Talking Architecture & Design
219 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★ - 6 ratingsNow celebrating its fourth year, Talking Architecture & Design is Australia’s first B2B architecture podcast that regularly talks about a range of issues that affect Australia’s architects, building designers and built environment professionals. Run by Australia’s most popular architecture magazine, Architecture & Design, the Talking Architecture & Design podcast gives a regular bite-sized dose of what is important and sometimes what is just plain old interesting to anyone and everyone in the business of building design.
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Episode 200: Rebecca Plumstead from dwp on what it takes to designing modern aged care facilities
April 15, 2024 19:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MBRebecca Plumstead, dwp sector leader for seniors living, has 25 years of extensive design and project management experience gained across diverse project types. She has a deep understanding of the profound contribution that built form makes to our environment, particularly regarding seniors living, residential, education and community buildings. In this podcast, our 200th episode, Rebecca explains what it takes to designing modern aged care facilities, and what is the future of aged care an...
Episode 199: Katie Rigg-Smith on multi-generational homes and designing for a future Australia
April 08, 2024 18:00 - 9 minutes - 6.85 MBKatie Rigg-Smith is the Chief Strategy Officer for WPP in Australia and New Zealand. WPP uses the power of creativity to build better futures for people, planet, clients and communities. Katie is a keen student of human behaviour and a futurist. Katie delivers strategic expertise across WPP’s network of agencies in service of their clients. This includes an emphasis on how cultural, social, economic, and geographic trends influence behaviour, and in turn, how these behaviours will shape th...
Episode 198: Royce Epstein, Senior Design Director, Mohawk Group talks about the ‘Culture of Care’ in design
April 01, 2024 15:00 - 50 minutes - 35 MBRoyce Epstein is a seasoned professional with three decades of experience in commercial interior design and architecture, spanning a diverse range of roles, including interior designer, product designer and developer, and university lecturer and educator. Her passion lies in understanding the intricacies of materials: how they're made; how they're used; and most importantly, their impact on the planet. She has created a series of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) to share her lifelong lear...
Episode 197: Metricon CEO Brad Duggan shares his views on our housing, skills and interest rate woes and how to fix them
March 25, 2024 17:00 - 12 minutes - 8.33 MBAfter a turbulent year which included fears around the company's future, Metricon’s new CEO Brad Duggan says the outlook is bright for Australia’s biggest home builder. He shares some of the key ingredients on how to inject some sanity back into Australia's troubled, yet vital housing sector.
Episode 196: The latest material trends in health care acoustic management and their role in sustainable aged care wellbeing & design
March 11, 2024 15:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBNazli Almasirad, National Architectural Manager at Siniat Australia has been with the business since 2010 and leads the company's architectural strategy nationwide with a keen eye for emerging trends and a deep understanding of market dynamics. Nazli is committed to sustainable practices, strategic product development and forward-thinking innovation to foster better ways of living in the construction industry. Patrick Jeannerat, Head of Carbon and Circularity with the consulting firm Per...
Episode 195: Episode 195: Rowan Maclean on how to help increase female participation in construction
March 04, 2024 18:00 - 9 minutes - 6.28 MBDesigned by Wardle and engineered by Aurecon, the $650 million Australian Institute for Infectious Disease (AIID) project in Melbourne has a majority women-led team, with six out of seven members being women, including the three most senior roles. With International Women’s Day (IWD) coming up, we speak with AIID Executive Director, Rowan Maclean to offer Architecture & Design about the work her team is doing to use the economic influence of the project’s development to influence gender ...
Episode 194: The relationship between plumbing and architecture and how plumbing influences design
February 26, 2024 18:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBSFA Australia and New Zealand are subsidiaries of the SFA group which is based in France. For more than 65 years, the companies of the SFA Group have been working to provide professional and private individuals with ever greater sanitary comfort in their daily lives. They offer them much more than technological know-how; they offer inventive, reliable, and easy-to-implement solutions. Nick Moore, National Business Development Manager for SFA Australia and Gregory Waters, Technical Mana...
Episode 193: How housing in Australia's cities breeds and perpetuates economic and social inequality
February 19, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour - 43.3 MBThe second part of our 2-part series with Tone Wheeler over why our cities and housing are breeding inequality. An in-depth discussion of why the extremely low density city of suburbia with single houses is no longer fit for purpose: not in any of the three measures of sustainability - they are not socially desirable, not environmentally safe and financially ruinous making us a most unequal society. This fascinating discussion covers the reason why housing, schools and education, workplac...
