Best Professional English Solutions Podcasts (2025)

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[REDIFF] S5#36 🇫🇷 Itv, "De nouveaux jardins de Babylone" avec Frédéric-Charles Aillet 38:43

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SEMPERVIRENS - Paysage Urbanisme Design - crée des jardins et des projets urbains fondus dans la nature du concept au suivi de chantier en France et dans le monde. Son approche botanique réaliste, basée sur les formations indigènes permet de renforcer la biodiversité et de limiter l'entretien des espaces paysagers. Les projets de l’agence révèlent …

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Stephen Graham (Adolescence / Boiling Point / The Virtues) • Friday Rewind 1:35:59

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emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Stephen Graham, originally episode 87 from 2016-03-09. Original writeup below: Not one, not two, but THREE welcomes upon you as standard to episode 87 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast, with Kirby's own c…

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[REPLAY] S3#95🌞😎🇺🇸🇬🇧The Castle of Marly, France 11:44

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In this year 2022, the summer series of Com d'Archi accompanies the inventory of French architectural treasures. From 4 July to 28 August, architectural walks through houses and castles, both well-known and lesser-known, will follow one another. The first four issues are written by Esther Greslin. The next four numbers are written by Anne-Charlotte…

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[REDIFF] S3#95🌞😎🇫🇷 Le château de Marly (78) 12:20

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En cette année 2022, la série d'été de Com d’Archi accompagne l'inventaire des richesses architecturales françaises. Du 4 juillet au 28 août, se succèdent des promenades architecturales à travers des demeures, des châteaux, connus et moins connus. Les quatre premiers numéros sont écrits par Esther Greslin. Les quatre numéros suivants sont écrits pa…

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Christopher Chung: all across the map to Slough House (Slow Horses / Blitz) #637 57:37

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by the wonderful multi talent CHRISTOPHER CHUNG! An ultra inspiring chat featuring the insanely talented Christopher, in a catchup with Pip which goes all across the timeline from the wayback early days to what's coming ahead. He's had a full on …

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S7#4 🇺🇸🇬🇧 "Territories in transition, solutions in action: Métamorphoses Urbaines" 19:45

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As cities transform, Métamorphoses Urbaines writes history with their inhabitants. Human stories at the heart of every territory. Métamorphoses Urbaines (literally Urban Metamorphoses) is more than an urban planning agency — it’s a collective exploring how cities can change when people are placed at the heart of every decision. Founded in 2024 by L…

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S7#3 🇫🇷 Itv, "Face à la mer qui monte : Métamorphoses Urbaines" avec Laurent Pinon 59:12

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Ici il ne s'agit pas de faire face au sens de "l'opposition" mais bien de trouver des solutions pour habiter encore les territoires en dépit de ses fléaux. Pour exemple, dans les DOM-TOM, il faudra, sur un temps long, déplacer sensiblement le village de Miquelon pour échapper à sa submersion marine. Ce positionnement d'une agence d'urbanisme mure, …

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Mae Martin (Wayward / Feel Good / Handsome Podcast) • Friday Rewind 1:02:00

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emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Mae Martin, originally episode 314 from 2020-02-26. Original writeup below: A tremendous meetup of Pip and Mae, and dare I say a long overdue one at that… You’ll get to hear all about Mae in the greater s…

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[REPLAY] S3#94🌞😎🇺🇸🇬🇧The Castle of Anet, France 11:14

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In this year 2022, the summer series of Com d'Archi accompanies the inventory of French architectural treasures. From 4 July to 28 August, architectural walks through houses and castles, both well-known and lesser-known, will follow one another. The first four issues are written by Esther Greslin. The next four numbers are written by Anne-Charlotte…

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[REDIFF] S3#94🌞😎🇫🇷 Le château d'Anet (28) 11:47

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En cette année 2022, la série d'été de Com d’Archi accompagne l'inventaire des richesses architecturales françaises. Du 4 juillet au 28 août, se succèdent des promenades architecturales à travers des demeures, des châteaux, connus et moins connus. Les quatre premiers numéros sont écrits par Esther Greslin. Les quatre numéros suivants sont écrits pa…

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Chris & Pip's Staylist for CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably • link in shownotes) #636 1:12:40

