Talking Architecture & Design: Recent Episodes
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Now celebrating its second 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.
Australia is facing one of its biggest housing challenges in decades, with the federal government's National Housing Accord aiming to deliver 1.2 million new homes by 2029. But what if the biggest obstacle isn't planning approvals, land supply, or even skills shortages?
A major new report from RMIT University, prepared for the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute, argues that the industry's chronic boom-and-bust cycles are the real culprit—creating labour shortages during the good times, losing skilled workers during downturns, and ultimately reducing both productivity and build quality.
Joining us for this episode is the report's lead author, Associate Professor Andrea Sharam from RMIT University, to unpack why Australia's housing system needs structural reform if we're serious about delivering more homes.
For decades, airport lounges were viewed simply as waiting rooms for premium travellers. Today, they're something much more sophisticated—extensions of airline brands, wellness spaces, workplaces, hospitality venues and, increasingly, destinations in their own right.
But what actually makes a great airport lounge? How do architects and designers balance luxury with durability, privacy with openness, and local identity with a consistent global brand?
Joining us in this episode are Joanna Ho, interior designer,and Rosie Morley, principal architect from Hassell,who share with us their extensive experience designing airport lounges and aviation hospitality environments.
According to PhD graduate Isabel Lasala, who is also an architect and landscape architect, and one of the directors of Lasala & Lasala Design Studio, "Cemeteries have long been central to our relationship with death, traditionally viewed as sacred and static places.
"But what if we reimagined cemeteries as dynamic, hybrid spaces shaped by time, memory, and ecological processes?
"Rather than viewing their gradual decay as failure, we could explore design-driven alternatives that merge the contrasting forces of grief and play, transforming decay into a catalyst for civic engagement.
"This approach could inspire innovative design strategies for revitalising forgotten urban spaces, creating a new type of urban environment that bridges grief and play, memory and adaptation."
In this episode, we talk to Isabel about applying urban design ideas to a necropolis.
In this episode, sponsored by Autex Acoustics, we talk with Tamara White from Warren and Mahoney (WAM), whose work spans creating environments that support human performance, connection, and healthier futures.
We discuss how designers are redefining what sustainable spaces look and feel like — and what that means for the people using them.”
Our theme is on how can architects and designers create spaces that are not only environmentally sustainable, but actively support human health, wellbeing, performance, and connection?
This conversation also explores the evolving relationship between sustainability and wellbeing across workplace, airport, and hospitality design and will examine how designers are responding to changing expectations around equity, flexibility, resilience, and the human experience.
This podcast is brought to you in association with Autex Acoustics, proud sponsors of our 2026 Sustainability series of podcasts.
Drawing from his local and overseas architecture experience, recently appointed Plus Studio principal John Walsh, in this episode, unpacks how shared-use, hybrid buildings—blending education, civic, and commercial functions—are redefining how we design for density, community, and long-term value.
From navigating security and adaptability to stretching the design brief for greater impact, this conversation looks at how architects can respond creatively to the pressures of urban growth.
Derek Layfield, Managing Director of Durra Panel, who has championed straw-based panel technology for decades, and Michael Jones, Studio Lead – Design at AJC Architects, a registered architect with a wealth of experience specifying bio-based materials, including Durra Panel projects and recent Byera Hadley research into straw and prefabricated systems, explain why straw is the ultimate building material when it comes to acoustic and temperature insulation.
This podcast was sponsored by Durra Panel.
David Holm, Principal at Cox Architecture has a career spanning major transport and civic infrastructure—from international airports like the new Western Sydney airport and Changi airport in Singapore to urban masterplans and public spaces—David’s work sits at the intersection of connectivity, culture, and placemaking.
He’s also a passionate advocate for drawing as a design tool and has contributed widely to architectural discourse and education.
His ideas on the intersection of connectivity, culture, and placemaking are a breath of fresh air for Australia's infrastructure sector.
In this episode of Talking Architecture & Design, we speak with Kjetil Thorsen, co-founder of Snøhetta—the Oslo-based, globally recognised practice known for its transdisciplinary approach to architecture, landscape, interiors, and design.
From iconic cultural landmarks like the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet to the National September 11 Memorial Museum Pavilion, Snøhetta has built a reputation for projects that blur boundaries between disciplines while prioritising social and environmental sustainability.
