People Making Places

Cities aren’t made of steel and glass. They’re made of decisions.

Welcome to People Making Places — a channel about how cities actually get built.

This is a space for looking beyond the façade to examine what truly shapes the built environment: capital, policy, politics, design, and the trade-offs that define communities. We break down how projects move from idea to approval to construction, who drives the decisions, who carries the risk, and who ultimately benefits.

From the economics of public housing in New York to large-scale master plans, each episode explores the forces behind the skyline.

If you want to understand how cities really get built, subscribe and join the conversation.