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by the Hardcore Listing homie and everyday life homie CHRIS GLASSEN! You might have heard the pre-show shouts from Pip over the past few weeks, regarding a tie-in with CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably). CALM are trying to raise funds to ma…

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[REPLAY] S5#35 🇺🇸🇬🇧 "Architects are one of the keys to virtual worlds" 8:44

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Architects (and their projects that haven't had the opportunity to see the light of day in the real world) are one of the keys to helping the virtual worlds of video games, films and brands stand out from the crowd, conveying meaning, emotions and the never-before-seen. Discover this issue of Com d'Archi through the pioneering approach of architect…

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[REDIFF] S5#34 🇫🇷 Itv, "L'architecture ne s'exerce pas que dans le monde réel !" avec Vincent Barué 47:55

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Dans son enfance, la grand-mère artiste de Vincent Barué, le stimule à peindre de belles demeures et des châteaux dans sa région du Limousin. Ensuite, avant même d'intégrer l'Ecole d'Architecture, Vincent gagne son premier concours en 2000, à l’âge de 17 ans, avec un projet de stade pour les jeux olympiques de Paris 2008. Aujourd'hui avec ses assoc…

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Karl Pilkington (Ricky Gervais XFM Show / An Idiot Abroad / Derek) • Friday Rewind 1:09:30

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emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Karl Pilkington, originally episode 306 from 2020-01-08. Original writeup below: While some see Karl as the grumpy one of the original podcast trio consisting of him, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, a…

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[REPLAY] S3#93🌞😎🇺🇸🇬🇧The Castle of Chambord, France 15:25

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In this year 2022, the summer series of Com d'Archi accompanies the inventory of French architectural treasures. From 4 July to 28 August, architectural walks through houses and castles, both well-known and lesser-known, will follow one another. The first four issues are written by Esther Greslin. The next four numbers are written by Anne-Charlotte…

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[REDIFF] S3#93🌞😎🇫🇷 Le château de Chambord (41) 15:39

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En cette année 2022, la série d'été de Com d’Archi accompagne l'inventaire des richesses architecturales françaises. Du 4 juillet au 28 août, se succèdent des promenades architecturales à travers des demeures, des châteaux, connus et moins connus. Les quatre premiers numéros sont écrits par Esther Greslin. Les quatre numéros suivants sont écrits pa…

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Mark Steel: making gold with tragedy and comedy (The Leopard In My House / The Mark Steel Lectures / Vive La Revolution) #635 1:32:05

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by the legendary comic MARK STEEL! It's entirely likely you'll have been listening to and watching the work of Mark for decades now - he's been hard at work for a minute, and the fanbase is strong indeed. As you'll hear, Pip's been on board for y…

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S7#2 🇺🇸🇬🇧 SPOT “The 2025 Low-Carbon Real Estate Exhibition (SIBCA), a promising comeback!” 30:07

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The 2025 Low-Carbon Real Estate Exhibition brought together more than 12,500 professionals at the Grand Palais to tackle a common challenge: designing sustainable and desirable living spaces. In this new episode of Com d'Archi, we look back at this rapidly growing event, which enlightens architects on concrete solutions for low-carbon construction.…

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S7#2 🇫🇷 SPOT "Le Salon de l’Immobilier Bas-Carbone 2025, un retour plutôt prometteur !" 25:02

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Le Salon de l’Immobilier Bas-Carbone 2025 a réuni au Grand Palais plus de 12 500 professionnels autour d’un même défi : inventer des lieux de vie durables et désirables. Dans ce nouvel épisode de Com d’Archi, nous revenons sur ce rendez-vous en pleine croissance, qui éclaire les architectes sur les solutions concrètes pour bâtir bas-carbone. Cette …

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[REPLAY] S3#92🌞😎🇺🇸🇬🇧The Castle of Forges, France 12:41

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In this year 2022, the summer series of Com d'Archi accompanies the inventory of French architectural treasures. From 4 July to 28 August, architectural walks through houses and castles, both well-known and lesser-known, will follow one another. The first four issues are written by Esther Greslin. The next four numbers are written by Anne-Charlotte…

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[REDIFF] S3#92🌞😎🇫🇷 Le château de Forges (36) 13:42