Kjetil joins us during a milestone visit to Australia, marking ten years of Snøhetta’s permanent presence in the region. With projects spanning Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, and a keynote at the University of Melbourne, this conversation explores how architecture can shape culture, public life, and collective futures.
Jacob Burke is the founder of Mijasu, an interdisciplinary group of design practices focused on people‑centred outcomes across the built environment.
With more than 25 years’ experience in the Australian market, his career was shaped by humble beginnings in a family business and a hands-on experience through design, delivery and business leadership.
He established Mijasu in 2019 as a parent company designed to acquire, integrate and scale high‑quality design practices within a unified operating model.
In this interview, Jacob talks about the major emphasis of his company's focus - streamlining the back‑end of design businesses, simplifying systems, centralising shared services, and removing inefficiencies to create operational leverage and a platform for sustainable growth.
This episode tackles one of construction’s biggest questions: If the built environment needs to rapidly cut embodied carbon, what materials and manufacturing systems can realistically scale.
The construction sector sits at the centre of the climate challenge. Cement and concrete underpin modern infrastructure but remain among the world’s most carbon-intensive materials. At the same time, a new generation of circular manufacturers is turning waste streams into building products designed to replace traditional materials altogether.
So which path leads to meaningful change? Is the future about decarbonising established industries—or replacing linear systems with circular alternatives?
In this episode are Zoe Schmidt Technical Marketing Lead from Adbri, one of Australia’s major cement and construction materials companies working to reduce emissions in hard-to-abate sectors, and Paul Charteris CEO, saveBOARD, a company transforming difficult-to-recycle packaging waste into engineered building materials.
Image: Paul Charteris (left) and Zoe Schmidt (right) / Supplied.
If you want to see the work of Adbri and saveBoard, they'll be at FutureBuild, ICC Sydney, 11-13 June.
Adbri: Stand #212
saveBoard: Stand #301
The Residences at Wahroonga Estate, designed by GroupGSA, is a project that’s generating a lot of discussion up on Sydney’s Upper North Shore.
Capital Corporation has officially broken ground on The Residences at Wahroonga Estate — a landmark luxury development delivered in partnership with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, award-winning builder DASCO, with architecture by GroupGSA and interiors by Coco Republic.
More than just a residential project, this development sits at the intersection of design excellence, community impact, and wellbeing — right next door to Sydney Adventist Hospital. With strong early sales and growing demand driven by health-focused living, it’s being hailed as a catalyst for the region’s residential renaissance.
We talk with Jim Hunter, Managing Director of Capital Corporation to unpack the vision, the partnerships, and what makes this project resonate so strongly with Sydney's seemingly unstoppable residential housing sector.
Cindy Lee from Stratco Architectural talks about the strategies needed to bridge the gap between design and delivery in her role at Stratco.
In this recent interview, Cindy Lee shares insights on the company’s evolution, the shifting challenges of practice, and how early collaboration with suppliers can help architects realise their vision.
In this episode of Talking Architecture & Design, Clémence Carayol sits down with Interior Designer Léo Terrando to explore how hospitality thinking is reshaping the way we design and live.
With over two decades of experience across hotels and high-end homes, Terrando brings a perspective grounded in how spaces are actually used, how people move through them, and how they feel along the way.
He explains that hospitality design has taught him to think beyond aesthetics. In that world, every detail contributes to an experience, from the first impression on arrival to the transitions between rooms.
That same mindset now informs his residential work, where flow, comfort and atmosphere are just as important as how a space looks.
The conversation also touches on the idea of timelessness. Rather than following fast-moving trends, Terrando focuses on creating interiors that feel relevant for years to come.
For him, it’s about balance, combining contemporary elements with materials and layouts that can age gracefully. Simplicity, quality and a clear sense of purpose tend to outlast anything overly decorative.
As the lines between hospitality and residential design continue to blur, clients are increasingly looking for homes that offer more than just a place to live. There’s a growing appetite for spaces that feel considered and experience-driven, with touches that echo the comfort and ease of a well-designed hotel.
Looking ahead, Terrando sees this overlap only deepening, especially as developments bring together private living with shared amenities.
For designers, that means thinking carefully about how different spaces connect and support modern lifestyles.