Episode 192: Joe Rowland on the benefits of Moddex steel products in civil infrastructure projects
February 12, 2024 18:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBIn this episode, we talk with Moddex Sales Director, Joe Rowland about using steel in the non-residential and civil/ infrastructure sectors. Rowland explains the sustainability and economic benefits with using Moddex no-weld, hot dip galvanized barrier systems in civil and urban infrastructure projects. This podcast is brought to you in association with Moddex, proud sponsors of our 2024 Sustainability series of podcasts.
Episode 191: Tone Wheeler on how the architecture profession is broken
February 05, 2024 16:00 - 59 minutes - 40.7 MBPart 1 of our two-part talk with architect, author, educator and consultant Tone Wheeler who has an abiding interest in environmentally sustainable design (ESD). Tone is also a past chair of the AIA national environment committee & a past member of the sustainability committee. He has taught extensively over the past 30 years, he has been on the faculty of 3 universities, is a sustainability advocate and frequent speaker at architectural conferences and seminars. he has been a judge on A...
Episode 190: Dick Clarke & David Baggs on sustainable design, greenwashing and how to move forward on climate change
January 29, 2024 15:00 - 39 minutes - 27.5 MBAs joint winners of the the Lifetime achievement awards at this year’s Sustainability Awards, Dick Clarke, founder of Envirotecture and David Baggs CEO, Technical Director & Co-founder of Global Greentag have both provided leadership within the profession and industry for over 40 years by engaging during most of this time in sustainability educational, advocacy and facilitation of professional outcomes and design excellence. In this exclusive interview, they talk about whether how we do bu...
Episode 189: Sustainability Engineer and Director at Credwell Energy Paddy Healy on ESD Certifications, Energy Modelling & BAL classifications
January 22, 2024 16:00 - 47 minutes - 32.3 MBWe speak with Padraig (Paddy) Healy, sustainability engineer and Director at Credwell Energy. Healy covers all ESD Certifications and provides Energy Modelling, Daylight Modelling, WSUD, Vapour Management (condensation), Embodied Carbon Modelling, Greenstar certification and more. This podcast is brought to you in association with AWS, proud sponsors of our 2024 Residential series of podcasts.
Episode 188: Jean Graham, founder of Winter Architecture on why designing for longevity is the most sustainable way
January 15, 2024 17:00 - 3 minutes - 2.23 MBJean Graham is an architect, Founding Director of Winter Architecture, a collaborative architecture practice located in Fitzroy and Torquay in Victoria that has won quite a few awards in its relatively short existence. Jean is also the winner of the Emerging Architect of the Year at the 2018 Sustainability Awards. In this Shortcast, she talks about how designing for longevity is both cost-effective as well as being sustainable.
Episode 187: Matt Gould, Mayor of Wollondilly Shire Council on the need for infrastructure & the current housing crisis
December 18, 2023 18:00 - 9 minutes - 6.3 MBThis Shortcast is with the current Mayor of Wollondilly Shire Council, the honourable Matt Gould. Located on the outskirts of greater Sydney, the south-west LGA is currently the subject of immense development, namely at the greenfields developments at Wilton and Appin. Here, Gould discusses the opening of Worklife Picton, a new co-working space in the Shire's heart, the current housing crisis and the need for infrastructure for the developments within his local area. Interview by Jarrod...
Episode 186: Judy-Lea Engel on how healthy floor materials & designs are vital as well as sustainable for designers & users alike
December 11, 2023 16:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBJudy-Lea Engel is a textile scientist and Product Developer for floor and carpet specialists at GH Commercial. She cuts through the jargon and explains the importance of good flooring design in both the general commercial and more specifically, the education sectors, and what are the key principles when designing flooring for student and teacher success. This podcast is brought to you in association with GH Commercial proud sponsors of our 2023 Commercial series of podcasts.
Episode 185: Emma Bombonato on the continuing sustainability journey of the iconic Sydney Opera House
November 27, 2023 17:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBThe Sydney Opera House is one of our nation’s most treasured cultural landmarks. With almost 11 million visitors per year, the Sydney Opera House illustrates how even the largest organisations can take creative approaches to energy and waste management to address the climate crisis. As environmental sustainability manager at the Sydney Opera House, Emma Bombonato helps determine the trajectory of the iconic institution’s sustainability program. The Opera House is a world-leader in sustain...
