Cristiano Bianchi's guest appearances

Cristiano Bianchi

Thought Starters

Thought Starters | White City Place

Adam Scott

Yves Behar

Oliver Wainwright

Timothy Smith

James Shaw

Alan Maskin

Patrick Grant

Dean Brown

Riya Patel

Alex Gore

Deyan Sudjic

Shumi Bose

Philipp Rode

Sophie Rochester

Miranda West

OwlTail

As guarded as the country is about itself, and as careful about who and what they let in, there is a certain pride taken in the architecture of North Korea – so found our two guests, both who’ve recently authored books on the subject. They first visited Pyongyang together four years ago, and this episode is bit of a reunion between them and the telling of a number of quite insightful observations and unusual anecdotes – seeing, for instance, a model of Sir Terry Farrell’s MI6 building in London next to the great pyramids of Egypt as sources of design inspiration; or, spending a meal singing Italian communist songs with a local architect.The Pod - https://whitecityplace.com/podcast/the-podTo find out more about Thought Starters and Podcasting at White City Place, follow @whitecityplace#ThoughtStartersWCP

As guarded as the country is about itself, and as careful about who and what they let in, there is a certain pride taken in the architecture of North Korea – so found our two guests, both who’ve recently authored books on the subject. They first visited Pyongyang together four years ago, and this episode is bit of a reunion between them and the telling of a number of quite insightful observations and unusual anecdotes – seeing, for instance, a model of Sir Terry Farrell’s MI6 building in London next to the great pyramids of Egypt as sources of design inspiration; or, spending a meal singing Italian communist songs with a local architect. The Pod - <a href="https://whitecityplace.com/podcast/the-pod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://whitecityplace.com/podcast/the-pod</a> To find out more about Thought Starters and Podcasting at White City Place, follow @whitecityplace #ThoughtStartersWCP

Episode 60 | The surprisingly colourful world of North Korean architecture, with Oliver Wainwright and Cristiano Bianchi