As he suggests, good design today isn’t just about creating beautiful interiors—it’s about shaping the way people live in them.
As demand for healthcare services rises and workforce shortages intensify, universities and health institutions are under growing pressure to educate more students, more effectively, and in environments that reflect the rapidly changing nature of healthcare itself.
A recent research whitepaper, Anatomy of Change: Rethinking Healthcare Learning Environments, explores how architecture, planning and design can help respond to these challenges — from co-locating education with hospitals and research facilities, to creating simulation-rich learning environments, and designing spaces that support collaboration, adaptability, and new models of care.
In this episode, we unpack what the future of healthcare education might look like — and what architects, universities and health providers need to start doing now.
To help with our unpacking we have with us, Leanne Guy Principal & Global Health Sector Leader of Hassell.
As Hassell’s Health Sector Lead, Leanne Guy brings strategic leadership and insight through a background in nursing and design with over 25 years of experience with public and private healthcare clients in Australia and the United Kingdom.
She’s worked on many complex developments, including the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne and recently the New Mount Barker Hospital in South Australia.
Her extensive portfolio and experience as a health care professional have deepened her understanding of the clinical and operational needs of complex health facilities – and that insight translates into innovative and highly efficient design solutions.
Breakout Creek / Purruna Pari Stage 3 recently took out both the Landscape & Urban category and Best of the Best at the 2025 Sustainability Awards.
Delivered by TCL in collaboration with Green Adelaide, the City of Charles Sturt and the City of West Torrens, the project reimagines a once-degraded drainage channel as a thriving blue–green landscape.
Featuring over six kilometres of new walking trails, wetlands that improve water quality and habitat, and deep collaboration with the Kaurna Yerta Aboriginal Corporation, the project shows how climate-positive infrastructure can be embedded into the fabric of a city.
We unpack the thinking behind the design, the engineering and ecological challenges involved, and what this project might mean for the future of urban waterways in Australia.
Senior Landscape Architect and Associate at Taylor Cullity Lethlean (TCL), Kar Gan, who specializes in landscape architecture and urban design describes the process and ideas behind this award-winning design.
In this episode, we’re joined by award-winning architect Sarah Lebner, Director of Cooee Architecture.
Sarah recently took out the Hospitality & Tourism Award at the 2025 Sustainability Awards for her remarkable transformation of an old grain silo into The Silos Accommodation — a sustainable, off-grid farm stay that celebrates adaptive reuse, environmental performance, and regional experience.
In this interview, we talk about the challenges and opportunities behind that project, hear about her broader vision for sustainable design in Australia, and unpack what’s next for environmentally meaningful architecture.
Gabriel Solorzano Torres is the Executive Director of Commercial, Sustainability and Infrastructure at Melbourne Polytechnic.
He brings deep strategic and operational experience in infrastructure and industry development — and is at the forefront of the new Future of Housing Construction Centre of Excellence, a national initiative aimed at scaling Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) skills and innovation across the sector.
In this episode, we unpack what MMC really means for architects and designers, how education and training need to evolve, and the role design thinking has in creating the homes Australia needs now.
Ingrid Bakker is a Principal architect, a board director for Hassell and a Life Fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects.
Craig Guthrie is a specialist in Landscape Architecture and Urban Design with over 25 years of experience
As Hassell Studio Principals Ingrid Bakker and Craig Guthrie talk about the legacy for Melbourne and how the newly-built Metro Tunnel uses design to increase the city’s liveability.
Daniel Jarosch, Chief Executive Officer of Sydney Fish Market has lead the organisation through a once-in-a-generation relocation and reopening that has attracted millions of visitors and redefined this iconic waterfront for the future.
He explains how the new Sydney Fish Market is a game changer in terms of designing for place and the future of retail and hospitality design in busy and growing cities like Sydney.
Lisa Munao, Managing Director and Principal of Gensler’s Sydney office leads the strategic growth and operations of the firm across Australia and New Zealand.
With over 25 years of experience in the design industry, Lisa has guided major interior and workplace projects for global and local organisations and brings a passion for creative thinking, collaborative problem-solving, and sustainable design to everything she does.
In this conversation she describes how design thinking shapes the future of work, community, and the built environment.
