On the Steps of 36: Episode 23 – Saskia O'Hara

On the Steps of 36: Episode 23 – Saskia O'Hara

From AirAA by Architectural Association School of Architecture

May 2, 2025 · 36 min · Season 3 · Episode 28

About this episode

Harriet Jennings interviews Saskia O'Hara about her work in legal advocacy and public consultation practices.

Join us On the Steps of 36: a question-and-answer conversation that crosses thresholds into our guests’ histories, lives, influences and stories, shedding light on the person behind the work. In this episode, Harriet Jennings is in conversation with Saskia O'Hara, a legal caseworker and community legal organiser at the Public Interest Law Centre. Saskia participated in 'Consultation Counter Cultures', a two-part event series at the AA that critically evaluated the dysfunction of public consultation practices in the context of urban renewal projects. AirAA podcasts are conceived, recorded, mixed, edited and distributed from the Architectural Association School of Architecture, which is based in Bedford Square in London. Special thanks to Dainius Kacinskas and Thomas Parkes for their contribution to the production of our episodes. The opinions expressed in AirAA podcasts are solely those of the participants and do not represent the opinions of the Architectural Association as a whole.

People in this episode

Host: Harriet Jennings

Guest: Saskia O'Hara

Topics covered

  • urban renewal
  • public consultation
  • legal advocacy
  • community organizing
  • architecture
  • interview

Keywords

  • Saskia O'Hara
  • public interest law
  • urban renewal
  • community legal organizer
  • Consultation Counter Cultures
  • Architectural Association
  • Bedford Square

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Public Interest Law Centre, Architectural Association

Places: Bedford Square, London

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