The core argument of this conversation is deceptively simple: the greenest building is the one that already exists. Carl Elefante pushes us to see beyond the last 200 years of urban design and into a 6,000-year encyclopedia of city-making. He frames modern urban eras as City 1.0 and 2.0, then sketches a City 3.0 that reconnects with outcomes, community, earth, and place. That means valuing permanence, adapting buildings, and designing streets for people and climate rather tha

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The concept of “place work” might not be familiar to most urban planners, but it’s a critical element of city life that deserves our attention. In a fascinating conversation on the Booked On Planning podcast, author Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani discusses her book “The Cities We Need: Essential Stories of Everyday Places,” offering insights into how everyday spaces shape our communities and individual identities.