We talk with architects and founders of Taylor Buchtmann Architecture, Anne Taylor, and Michael Buchtmann, who are also the winners of the 2025 Sustainability Award in the Adaptive Reuse – Alteration/Addition category about their extraordinary award-winning project, The Stopover.
This remarkable build transformed a dilapidated grain store into resilient, sensitive accommodation that honours both place and purpose.
We dive in and hear from the two amazing minds behind this inspiring work.
With a background in architecture and interior design, emerging leader in sustainable design and the Green Star Program Lead at the Green Building Council of Australia, Gabrielle Pavicic is helping reshape how the built environment approaches sustainability — particularly at the fitout level, where waste and embodied carbon have long been overlooked.
Her work bridges design thinking with technical delivery, driving measurable change across buildings and infrastructure.
She’s also the winner of the Emerging Sustainable Architect/Designer category at the 2025 Sustainability Awards, hosted by Architecture & Design.
In this interview, she explores her journey, insights, and what’s next for a more regenerative built environment.
Brought to you in association with Autex Acoustics, Proud Carbon Neutral Partners of the 2025 Sustainability Awards.
Known for his thoughtful, context-driven approach to design, acclaimed Australian architect Ed Lippmann, owner and founder of architectural practice, Lippmann Partnership, has a design portfolio that spans decades of civic buildings, cultural spaces, religious buildings, educational projects, and private residences that have helped define parts of Australia’s, as well as his own architectural identity.
Ed Lippmann is a very busy man – he is also an author and in his new book, 40 Years of Architecture, he captures this extraordinary journey with surprising warmth and candour, offering insights not only into his many projects but also into the evolution of architecture in Australia over the past four decades.
Across more than three decades, UNSW Professor Deo Prasad has shaped the national and global conversation on low carbon living through research, education, policy leadership, and industry collaboration.
From pioneering sustainability education in the southern hemisphere to leading Australia’s largest built-environment research collaboration through the CRC for Low Carbon Living, his impact spans academia, government, industry, and generations of practitioners worldwide.
He talks about his life's work so far, the value of teaching, the importance of building partnerships and how improving sustainability in the built environment is for the benefit of humanity as a whole.
In this episode of Talking Architecture & Design, host Clémence Carayol heads to Melbourne’s west to unpack one of Australia’s most ambitious health projects: the new Footscray Hospital.
More than a deep dive into a major piece of infrastructure, the conversation explores how architecture can reshape the experience of healthcare itself.
The $1.5 billion hospital, designed by COX Architecture in collaboration with Billard Leece Partnership, is delivered by the Plenary Health consortium with Multiplex as builder, alongside the Victorian Government and Western Health.
Joining the podcast are COX Executive Chair Patrick Ness and BLP Principal Mark Mitchell, who reflect on the ideas behind what has become affectionately known as “the People’s Hospital”.
Central to the discussion is the decision to conceive the hospital as a campus rather than a monolithic building. Five interconnected structures are organised around a village green, forming a civic heart that prioritises clarity, orientation and connection.
This landscape-led approach reframes the hospital as a place people might visit for a coffee or a walk, not only in moments of illness, reinforcing its role as social and civic infrastructure.
Ness and Mitchell also discuss how human-centred design principles shaped everything from intuitive wayfinding and daylight-filled interiors to the careful management of scale in such a vast facility.
Access to nature, cultural inclusion informed by collaboration with First Nations Elders, and a strong emphasis on staff wellbeing emerge as critical drivers of the design.
The episode also tackles future-facing challenges. Sustainability targets, including Green Star and WELL aspirations, influenced material choices and building performance, while lessons from COVID-19 informed flexibility and pandemic preparedness.
As the Footscray Hospital opens, this episode positions it as a powerful benchmark for healthcare architecture: a place where clinical excellence, community identity and long-term resilience are designed to coexist.
This podcast is brought to you in association with Autex Acoustics, proud sponsors of our 2025 Sustainability series of podcasts.
To help us unpack what it really means to build not just for a few weeks of sport, but for decades of community benefit, reuse, and resilience we spoke to two experts from design firm Populous: Dr. Kavita Gonsalves, Associate Principal - Sustainability Design Lead ‑ APAC, and Brayden Goodwin, Principal, Architect — Brisbane, on how circular design and sustainability are transforming sports infrastructure in Australia.
