Chamber Potty: Can buildings ruin political debate?

The Bunker

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News, Politics, Society & Culture, Government

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🗓️ 23 July 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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From the Hague to Westminster, buildings shape the politics that happens within them. Does the design of the Chamber in Westminster encourage bad behaviour? How does Britain compare with the rest of Europe? Exploring the benefits of horseshoes, circles and semicircles are historian Seth Thévoz and Sophia Psarra, professor at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL. Her forthcoming edited collection Parliament Buildings The architecture of politics in Europe comes out in October. “Buildings are institutions which help our thinking.” “If you are going to build buildings, do it properly or deal with the consequences.” “When people become MPs in England they don’t know how to use the building.” www.patreon.com/bunkercast Book Link: https://www.uclpress.co.uk/products/223070 Written and presented by Seth Thévoz. Producer: Kasia Tomasiewicz. Assistant producer: Adam Wright. Audio editor: Simon Williams. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Managing editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. Instagram | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:24.8	having the mother of all parliaments and its influence on parliaments worldwide.
1:29.7	But how do we measure up against other countries and the way they've built their parliaments?
1:34.8	Does a building even matter?
1:37.2	And can we even talk with any authority if Westminster keeps being hit with reports that the parliament
1:41.7	is slowly sinking and in need of a full overhaul
1:44.2	with Big Ben already leaning at a three-degree angle.
1:48.3	Here to help us to shed some light on this is an expert on parliamentary buildings.
1:52.8	Dr Sophia Sarah of the Bartlett School of Architecture at UCL.
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