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En cette année 2022, la série d'été de Com d’Archi accompagne l'inventaire des richesses architecturales françaises. Du 4 juillet au 28 août, se succèdent des promenades architecturales à travers des demeures, des châteaux, connus et moins connus. Les quatre premiers numéros sont écrits par Esther Greslin. Les quatre numéros suivants sont écrits pa…

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Lolly Adefope (The Franchise / Ghosts / Shrill) • Friday Rewind 1:09:55

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emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Lolly Adefope, originally episode 254 from 2019-02-20. Original writeup below: ...what better way to begin than by Pip dreaming of Lolly the previous night? All shall be revealed and certainly not spoiled…

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Grandmaster Flash: further adventures on the wheels of steel #634 32:58

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by Hip Hop legend GRANDMASTER FLASH! Y'say... Y'say... Y'say / y'say / y'say (etc) and if you're not carrying that scratch sentence on in your head you have some SERIOUS homework to do. We flashback to the 20-teens to the era of the Beatdown radi…

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S7#1 🇺🇸🇬🇧 Itv, “Building with climate and stone at the Les Fabriques School in Marseille.” 13:37

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🎧 Season 7 of Com d’Archi opens with the Les Fabriques school in Marseille. Designed by Brenac & Gonzalez & Associés with Euromed, PROROCH, Bollinger-Grohmann (BET), and Eiffage Construction. Solid stone, thermal inertia, innovation, and transmission: a sustainable school anticipating climate challenges and inspiring the future. __ To open season 7…

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S7#1 🇫🇷 Itv, "Le climat et la pierre en chantier à l'école Les Fabriques de Marseille" 13:44

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🎧 Saison 7 de Com d’Archi s’ouvre à Marseille avec le groupe scolaire Les Fabriques. Conçu par Brenac & Gonzalez & Associés en pierre massive locale, avec Eiffage Construction, Bollinger-Grohmann (BET) et PROROCH, ce projet associe inertie thermique, poésie architecturale et pérennité. 👉 Découvrez comment la pierre devient architecture, et l’archit…

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Wes Borland (Limp Bizkit / Black Light Burns / Big Dumb Face) • Friday Rewind 1:28:44

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emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Wes Borland, originally episode 25 from 2015-03-18. A very cool early episode featuring the guitarist of Limp Bizkit and many other groups besides. This was about 6 months into the evolution of Distractio…

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[REPLAY] S5#33 🇺🇸🇬🇧 Itv, "Athletes village 2024 : the biggest plot !" with Dimitri Roussel 8:43

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Dimitri Roussel, architect and founder of the DREAM agency, is an ex-professional basketball player. When he realized that he wasn't going to be one of the top twenty players of his generation, he embarked on a career change as an architect. A perfectly successful conversion. In addition to co-designing the most beautiful residential architecture o…

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[REDIFF] S5#32 🇫🇷 Itv, "Un dunk architectural pour 2024 !?" avec Dimitri Roussel 50:23

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Tel un signe du destin, Dimitri Roussel, fondateur de l'agence d'architecture DREAM (Paris-Nice), ancien basketteur professionnel de haut niveau, est né dans l'hôpital Le Corbusier de Firminy (69). Il ouvre aujourd'hui l'année 2024 de Com d'Archi versus interview, 2024 année olympique ! Un nouveau signe du destin? Car en effet, l'agence de Dimitri …

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Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip: don't call it a comeback! (Live In Places / Repent Replenish Repeat / The Logic Of Chance) #633 1:25:10

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by long term groupmate and music making legend DAN LE SAC! Together of course, they form Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip though - a duo name of which you will be abundantly familiar. To celebrate the release of their 'Live In Places' live recordings …

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S6#87 🌞😎🇺🇸🇬🇧“Ancy-le-Franc, when architecture invents an ideal" 16:37

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A rare palace, combining Italian rigor and French elegance, manifesting a humanist dream carved in stone. In the heart of Burgundy, the Château d’Ancy-le-Franc embodies the utopia of ideal Renaissance architecture. Designed by Sebastiano Serlio, a leading theorist, the castle asserts the rigor of its quadrangular plan and the symmetry of its facade…

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S6#87 🌞😎🇫🇷 "Ancy-le-Franc, lorsque l’architecture invente un idéal" 13:53