Episode 184: Dean Landy on the economic and spiritual value of humanitarian architecture
November 20, 2023 16:00 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MBFrom building Lego cities on a pool table to building homes and schools in Africa, it’s been an adventurous ride for this Australian architect who wears multiple hats – urban designer, social entrepreneur, philanthropist, community advocate, humanitarian, and author. Educated at Deakin University and later at the University of Nottingham, Landy has always been one to progress from challenge to challenge. The tertiary phase of his life saw Landy volunteering on international humanitarian pro...
Episode 183: Llewellyn Regler and Matthew O'Neill on flammable cladding, condensation, the NCC and what's next for the building industry
November 13, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBLlewellyn Regler is the National Technical Manager for facades at Network Architectural. He helps to ensure that all products we deliver to the façade market are safe and of high quality. Matthew O’Neill has 10 years engineering and consulting experience in the façade industry. Leveraging his commercial and residential design experience, Matthew has expanded his expertise to include facade remedial works in the existing building space. In this wide-ranging and revealing interview, Llewelly...
Episode 182: James Cooper from Sanctum Design about the wonders of passive design, façade materials, shading, and window glazing
November 06, 2023 16:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBBased in Clontarf, NSW, James Cooper has been implementing the principles of sustainable design for over 25 years and brings his knowledge of passive solar and climate conscious design to his client base primarily in Sydney, but also in regional VIC, NSW and QLD – providing high end design solutions with a built in focus on thermal performance maximisation. James has won many awards over the course of his career. He is a Multi-time National Award winner of Environmental and Energy Efficient...
Episode 181: Richard Hough from Arup on some of the secrets behind building the Sydney Opera House
October 30, 2023 17:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBRichard Hough has been a structural engineer with Arup for over 40 years, including periods as a Director in Arup’s London office, as Managing Principal of Arup’s California practice, and as Managing Principal of Arup New South Wales. He joined the Sydney office in 1970 during the final stages of design of the Sydney Opera House, then led the Arup team during the 2000’s assisting Richard Johnson and Utzon’s office on the Opera Theatre Renewal Project. On the 50th anniversary of the op...
Episode 180: Jan Kwak, MD of Hatch on how sustainability, housing affordability and mining are connected
October 23, 2023 17:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MBJan Kwak is Managing Director of Australia and Asia at Hatch.com, an award- winning multidisciplinary leader in engineering, operational and development projects in the metals, energy and infrastructure industries. Jan oversees an estimated 1000 staff on more than 200 projects, and has managed every aspect of the design, construction, commissioning and operation of large-scale mines over 25 years. Jan has been a vocal advocate for building sustainable communities around mines. He exp...
Episode 179: Professor Chimay Anumba from the University of Florida talks about Digital Twin technology
October 16, 2023 16:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MBProfessor Chimay Anumba is a Professor and the Dean of the College of Design, Construction, and Planning at the University of Florida. He has over 500 scientific publications to his name and has also supervised 56 doctoral candidates to completion and mentored over 25 postdoctoral researchers. He is the recipient of the 2018 ASCE Computing in Civil Engineering Award and is also a member of the US National Academy of Construction (NAC). Professor Anumba talks about the growing influenc...
Episode 178: Esther Dickins from Architectus on biophilia, water-saving design and trends in hospitality design
October 10, 2023 04:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBArchitectus has launched a new landscape architecture offering, introducing a number of leading Landscape Architects to our growing Urban Futures team. The change allows the practice to make an even greater impact through layered, integrated design solutions for cities and communities. The expanded offering will be led by Esther Dickins, a highly respected Landscape Architect and Urban Designer with more than 25 years in the industry. Esther comes to Architectus from design practice Scott ...
Episode 177: Rob Kirkovski, MD of WAs Rural Building Company on building styles, the industry and his recent HIA award win
October 02, 2023 16:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MBRob Kirkovski is the Managing Director & Principal Design Manager for The Rural Building Company, with a design history that spans close to 30 years, with a background in architecture, interior design and construction. In this exclusive interview, Rob talks about building styles, the industry, his recent HIA award win and the differences in building styles between his native Western Australia and the more populous Eastern States.
Episode 177: Rob Kirkovski, Principal Designer of WAs Rural Building Company on building styles, the industry and his recent HIA award win
October 02, 2023 16:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MBRob Kirkovski is the Managing Director & Principal Design Manager for The Rural Building Company, with a design history that spans close to 30 years, with a background in architecture, interior design and construction. In this exclusive interview, Rob talks about building styles, the industry, his recent HIA award win and the differences in building styles between his native Western Australia and the more populous Eastern States.
