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Radio 4,25 Aug 2025,28 mins

SeriesSeries 2

Making 'Making' Great Again

Building Soul: with Thomas Heatherwick

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Our cities have been built like machines – efficient, repeatable, and soulless. In this second episode, Thomas Heatherwick argues it’s time to put the hand back into architecture. Can embracing craft, imperfection – even AI as a creative partner – help us make buildings that feel human again? Producer: Anouk Millet Series Producer: Nadia Mehdi Mix Engineer: Will Fitzpatrick A Tempo+Talker production for BBC Radio 4

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