#5 - Dr. Nir Buras, Classic Planning Institute: on Beauty and the Sublime, Classic Planning, Learning Architecture, the book 'the Art of Classic Planning'

Dr. Nir Buras is an experienced architect, planner, author and founder of the Classic Planning Institute, which is a traditional architecture and urban design consultancy, an academy of traditional architecture and classic urban planning, and a community of like minded practitioners. He authored the book 'The Art of Classic Planning' (Harvard University Press, 2019) which is a must-have for any planner that values beauty and common sense in the built environment. In this episode we talk about dr. Buras' experiences of becoming an architect, about the difference between Beauty and the Sublime, the Classic Planning method and the Art of Classic Planning book, suburbs, and much more. Visit https://www.classicplanning.org/ for more information on the Classic Planning Institute. Join the CPI Stoa community on https://www.classicplanning.org/forum Dr. Buras' book, The Art of Classic Planning, can be bought here: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Classic-Planning-Beautiful-Communities/dp/0674919246/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=the+art+of+classic+planning&qid=1594224749&sr=8-2  ------ For more information on The Aesthetic City, find our website on https://theaestheticcity.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_Aesthetic_City

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How come our modern cities have become so hostile to humans, so ugly, car-oriented and grey? What is the solution to these problems - how can we return to a more human, beautiful and liveable city? In this podcast, host Ruben Hanssen interviews experts in the fields of architecture, urban planning and urban design to find out how we can improve our cities, our architecture and our streets, in order to create more friendly and beautiful places. The clock is ticking; valuable land is wasted on dreary developments while many beautiful, picturesque urban environments are at risk of being jarred forever by ugly buildings that don't belong there. There are better ways to build; let's explore how!