{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/601c017e27090c4964164c7c/690b740a68ccec9b8ef458c9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A new House of Commons report on child-centred design, financial strain for UK architectural firms and bold changes to the London Plan","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/601c017e27090c4964164c7c/1762357696847-16455257-50f5-4b1d-9912-011052b1b24d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode, technical editor and deputy architecture editor of the Architects’ Journal Fran Williams is joined by Dinah Bornat, an architect and co-founder of ZCD Architects. She’s also the author of All to Play For: How to design child-friendly housing, published by the RIBA in February this year. Together they discuss:</p><p><br></p><p><em>A new House of Commons report demands a greater role for children in urban design&nbsp;// UK architectural businesses face growing financial strain // London’s affordable housing ratio slips amid a watering down of development guidelines // And the architects picked for the long-awaited pedestrianisation of Oxford Street are revealed</em></p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to the Open City Podcast on&nbsp;<a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/35kdEOFJVd6SLThbfbcBPK?si=ztibrCW_QcGiB4M9oc_pXg&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=ce6b980a91c54663\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https://soundcloud.com/open-city-london\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Soundcloud</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/open-city/id1527736968\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">iTunes</a></p><p><br></p><p>The Open City Podcast is supported by&nbsp;<a href=\"https://links.bloombergconnects.org/6Ggw/n5nj9gdq\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg Connects</a>, the free arts and culture platform and produced in association with the Architects’ Journal, London Society, C20 Society and Save Britain's Heritage.</p><p><br></p><p>The Open City Podcast is recorded and produced at the Open City offices located in Bureau.&nbsp;<a href=\"https://designdistrict.co.uk/for-you/hot-desk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bureau&nbsp;</a>is a co-working space for creatives offering a new approach to membership workspace. Bureau prioritises not just room to think and do, but also shared resources and space to collaborate.</p><p><br></p><p>To help support excellent and accessible, independent journalism about the buildings and the urban environment, please&nbsp;<a href=\"https://open-city.org.uk/friends\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">become an Open City Friend</a>.</p>","author_name":"Open City"}