In this episode of the Grow Places Podcast, Tom Larsson sits down with Julien Clin of Arup’s Foresight team. Julien is Arup’s futures learning partner, and he has recently…
- GP 71: Data Centres Explained: with Celeste McGinley of Knight Frank · 30 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 71In this episode of the Grow Places Podcast, Tom Larsson sits down with Celeste McGinley of Knight Frank’s Global Data Centre team. Celeste advises buyers, sellers and occupiers…
- GP 70: The Power of the Collective: with Max Farrell of LDN Collective · 39 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 70In this episode of the Grow Places Podcast, Tom Larsson sits down with Max Farrell, founder of LDN Collective. LDN Collective is a values-led network of independent built…
- GP 69: Human Is The New Luxury: with Anthony Slumbers · 55 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 69In this episode of the Grow Places Podcast, Tom Larsson sits down with Antony Slumbers, PropTech strategist and advisor, and a pioneer of the sector since launching the UK's…
- GP 68: Housing as Social Infrastructure: with Ofri Earon of Neighborhood Lab · 46 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 68Ofri Earon is an architect, urban planner, and the founder and director of Neighborhood Lab, a Copenhagen based strategic advisory working on social impact in housing and…
- GP 67: Live Life in the Yellow: with Nick Searl · 1 t. 3 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 67Nick Searl spent over two decades at Argent, where he played a central role in the development of King's Cross, one of the UK's most significant regeneration projects. He now…
- GP 66: Built Environment Sector is Critical to UK Growth: with Nick McKeogh of NLA · 46 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 66In this episode of the Grow Places Podcast, Tom Larsson is joined by Nick McKeogh, co-founder and Chief Executive of NLA, to explore two decades of building a civic institution…
- GP 65: Communicate in Primary Colours: Plain English in Complex Institutions, with Muyiwa Oki of Mace · 36 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 65In this episode, Tom Larsson is joined by Muyiwa Oki, architect, former RIBA president, and now at Mace, to explore what it takes to reform a 200-year-old institution from the…
- GP 64: Team London: Why is London Such a Draw with Rose Wangen-Jones of London and Partners · 35 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 64In this episode, Tom sits down with Rose Wangen-Jones, Managing Director for Marketing, Destination and Commercial at London and Partners, the growth agency for London. They meet…
- GP 63: Building for Society: with Simon Henley of Henley Halebrown · 54 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 63This episode takes its title from Henley Halebrown's recently published book, Building for Society, and we are privileged to have worked closely with Simon and the practice for…
- GP 62: Where Severance and Opportunity Collide: with Tom Holbrook of 5th Studio · 34 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 62In this episode of the Grow Places Podcast, Tom Larsson is joined by Tom Holbrook, Director of 5th Studio, to explore what it means to work across the full spectrum of…
- GP 61: Finding the Gold Dust in a Place: with Stephanie Edwards of Urban Symbiotics · 39 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 61In this episode of the Grow Places Podcast, Tom Larsson is joined by Stephanie Edwards, Architect, Urban Designer and Co-Founder of Urban Symbiotics, to explore what it truly…
- GP 60: Copenhagen's Socio-Economic Street Where Everyone Belongs: with Christian Søndergaard of Saxogade · 42 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 60In this episode of the Grow Places Podcast, Tom Larsson travels to Copenhagen to meet Christian Søndergaard, Head of Saxogade, what may be the world's only socio-economic street…
- GP 59: I Just Love Places: with Hilary Satchwell of Tibbalds · 38 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 59In this episode of the Grow Places Podcast, Tom Larsson is joined by Hilary Satchwell, Director at Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design, to explore what it really means to put…
- GP 58: Passionate Delivery of Regeneration: with Gerry Hughes of Gerry Hughes Consulting · 43 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 58In this episode of the Grow Places Podcast, Tom Larsson is joined by Gerry Hughes, Managing Director of Gerry Hughes Consulting, to explore leadership, delivery and the realities…
- GP 57: Investing to Make Life Better in Cities: with Jesse Shapins of Urban Partners · 41 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 57In this episode of the Grow Places Podcast, Tom Larsson is joined by Jesse Shapins, Head of Urban Regeneration at Urban Partners, to explore what it really takes to deliver…
- GP 56: Get Ahead With AI and How To Double Down: with John Williams of Scail UK · 42 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 56In this episode of the Grow Places Podcast, Tom Larsson is joined by John Williams of Scail UK to explore what it really means to get ahead with AI — and where the built…
- GP 55: Heritage Led Growth of Cities: with Ailish Killilea of The Townscape Consultancy · 37 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 55In this episode of the Grow Places Podcast, host Tom Larsson is joined by Ailish Killilea of The Townscape Consultancy, for a compelling exploration of heritage, townscape, and…
- GP 54: Upskilling Local Government: with Pooja Agrawal of Public Practice · 40 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 54In this powerful episode of the Grow Places Podcast, Tom Larsson speaks with Pooja Agrawal, co-founder and CEO of Public Practice, a pioneering not-for-profit that places built…
- GP 53: Architecture for Real Life: Over 35 Years of Stories with Paul Monaghan of AHMM · 39 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 53How do you actually deliver a school, an office, or a housing block and turn it into something extraordinary? In this episode, Tom Larsson speaks with Paul Monaghan, co-founder…