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Un palais rare, entre rigueur italienne et élégance française, manifeste d’un rêve humaniste gravé dans la pierre. Au cœur de la Bourgogne, le château d'Ancy-le-Franc incarne l’utopie d’une architecture idéale de l'époque de la Renaissance. Conçu par Sebastiano Serlio, théoricien majeur, le château affirme la rigueur du plan quadrangulaire et la sy…

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Ashley Walters (Adolescence / Top Boy / So Solid Crew) • Friday Rewind 53:41

1M ago53:41

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emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Ashley Walters, originally episode 317 from 2020-03-18. Original writeup below: Okay - in case you don’t recognise that name right there immediately, let’s bring you up to speed. ASHER D FROM SO SOLID. Ri…

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[REPLAY] S5#28 🇺🇸🇬🇧 Itv, "Projects in tune with the times" with Axel Schoenert 5:23

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Axel Schoenert is a German architect who has been working in Paris for 30 years. He runs a multi-disciplinary agency specializing in architecture, interior architecture and design. He creates innovative hotel and office projects, notably with We Work. In this Com d'Archi he presents some recent architectural projects in Paris. Image teaser © Simon …

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[REDIFF] S5#27 🇫🇷 Itv, "L'oeuvre complète" avec Axel Schoenert 53:46

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Axel Schoenert a fondé l'agence franco-allemande Axel Schoenert architectes avec Zsofia Varnagy, architecte d'intérieur, en 1999 à Paris. Avec une équipe multiculturelle, l’agence développe ses activités en France et à l’international, dans les domaines de l’architecture, de l’architecture d’intérieur et du design. Sa priorité est de promouvoir une…

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Rhys James: writing the honest behind the scenes life story of a comedian (You'll Like It When You Get There / Spilt Milk / Mock The Week) #632 1:12:40

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by hilarious comic and now author RHYS JAMES! An immediately bubbly and scattered catchup with Pip and Rhys, as they transmit in podcast-time from Rhys's equivalent of what Adam Buxton refers to as his 'nutty room'. On top of all things book rela…

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S6#86 🌞😎🇺🇸🇬🇧“Maintenon in the Age of the Marquise: Gardens, Aqueduct, and Metamorphoses" 21:47

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Under the guidance of Françoise d’Aubigné, soon to be Madame de Maintenon, the château was transformed: a new wing, sunlit private apartments, formal gardens and parterres by Le Nôtre, a grand canal, and Vauban’s monumental aqueduct conceived to supply water to Versailles. This architectural ambition unfolds within a broader narrative — from the es…

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S6#86 🌞😎🇫🇷 "Maintenon au temps de la Marquise : jardins, aqueduc et métamorphoses" 17:38

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Sous la conduite de Françoise d’Aubigné, bientôt Madame de Maintenon, le château se transforme : une aile nouvelle, des appartements baignés de lumière, des jardins et parterres signés Le Nôtre, un grand canal, et l’aqueduc monumental de Vauban conçu pour alimenter Versailles en eau. Cette ambition architecturale s’inscrit dans un récit plus vaste …

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Kaitlyn Dever (The Last Of Us / Booksmart / Dopesick) • Friday Rewind 40:21

2M ago40:21

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emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Kaitlyn Dever, originally episode 475 from 2022-09-21. Original writeup below: If you are unaware of Kaitlyn in your adventures through the wide world of broadcast media, prepare to make fast friends with…

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[REPLAY] S5#26 🇺🇸🇬🇧 Itv, "A unique typology of nature-related projects" by Manal Rachdi 7:06

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The Marseille project illustrates the agency's unique approach to producing architecture that is connected to nature. Here, like Mediterranean people who know how to take advantage of shade and coolness in summer, sun and warmth in winter, and light in all seasons, the homes are designed to carefully locate and arrange space according to the time o…

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[REDIFF] S5#25 🇫🇷 Itv, "Architecture-nature du futur" avec Manal Rachdi 45:30

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Manal Rachdi est le fondateur d'OXO Architectes, une agence située à Paris. Avant cette création, Manal Rachdi a collaboré avec de grands noms de l’architecture contemporaine tels Duncan Lewis ou les Ateliers Jean Nouvel. À travers plusieurs projets primés, dont le fameux Arbre Blanc (OXO architectes avec Sou Fujimoto, Nicolas Laisné, Dimitri Rouss…

