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Building Soul: with Thomas Heatherwick

Thomas Heatherwick asks why our cities feel so soulless and what we can do about it.

Radio 4,6 episodes

Episodes

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Series 2
Rational People Making Irrational Buildings
Thomas Heatherwick takes on the global 'blandemic'.
18 Aug 2025,28 mins
Series 2
Making 'Making' Great Again
Thomas Heatherwick on reviving craft, imperfection and humanity in architecture.
25 Aug 2025,28 mins
Series 2
Public Service Architecture
How emotion, protest and media can help us build better, more human cities.
01 Sep 2025,28 mins
How to Ditch Boring and Humanise Our Cities
Designer Thomas Heatherwick offers his practical vision for a better urban future.
17 Oct 2023,28 mins
The Cult of Modernist Architecture
Designer Thomas Heatherwick asks when and why our buildings became so boring.
10 Oct 2023,28 mins
Why Boring Buildings Are Bad for Us
Thomas Heatherwick argues for change in our building design.
03 Oct 2023,28 mins