Catherine Skinner, Principal, BVN, Audun Opdal, Senior Partner, 3XN, Louise Pearson, Studio Director, ASPECT Studios, and Miguel Serrao, Associate, ASPECT Studios, sat down with Talking Architecture and Design at the recent opening of the stunning Sydney Fish Markets, to talk about the highlights, surprises and challenges of working on such a large, iconic and complex public infrastructure project.
In this episode of Talking Architecture & Design, we’re joined by Katrina Sedgwick, the inaugural Director and CEO of the Melbourne Arts Precinct Corporation (MAP Co), who is leading one of Australia’s most ambitious cultural transformations – a $1.7 billion revitalisation connecting Federation Square through to Southbank.
Sedgwick shares what it’s like to build a new organisation while simultaneously delivering a project of national significance. Establishing MAP Co’s culture, partnerships, and long-term vision has gone hand in hand with reshaping one of Melbourne’s most important civic and artistic precincts.
The redevelopment is deeply informed by the precinct’s rich history and layered cultural identity. Rather than starting from scratch, the transformation celebrates heritage, architecture, and Melbourne’s long-standing creative community, ensuring the precinct remains both respectful of its past and responsive to the future.
At the heart of the project is Laak Boorndap, a new public garden designed as a place for gathering, reflection, and cultural expression. More than just a green space, it brings together nature, performance, and Indigenous storytelling to create a welcoming and meaningful environment for the city.
Climate resilience is also central to the design, with landscaping, shade, and water-sensitive strategies helping prepare the precinct for Melbourne’s changing conditions. First Peoples principles guide planting, artistic collaborations, and the ongoing care for Country, ensuring Indigenous knowledge and culture are embedded throughout the space.
Drawing on her leadership experience at major cultural institutions such as ACMI and the Adelaide Film Festival, Sedgwick brings a collaborative and community-focused approach to this complex project. Balancing the needs of artists, organisations, visitors, and the wider public is key to creating a precinct that truly belongs to everyone.
With Federation Square now under MAP Co’s stewardship, the vision is for a connected cultural corridor where art, public life, and civic space come together. From major events to everyday moments of connection, the precinct is being shaped to inspire creativity and community for generations to come.
Suzanne Toumbourou, CEO of the Australian Council of Recycling, shares her insights and helps us understand on the challenges the enormous opportunities that recycling and circular thinking present for Australia’s built environment.
She also explains how architects, designers, builders and policymakers all have a critical role to play in shaping a more sustainable, resource-smart future.
Michael Rayner is a Life Fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects, co-founder of Blight Rayner Architecture and the 2025 recipient of the Brisbane Lord Mayor’s Business Awards Lifetime Achievement Award.
This prestigious honour — presented only six times in the Awards’ two-decade history — recognises Michael’s remarkable four decades of design leadership, a career that has shaped Brisbane’s skyline, enriched Australia’s civic identity, and taken Australian design to international audiences.
From the Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney Exhibition Centre, Sydney Football Stadium, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, QPAC’s new Glasshouse Theatre to Sydney’s Barker College and a veritable smorgasbord of global high profile projects such as the National Maritime Museum of China, — Michael’s work has continually asked the same question: “What else?”
In this episode, we’ll explore his philosophy, the evolution of Brisbane’s architectural identity, and what true city-shaping leadership looks like in an era of rapid growth and change.
An experienced architect and leader within COX’s sustainability team in Melbourne, David Henderson is one of the creators of Product Aware, and in this final episode for 2025, David takes us on a deep dive into the sustainable materials maze and how architects can make smarter, lower-carbon decisions without needing to compromise on design embeds as well as explaining how regenerative design can be designed into all phases of projects from inception to delivery.
This podcast is brought to you in association with Autex Acoustics, proud sponsors of our 2025 Sustainability series of podcasts.
Over a career spanning more than 28 years, Hames Sharley's Nic Hughan has gained extensive local and international experience in the planning, design, documentation, and delivery of large and complex projects, with a focus on hospitals, education, and community buildings.
Having assumed the leadership role for several high-profile hospital and social infrastructure projects, as well as owning and running his own practice for 10 years, Hughan developed a strong focus toward project delivery and team management, as well as broader strategic and business development areas.