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Xelia Mendes-Jones: self-tapes and screens of all sizes (Fallout / Havoc / The Wheel Of Time) #631 1:04:42

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by the incredible actor XELIA MENDES-JONES! Such a great episode as Pip and Xelia catch up over everything involved with life on and off screen (I mean, mainly on-screen - but there's huge amounts on both sides). Xelia has led a unique journey fr…

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S6#85 🌞😎🇺🇸🇬🇧“Maintenon before the Marquise: building and transforming” 15:22

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Nestled on the banks of the Eure River, the Château de Maintenon boasts a history that long predates the arrival of its most famous resident, the Marquise. From the medieval fortress of the Amaury family to the Renaissance residence crafted by Jean Cottereau, treasurer to Louis XII, the estate has seen transformations, financial turmoil, and archit…

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S6#85 🌞😎🇫🇷 "Maintenon avant la Marquise : bâtir et transformer" 13:09

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Niché au bord de l’Eure, le château de Maintenon possède une histoire bien antérieure à l’arrivée de sa plus célèbre occupante, la Marquise. De la forteresse médiévale des Amaury à la demeure Renaissance façonnée par Jean Cottereau, trésorier de Louis XII, le domaine a connu transformations, revers financiers et renouveau architectural. S’appuyant …

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Stewart Lee (VS The Man Wulf / Comedy Vehicle / Jerry Springer The Opera) • Friday Rewind 1:24:04

2M ago1:24:04

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emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Stewart Lee, originally episode 15 from 2015-01-21. A VERY early episode from the back catalogue but one that is hugely important in the DPP canon. This episode is refered to to this very day, and has rem…

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[REPLAY] S5#24 🇺🇸🇬🇧 Itv, "An iconic project and a current project: from Eden to Rapas" 9:58

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The practice of the international agency Grimshaw architects is founded on the principles of analysis and exploration. In the light of the emblematic Eden project (Cornwall, UK) and the current Rapas footbridge project (Toulouse, France), Alice Barrois, director of the Paris office, talks about Grimshaw's field of intervention: complex eco-responsi…

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[REDIFF] S5#23 🇫🇷 Itv, "Une régénération du territoire via l'architecture" avec Alice Barrois 52:55

2M ago52:55

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La célèbre agence "Grimshaw architects" a été fondée en 1980 à Londres par Sir Nicholas Grimshaw. La pratique qui s'épanouit aux quatre coins du monde s’ancre sur des principes d’analyse et d’exploration. Chaque entité fait parti d'un tout dans une approche contextuelle qui produit de grands projets. Après plus de dix ans au sein de la structure, A…

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AI for Creative Entrepreneurs: Tools for Podcasters and Content Creators 15:58

2M ago15:58

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Ready to streamline your creative process without losing your unique voice? This final episode in our AI series explores how content creators and podcasters can leverage AI tools to enhance production quality and efficiency. Host Nury Torres Dumani shares insights from working with diverse creators at PulsePoint Media Atelier, including success sto…

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Michael Socha (Part 2): a classic two parter for the books with the brilliant actor (The Gallows Pole / Toxic Town / This Is England) #630 37:44

2M ago37:44

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by the glorious actor MICHAEL SOCHA! Part 2 of 2! Drop right into this really lovely chat with Michael and Pip, who previously chatted in podcast form all them years back in 2016! Verging on a decade. Time marches on doesn't it. It's lovely to he…

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Michael Socha (Part 1): a classic two parter for the books with the brilliant actor (The Gallows Pole / Toxic Town / This Is England) #630 43:18

2M ago43:18

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by the glorious actor MICHAEL SOCHA! Part 1 of 2! Drop right into this really lovely chat with Michael and Pip, who previously chatted in podcast form all them years back in 2016! Verging on a decade. Time marches on doesn't it. It's lovely to he…

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S6#84 🌞😎🇺🇸🇬🇧"Stone by stone: the revival of Domeyrat" 16:17

2M ago16:17

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After exploring the history and heritage issues surrounding the fortified castle of Domeyrat in our previous episode, this week we delve into the ambitious project to restore it. Listed in 1930 and classified as a Historic Monument in 1983, this medieval landmark is now beginning a new life. From securing the ruins to sustainable consolidation, arc…