Barry Wilson meets Marta Pozo Gil

It was a great pleasure to spend time recently with Marta Pozo Gil, Director of renowned Architects MVRDV Asia, in order to share a critical dialogue on "Change".

We considered how a necessary 'change in mindset' is fundamental in facilitating quality interventions in the livability of cities.

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The full interview will be published presently as part of a series I am writing for URBANIZATION MAGAZINE.

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Marta and I discussed the  following key issues: -

• Can European urban design principles translate successfully to China?
  

• What is is that has made the Dutch people build such unique urban space?

• How to build a stakeholder integration model for a development project?

• How upcoming technological changes are already affecting our cities?

 

• Why building inclusive city spaces is so important?​

​“There need to be local solutions to local problems, but bringing in thinkers from different backgrounds is crucial to generate new perspectives and to view things through a different lens.”

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Marta Pozo Gil is an Architect, licensed BREEAM assessor and LEED green Associate. She has worked at MVRDV since 2007.

In 2014 Marta was relocated to Shanghai to head the firm’s Asian office to expand the MVRDV profile in the Asian market as well as to oversee Asian projects.

In addition to her role as Director of MVRDV Asia, Marta leads the Sustainability department for MVRDV
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In this regular column, I take travels around the globe to discuss the essential ingredients that are focused on what makes better city living. I meet experts, visionaries and game changers and share their thoughts on the various aspects that can and should be at the heart of city life in tomorrow’s world.  

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