In this episode, Hughan shares his thoughts, ideas, skills and experience he learned during his career that spanned not just Australia, but a number of countries around the world.
This podcast is brought to you in association with Moddex, proud sponsors of our 2025 Commercial series of podcasts.
In this episode, we head to the warm waters of the southern coast of Athens in Greece to talk about one of Europe’s most ambitious urban regeneration projects — The Ellinikon.
Once home to the city’s former international airport, this 6.2-million-square-meter development is being transformed into a “15-minute smart city” — a place where everything from housing and workplaces to parks and cultural spaces are within a short walk or bike ride.
To discuss this incredible transformation are two key figures behind The Ellinikon’s residential vision, we spoke with Alexandros Moulas, Lamda's Chief Commercial Officer for Residential, and Andreas Kambanellas, Commercial Director for Residential, also from Lamda, the developer of this unique project.
In this episode, we’re joined by Jerome Frost, the Global CEO of Arup and former Head of Design and Regeneration for the London 2012 Olympic Delivery Authority—a role that helped transform East London and redefine how major sporting events can deliver long-term urban and social value.
As Brisbane accelerates preparations for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, we’ll discuss what lessons can be drawn from London 2012 and other global events, how design thinking can shape Brisbane’s legacy, and how thoughtful planning can ensure Olympic investment benefits communities for decades to come.
In this podcast, Sarah Butler, a partner with Holding Redlich, specialising in intellectual property (IP), commercial and technology law, and media and advertising regulation across a range of industries explains why intellectual property still often overlooked in construction contracts, despite the sector becoming more design-led and digitally enabled?
Foolscap Sydney Studio Director Ellen Rosengren-Johnson brings a unique international perspective to Australian design, having spent a decade in Norway delivering award-winning hospitality and residential projects before returning home.
Her work is defined by a deep commitment to collaboration with local makers, craftspeople, and suppliers – a skill she’s currently bringing to life in the boutique retail fit-out for Alpha60 in Sydney (due to be completed in spring 2025).
In this interview, Ellen explains the sheer importance and enduring legacy of hospitality design done well.
The latest episode of Talking Architecture & Design features John Czechowski, Senior Associtae at Gray Puksand, whose career spans more than three decades of shaping public and multi-use precincts across Australia.
Born in Canada and trained at the University of Toronto, with formative studies in Florence and Paris, his practice has stretched from infrastructure and stadia to high-rise living and large-scale master planning.
In this conversation, Czechowski reflects on how precincts have evolved from purely functional places into community-defining spaces. He explains the delicate balance between commercial viability, accessibility and cultural identity, stressing the importance of listening to community voices rather than treating consultation as an afterthought.
The discussion also explores the unseen decisions that shape the built environment, from long-term material performance and compliance to the role of pathways and in-between spaces that guide how people experience a precinct.
Technology, climate resilience and cultural diversity are all pressing forces in design, and Czechowski offers insight into how these will influence the next generation of projects.
This podcast is brought to you in association with Moddex, proud sponsors of our 2025 Commercial series of podcasts.
Dr Caroline Noller is a qualified quantity surveyor, Climate Active Product assessor, and past, MECLA benchmarking working group Chair, ALCAS board member and EPD Australia board member and holds a phD in the Built Environment.
These days Dr Noller provides independent oversight and technical assurance for the Rebuilt Product Carbon Footprint methodology and governance platform.
Drawing on her career in life cycle assessment, carbon science, and software innovation, she verifies data integrity and ensures Rebuilt’s outputs align with international standards.
In this episode, Dr Noller explains the Brave New World of fully declared and verified clean, green building products.
This podcast is brought to you in association with Autex Acoustics, proud sponsors of our 2025 Sustainability series of podcasts.
Damien Crough from prefabAus, a recognised leader and advocate for Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) in Australia.
As Co-founder and Executive Chairman of prefabAUS, Damien has been instrumental in positioning the organisation as the national peak body for offsite construction.
Under his leadership, prefabAUS has grown from a grassroots initiative into a respected and influential voice shaping policy, driving research, and fostering collaboration across government, industry, and academia.
We also have Martin Fenn, Chief Delivery Officer at PT Blink, a construction technology company transforming the delivery of multi-storey buildings.