Episode 176: Lorena Gaxiola on the changing trends and challenges of hospitality design
September 25, 2023 19:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MBLorena Gaxiola, an internationally acclaimed interior architect and designer renowned for her expertise in creating bespoke spaces that add value to any project. With over two decades of experience, Lorena has worked across Europe, the US, Australia and China, making her well versed in global market trends. Based in Sydney, Lorena leads a team of multi-faceted female creatives, dedicated to offering clients a holistic approach, combining conceptual architecture, interior designs, product...
Episode 175: Darren Palmer from The Block talks about new designs, bathroom ideas and why designing windows properly is crucial for sustainability
September 18, 2023 18:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBDarren Palmer began his career designing beautiful and personalised homes for discerning clients. Today, Darren Palmer has evolved into a prestigious brand that stands for inspirational design, timeless appeal and accessible luxury. As a designer, writer and speaker known for his stylish and classic interior designs, Darren is an established and well-regarded member of the Australian design community. In the exclusive interview, he talks about new designs, bathroom ideas and why designing...
Episode 174: World famous Egyptologist Dr Mostafa Waziry on the upcoming Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs exhibition
September 11, 2023 17:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBWe talk to World famous Egyptologist Dr Mostafa Waziry on the upcoming Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs exhibition that is coming to the Australian Museum in Sydney on November 18, featuring over 180 priceless artefacts, many never seen outside of Egypt. Dr Waziry talks about the uniqueness of Egyption building techniques, scientific advancements and why the fascination with Ancient Egypt and its culture is as strong as ever, some 40 centuries after the height of own Golden Age. Ramses &...
Episode 173: Virginia Wong See, Co-founder of Architecture@Altitude on site-specific design Section J and getting window design right
September 04, 2023 18:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MBVirginia Wong See relaunched her practice as architecture@altitude in 2011 to focus on cool climate energy efficient building design and architect-designed kitchens from our new studio in Armidale in the New England Tablelands of NSW, 1000 metres above sea level. She talks about how her projects are very much client and site driven with a focus on sustainability through design principles and appropriate material choices. In this interview, Virginia also explains how her approach is to allo...
Episode 173: Virginia Wong See, Co-founder of Architecture@Altitude on site-specific design Section J and the getting window design right
September 04, 2023 18:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MBVirginia Wong See relaunched her practice as architecture@altitude in 2011 to focus on cool climate energy efficient building design and architect-designed kitchens from our new studio in Armidale in the New England Tablelands of NSW, 1000 metres above sea level. She talks about how her projects are very much client and site driven with a focus on sustainability through design principles and appropriate material choices. In this interview, Virginia also explains how her approach is to allo...
Episode 171: Callie van der Merwe from Design Partnership reveals the secrets of designing a successful restaurant
August 21, 2023 19:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBAs the founder of the Design Partnership, Callie van der Merwe began his career as an architect in the early 1990’s before changing over to hospitality architecture in the early 2000’s. Since then, he has completed multiple award winning and successful hotel and hospitality interior spaces all over the world with a signature philosophical approach of design for predictive behaviour. In this interview, he reveals the secrets of designing a successful & vibrant restaurant. This podcast is ...
Episode 170: Stanley Krummeck & Dick Nugent on the true urban value of Mixed Use Projects
August 14, 2023 19:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBIn the wake of their recent architectural alliance in a bid to deliver a number of mixed-use projects throughout Australia, Farrells' Stanley Krummeck and CM+'s Dick Nugent sit down with Jarrod Reedie for Episode 170 of Talking Architecture & Design. They talk backgrounds, expertise in various sectors and their plans for the future, namely the various metro systems in state capitals and subsequent over-station developments.
Episode 169: Craig Baudin from Fender Katsalidis explains urban design, biophilia, wellness and his role in designing the iconic Central Place Sydney precinct
August 07, 2023 17:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBCraig Baudin, is a highly credentialed and experienced contemporary architect and also a principal at Fender Katsalidis. Craig has had an active role in the development of some of Australia’s most significant city-shaping projects projects that revitalise entire neighbourhoods – breathing new life into a forgotten or under-utilised area through new mixed-use precincts. As the lead Australian Architect for Central Place Sydney, Craig’s design introduce more than 130,000 square metres of c...
