I had the pleasure of speaking to 5th-semester architecture students at the University of Thessaly - School of Architecture about #CreativeSustainability and innovative approaches to #UrbanGovernance. Even at an early stage in their studies, students explored #DesignEthics, the role of experimentation, and how emerging technologies like #Blockchain and tools like #RegulatorySandboxes can enable transparent, decentralized, and participatory city management. We discussed the promise of...

Created by LandmArch. & LandmArch. AI I’m excited to share our latest work, "Reclaiming Place: Human-Centered Urban Futures through Creative Sustainability", a case-study booklet that challenges the limits of #technocraticurbanism and reimagines the future of our cities. This publication dives deep into the urgent question facing today’s #planners, #designers, and #municipalities: How do we build cities that prioritize people, relationships, and ecological resilience—not just efficiency?...

I am deeply honored to have been invited to present my paper, “Reclaiming Place: Human-Centered Urban Futures through Creative Sustainability,”  at the 4th Sustainability in Creative Industries (SCI 2025) Conference , organized by IEREK  and hosted by Universitas Ciputra, Indonesia . Urban planning must move beyond technocratic models to embrace its socio-anthropological roots. This paper critiques data- and efficiency-driven urbanism, warning against corporate frameworks that treat cities as...