Ukraine: The architects' plan
The Documentary Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 2.6K Ratings
🗓️ 16 February 2025
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
As the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine approaches, we explore how the country will be rebuilt, who is coming up with the redesign of damaged cities, and what they might look like in the future. We hear from Lord Norman Foster, the famous British architect who is working on a masterplan for the city of Kharkiv and look at rebuilding projects in the towns near Kyiv. We also ask what lessons can be learnt from other post-war cities, such as Warsaw and Sarajevo.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the documentary podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Caroline Bailey. In this episode, |
| 0:06.7 | I'm joined by my colleague Janna Bespiatchuk from BBC Ukraine in Kiev to explore how Ukraine |
| 0:13.5 | will be rebuilt after the war. Perhaps surprisingly, reconstruction is already underway in some cities. |
| 0:21.1 | Janna reports from on the ground in Ukraine, |
| 0:23.7 | and I visit two cities which have been through post-war recovery, |
| 0:27.6 | Warsaw and Sarajevo, to see what lessons might be learned from their experience. |
| 0:33.3 | This is Ukraine, the architect's plan. |
| 0:39.3 | In a moment we lost everything. |
| 0:42.0 | There was absolutely nothing left. |
| 0:45.1 | It's not possible to forgive this, the total loss. |
| 0:48.9 | It's very hard to reach old age and then lose all your property. |
| 0:54.0 | In 10 minutes, we became homeless. |
| 0:57.3 | This is Tietana. In July 24, a Russian missile hit her apartment block in the Ukrainian capital, |
| 1:04.3 | Kiev, where she lives. Two whole sections of the building were completely blown out and 14 people died. |
| 1:11.6 | Tatiana was one of the lucky ones. She escaped with her life, but lost all her belongings, |
| 1:18.6 | and today she says she's still traumatized. |
| 1:21.6 | It's so scary that you wouldn't wish it on your enemy. |
| 1:28.1 | You just can't erase it from your memory. |
| 1:31.5 | Tietiana is just one of at least three and a half million Ukrainians |
| 1:35.4 | who have lost their homes since the war began |
| 1:37.6 | and who are now hoping and waiting for the rebuilding to begin. |
| 1:43.4 | Welcome to the documentary from the BBC World Service. |
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