Episode 168: Karen Primmer, Colliers Head of Workplace & Transformation Tenant Advisory talks about trends in modern office design
July 31, 2023 16:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBKaren Primmer grew up the daughter of an architect and fostered a passion for great spaces, effective design and construction. Karen Primmer has over 20 years of experience as a senior leader in Corporate Real Estate, with a focus on property strategy and creating workspaces that improve individual performance and bring people together. Karen’s extensive expertise and multi-faceted industry knowledge covers transactions, design, project delivery, property operations, and client service...
Episode 167: Verosol MD Jules Di Bartolomeo on heat reduction in buildings, why greenwashing is bad for the industry and why quality and manufacturing in Australia matter
July 24, 2023 17:00 - 38 minutes - 26.1 MBJules Di Bartolomeo is the Verosol (Australia) Managing Director, with an MBA from Curtin University of Technology in Western Australia who has built a solid reputation for company 'turnarounds’ and building sustainable businesses. Jules has 25+ years experience in profitably growing multisite, complex businesses across Australia, Asia and New Zealand and his experience spans both B2B and B2C environments in Financial Services, Retail and Manufacturing. He explains the concept behind Ver...
Episode 166: Doug Southwell and Tina Fox from Scott Carver Architects talk about the challenges & rewards of their redesign of Sydney's Theatre Royal
July 17, 2023 18:00 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MBDoug Southwell is an Architect and Director of Scott Carver who has witnessed the increasing demand for hospitality spaces and sensibility across multiple building typologies, including within the growth market of build to rent residential accommodation and commercial repositioning. Tina Fox is the head of Interior Design at Scott Carver with extensive experience in a variety of hospitality work cross the UK, Europe and Australia NZ from Casinos and cabaret to food and beverage venues. T...
Episode 165: Professor Michael Stacey on why Aluminium may be the most sustainable building material we have
July 10, 2023 17:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MBProfessor Michael Stacey is an award-winning architect, who combines practice, teaching, research and writing, based in London at the Bartlett / UCL and Michael Stacey Architects. Professor Stacey is the author of a wide range of publications and books including Component Design, 2001, Digital Fabrication, 2004, Concrete: a studio design guide, 2011, Prototyping Architecture, 2013, Aluminium and Durability, 2014, second edition 2015, Aluminium Recyclability and Recycling, 2015, Aluminium: ...
Episode 164: Burak Dincel on the rise and rise of Dincel Structural Walling
July 03, 2023 17:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBBurak Dincel left Turkey in 1979 with no English and no professional standing in the Australian market. Over the next 20 years, the structural engineer developed a patented PVC wall building material. His business, Dincel Construction, is based on an internationally patented, lightweight, hollow form, manufactured from a durable rigid polymer, which when filled with ready mixed concrete, produces a load bearing, fire resistant structural element. It now turns over more than $60 millio...
Episode 163: The Silicosis crisis, the need to update workplace laws and the changing direction of benchtop makers
June 26, 2023 18:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBCosentino Oceania Vice President Itay Shimony talks about how the Silicosis crisis in Australia is changing not just what materials we are using for our home builds and renovations, but also what laws will need to be put into place to ensure that home building industry workers are protected while also keeping the sector viable for future growth.
Episode 162: Stuart Braine and Brent Livy from Kingspan on how insulation helps in building 7 Star Energy Efficient Homes in Australia
June 19, 2023 17:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBStuart Braine is the National Specification Manager for Kingspan Insulation. He has over 20 years of experience in the building materials industry and Brent Livy is the National Residential Sales Manager for Kingspan Insulation. In this exclusive interview Stuart and Brent explain why insulation matters, what does the R-value imply and what does it mean for homeowners in practical terms, what are the benefits of insulating a home, why do floors need insulation, which types of floors need i...
Episode 162: Stuart Braine & Brent Livy from Kingspan on why insulation matters for each and every building in Australia
June 19, 2023 17:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBStuart Braine is the National Specification Manager for Kingspan Insulation. He has over 20 years of experience in the building materials industry and Brent Livy is the National Residential Sales Manager for Kingspan Insulation. In this exclusive interview Stuart and Brent explain why insulation matters, what does the R-value imply and what does it mean for homeowners in practical terms, what are the benefits of insulating a home, why do floors need insulation, which types of floors need i...
