056 - Marthinus Grobler: Free City Design, Fiat Architecture & New Urbanism

<p>Urban Design, Modernism, The Elite Class, Progressivism, Fiat Architecture, Central Planning, New Urbanism, Dubai & The Emirates.</p> <p>Timothy Allen talks with Marthinus Grobler.</p> <p>Todays’ show is an episode about architecture & Free City planning with Marthinus Grobler.</p> <p>Marthinus is the chief architect at Tipolis, a company that I would describe as being at the forefront of planning, building and operating Free City projects throughout the globe. </p> <p>I loved talking to Martinus. Not least because he let me rant about one of my personal bugbears: Modernist architecture. However, during our discussion we also touch upon subjects such as urban design, progressivism, central planning, new urbanism, fiat architecture and I get Martinus’s opinion on what he thinks of the way that the design of the modern Emirates have evolved as a possible case study for urban planning in the future, something that has left me wondering whether skyscrapers and high rise buildings are a good idea at all.</p> <p>Enjoy the conversation.</p> <p>Free Cities Telegram Community: <a href="https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0">https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0</a></p> <p>LIBERTY IN OUR LIFETIME CONFERENCE</p> <p><a href="⁠https://libertyinourlifetime.org/⁠">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://libertyinourlifetime.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>TIMESTAMPS</p> <ul> <li><strong>0:30:</strong> Introduction.</li> <li><strong>6:08:</strong> What is your career history?</li> <li><strong>10:44:</strong> The Modernist movement in architecture and its impact.</li> <li><strong>15:24:</strong> Postmodernism and its impact on society.</li> <li><strong>20:46:</strong> Intellectual ideas about architecture.</li> <li><strong>23:12:</strong> Fiat architecture.</li> <li><strong>27:54:</strong> Urban planning and new urbanism.</li> <li><strong>33:28:</strong> Designing a Free City with a focus on property rights and beauty.</li> <li><strong>39:55:</strong> Building styles and preferences in a hypothetical Free City.</li> <li><strong>44:21:</strong> Power dynamics in society and the importance of alternative networks.</li> <li><strong>50:00:</strong> Decentralized planning and architecture.</li> <li><strong>54:08:</strong> Architectural design and urban planning in the Middle East.</li> <li><strong>1:02:16:</strong> Is high rise living a good idea?</li> <li><strong>1:06:07:</strong> Architecture, beauty, and urban design in Prague.</li> <li><strong>1:13:06:</strong> Which buildings should be centrally planned?</li> <li><strong>1:18:17:</strong> Can you speak about any current Tipolis projects?</li> <li><strong>1:22:43:</strong> Modernist buildings and longevity.</li> </ul> <p>TWITTER:</p> <p>Timothy Allen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>OTHER LINKS:</p> <p>Tipolis: <a href="https://tipolis.com/">https://tipolis.com/</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://free-cities.org/⁠">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://free-cities.org/⁠</a></p>