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In PX121, we speak with Calvin Po, architectural critic at the Spectator and strategic designer and researcher at Dark Matter Labs. A sneak peek of just some of the things we speak with Calvin about: 🏛 What is Dark Matter Labs? 🏛 The fact that everyone is talking about planning at the moment and why this is usually an indicator that something has gone wrong. 🏛 The origins of the UK planning system and the influence of the second world war in developing a top-down approach to planning. 🏛 The rise of a nationalised approach in the UK and how telecommunications helped facilitate this centralist approach to planning. 🏛 The positives and negatives that came from this nationalist approach to planning in the period of the 1940’s through to the 1960’s. 🏛 His role as an architectural critic and how he sees that as shaping public opinion about the role of architecture and the invisible forces that ultimately influence design. We could have spoken to Calvin for hours but we squeezed a lot into this 50 minute discussion. We hope you enjoy this one! Link to the episode in the comments below 🎧 .