Episode 161: The stars of Benefactors, a new play featuring an architect talking about design, urban planning and the compromises architects make
June 15, 2023 10:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBEmma Palmer and Gareth Davies star in Benefactors, an Olivier Award-winning architecture comedy set in the late 1960s, where they play Jane & David, where he’s an idealistic architect and she’s an anthropologist who always stands with him. Their neighbours Colin and Sheila are by comparison struggling. Colin’s glory days are over, while Sheila is subservient and unfocused. David feels his new architectural dream, the redevelopment of an inner-city housing project, will be the answer to f...
Episode 160: UK-based urbanist & cities expert Professor Greg Clark on how we could better design our cities
June 12, 2023 18:00 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MBProfessor Greg Clark is a UK based urban leadership and sustainable urban transition expert who is in Australia to present a free lecture at the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning titled A National Urban Policy for Australia – what can we learn from global experience, is also a recognised authority on cities, urban leadership, and investment in sustainable urban transition. He has also worked with more than 300 cities, 40 national governments, 20 multi...
Episode 159: Cox Director Joe Agius recounts what it's like to work on designing zoos and airports
June 05, 2023 18:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBJoe Agius has been a Director of COX since 2005. He sets and guides design direction for many projects in the Sydney studio as Design Director. Joe has experience across sectors, including public and cultural, education, research, hotels, sports, convention and exhibition as well as urban design and master planning. In this wide-ranging interview, Joe talks about redesigning parts of Taronga Zoo, the master planning of Sydney brand new airport and how Cox is leading the way for a more i...
Episode 158: Hamad Samavi and the importance of sustainable residential design
May 30, 2023 01:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBHamid Samavi founded OROSI in 2010 as an architectural company. He soon however found his passion lay in the sustainable development of real estate. Today OROSI develops property in some of Sydney’s most prized suburbs in the Eastern Suburbs and Lower North Shore. Through an acute realisation that he can control the outcome of a project by managing all aspects of the development process OROSI has become a true vertically integrated development company. Samavi explains how he handles the...
Episode 157: UK Consul General Louise Cantillon and AAC CEO Kathlyn Loseby explain the Mutual Recognition Agreement (UK MRA)
May 22, 2023 22:00 - 9 minutes - 6.34 MBTAD speaks to UK Consul General Louise Cantillon and AAC CEO Kathlyn Loseby on the Mutual Recognition Agreement (UK MRA) and what will it mean for Australian Architects and their future career and professional development and training prospects.
Episode 156: Hassell Principal Glenn Scott on the thrill of designing major sports venues
May 15, 2023 17:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBHassell Principal Glenn Scott is an internationally recognised specialist in designing and planning city-defining public places like sports and entertainment centres. He’s worked on many major projects in Australia, Europe and Asia, including the development of ICC Sydney – the new convention, exhibition and entertainment venues in Sydney’s pivotal Darling Harbour precinct. He loves the spectacle of live events – large or small – and his passionate about designing entertainment and sports...
Episode 155: Episode 155: Former Sustainability Awards head judge Dick Clarke on this year's awards program
May 08, 2023 17:00 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MBPrincipal of Envirotecture, Dick Clarke has this year decided he will not function as the Sustainability Awards head Chair. With more than 35 years’ experience, Clarke has focuses on ecologically sustainable and culturally appropriate buildings, as well as sustainable design in vehicles and vessels. As Director of Sustainability for Building Designers Australia (BDA) and a founding member of the Association of Building Sustainability Assessors (ABSA) and the Australian Sustainable Built ...
Episode 154: Interface's Connie Hensler & South Pole's John Davis on taking action on Climate Change, 2030 targets and how to achieve our goals
May 01, 2023 17:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBTalking action on Climate Change, 2030 targets and how or if we are going to achieve our goals. It is now 2023 and there is a dawning sense of urgency to drastically cut emissions associated with our built environment. So can we tackle it strategically or is the recent Academy Awards “everything, everywhere, all at once”! We talk with Connie Hensler, Director of Environmental Management and Product Stewardship at Interface and John Davis, Director APAC, South Pole. This podcast was brou...
Episode 153: German architect Matthias Sauerbruch talks about how architects can provide the solutions to the challenges humanity is facing
April 24, 2023 17:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBMatthias Sauerbruch studied in Berlin and in London and has worked at the Office for Metropolitan Architecture in London as project manager for six years and partner for four years. In 1989 he founded Sauerbruch Hutton together with Louisa Hutton and has been directing the office since then. Recently in Australia to visit the University of Melbourne and to deliver the Faculty of Architecture of Building Planning first Dean’s Lecture on Tuesday 21 March, ‘BAUWENDE – Architecture in the cli...