UrbanDecode

Episode 5 is live! 🎥
“Fascist Cities — The Theater of Power” explores how dictators turned cities into stages for obedience, myth and spectacle.
From Mussolini’s Rome to Speer’s Germania, Franco’s Valle de los Caídos, Tokyo’s imperial boulevards and echoes in South America, fascist urbanism reveals how power can be built into streets and monuments.

👉 Watch here: [https://youtu.be/Pb0YeQ1hL4E]


Question for you: Should fascist monuments today be erased, preserved or repurposed?



#UrbanDesign #Architecture #History

1 week ago | [YT] | 1

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🔥 New Video Alert! 🔥
What if the first sacred cities weren’t Christian, Islamic, or Buddhist… but Zoroastrian?
From the cosmic gardens of Pasargadae to the ceremonial capital of Persepolis, from Yazd’s eternal flames to Mumbai’s Parsi neighborhoods, this episode uncovers the forgotten story of Zoroastrian cities.
👉 Watch here: [https://youtu.be/wOURndoo0Zw]
Would you want to live in a city built around eternal fire and cosmic order?



#UrbanDesign #History #Zoroastrianism

4 weeks ago | [YT] | 2

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✨ The Sacred Cities series is HERE ✨
From Zoroastrian fire temples in Persia to Hindu mandalas in India, from Buddhist monasteries to Christian cathedrals, from Islamic mosques to Taoist and Confucian palaces, from Indigenous landscapes like Teotihuacan and Cusco to modern sacred cities like Vatican City, Mecca, Salt Lake, and Auroville, we’ve explored 2,500 years of sacred urbanism across 10 epic episodes.


👉 Question for you: Which tradition do you think created the most fascinating sacred cities and why?
Thank you for being part of this journey. The first episode will be uploaded today.

4 weeks ago | [YT] | 0

UrbanDecode

🧭 New Episode!
Why does Paris feel alive… while Houston feels like a highway with a city attached?
The answer lies in the invisible line between urban planning and urban design.
We’ll explore how these two disciplines shape cities and why getting them right is key to making places people love.
🎥 Watch now: [https://youtu.be/LB767hZs_jo]
#UrbanPlanning #UrbanDesign #CityPlanning #UrbanDecode

1 month ago | [YT] | 4

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Socialism didn’t just change politics, it changed cities.
Episode 4 of How Ideology Shapes Cities is here: Socialist & Communist Cities: Equality on the Ground Plan.
From Moscow’s microrayons to Havana’s plazas, Pyongyang’s boulevards to Beijing’s danwei compounds, discover how socialism tried to build cities for equality.
Watch here 👉 [https://youtu.be/4hJdWVckF1k]
Next episode: Fascist Cities — The Theater of Power.

1 month ago | [YT] | 5

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From Manchester’s factories to Dubai’s towers, capitalism has reshaped cities for over 200 years.
Episode 3 of How Ideology Shapes Cities is here: Capitalist Cities — The Market as Master.
Factories, skyscrapers, suburbs, malls, spectacle skylines, all born from the market’s logic.
Watch here 👉 [https://youtu.be/G-ZhKrdV7Og]
Next episode: Socialist & Communist Cities — Equality on the Ground Plan.

1 month ago | [YT] | 1

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Colonial cities weren’t built for the people who lived in them, they were built for the empires that ruled them.
Episode 2 of How Ideology Shapes Cities is here: Colonial Cities — Grids of Control.
From Mexico City to New Delhi, Casablanca to Seoul, discover how straight lines and perfect squares were used as tools of domination.
Watch here 👉 [https://youtu.be/I5HLFAnP2Bg?si=kU8XJ...]
Next episode: Capitalist Cities — how markets and skyscrapers took over as the new urban ideology.

2 months ago | [YT] | 2

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Rome, Constantinople, Beijing, Persepolis, Tenochtitlán.
Cities that ruled not just through armies, but through design.
Episode 1 of our new series How Ideology Shapes Cities is live: Imperial Cities: The Architecture of Domination.
Watch here 👉 [https://youtu.be/HNf-u4xB8PE]
Next stop: Colonial Cities — how empires turned the world into grids.

2 months ago | [YT] | 2

UrbanDecode

📺 16 Episodes. 1 Big Story: How Ideology Shapes Cities.

Every city is more than buildings, it’s an ideology in stone, glass and streets.
Over 16 episodes, we explored how empires, colonies, capitalism, nationalism, socialism, fascism, modernism, eco-urbanism, smart cities and more shaped the world we live in.


🌍 From Rome to Songdo, from imperial monuments to digital utopias, this series connects history, politics and urban planning like a time machine through concrete.

You guys voted for Ideology & Cities. Binge the series or jump to the ideology that interests you most. Either way, the city tells a story. First episode is coming in 2 days. Show it some love (comments, likes and shares) if you want the full series, otherwise, I’ll switch things up and try new themes to find what you all enjoy most! 💥

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2 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 2

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🚨 Big news, everyone!
From now on, our videos will be twice as long, packed with deeper stories, more visuals and even more urban design insights.
But that’s not all 👀 I’m also launching two brand-new series, and I want you to help choose which one starts first:

2 months ago | [YT] | 1