He leads the strategic rollout of its rapid-assembly kit-of-parts platform, partnering with developers to accelerate projects, mitigate delivery risk, and generate measurable commercial advantage through innovation.
He also serves as the MMC Lead for Oceania with the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), the world’s largest professional body for construction management.
In this interview, they explain how Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) is the future of a sustainable house building sector in Australia.
This podcast is brought to you in association with Moddex, proud sponsors of our 2025 Commercial series of podcasts.
“Technology is often seen as the answer, but I believe design is the real answer. Technology is there to enable and to empower.”
Xavier De Kestelier is a global Head of Design and leader of Hassell’s design technology and innovation team, which sets strategy and advises on the tools and knowledge the international design firm needs to succeed.
Both an architect and technologist, Xavier harnesses technology to create more powerful, future-focused design solutions. That means he’s responsible for overseeing Hassell’s work in computational design, building information modelling, visualisation and virtual reality worldwide.
Over the past decade Xavier has forged a reputation as an industry leader in the exploration and adoption of parametric design and digital fabrication. Most recently, he was behind Hassell’s concept for a ‘home’ on Mars – part of NASA’s 3D Printed Habitat Challenge.
A TED talker and regular speaker at major design and tech events, Xavier is also a director of Smartgeometry, a non-profit, global educational network for computational and digital design specialists.
He talks exclusively top Talking Architecture & Design about the future of lunar design.
As CEO of City West Housing, Leonie King leads a committed team that develops affordable housing and provide housing services to some 1,600 residents in metropolitan Sydney.
In this episode, Leonie King will be talking about affordable homes, funding, planning approvals, land costs, how can we get governmental outcomes for housing, private developers, and community housing providers working together to better to solve our housing crisis & much, much more.
This podcast is brought to you in association with AWS, proud sponsors of our 2025 Residential series of podcasts.
Cathy Inglis AM is Group CEO for Think Brick, Concrete Masonry Association & Roofing Tile Associations Australia and is an experienced Materials Engineer and technical expert with nearly 30 years in the building industry with a focus on research, product development and product compliance.
Cathy has worked in key leadership roles in management and business development with responsibility for research of new products, technical matters and leading innovation to improve the energy efficiency of operations and to create sustainable building products.
Tone Wheeler is an Architect, author, educator and consultant with an abiding interest in environmentally sustainable design (ESD). Since 1986 he has been design leader at environa studio.
Tone is a past chair of the AIA National Environment Committee & a past member of the Sustainability Committee. Tone was made AIA Life Fellow in 2022 for his contributions to the discipline and profession of architecture.
In this episode, Cathy Inglis & Tone Wheeler explain how we can achieving greater urban density in Australian cities without compromising liveability while also embedding low-carbon materials.
Opacity is HDR’s annual global design review, bringing together diverse voices from across the design community to critically examine our best built and unbuilt work. It provides a platform for rigorous dialogue, sharpening our design conscience and pushing creative boundaries.
In this episode, HDR's Melbourne Design Principal Alison Potter as well as Simon Fleet, who is HDR's Sydney Design Principal talk about Opacity, regenerative design framework, advanced data-driven capabilities, and a collaborative, cross-disciplinary approach and much, much more.
Samantha Peart has worked across 20 different countries, involving sustainability strategies and multidisciplinary project delivery for commercial and residential buildings, healthcare facilities, retail developments, university campuses, large-scale infrastructure projects and organisations.
In her role as Hassell’s Global Head of Sustainability, Peart is leading the drive for innovation in sustainable design, helping to steer Hassell’s mission to become a more sustainable and forward-thinking practice.
Prue Pascoe, Associate Interior Designer at Hassell has played a key role in the design of the Design Wall 2023. The Design Wall is part of the Melbourne Now exhibition and showcases innovative product design from Melbourne at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV).
In this interview Samantha and Prue discuss the drive towards Closing the Loop and in what ways are smart technologies (IoT, AI, data analytics) driving sustainability in building operations and infrastructure management.
This podcast is brought to you in association with Autex Acoustics, proud sponsors of our 2025 Sustainability series of podcasts.
Adrian Popple has over 35 years’ experience in residential design and under his guidance seen Metricon countless times recognised and awarded by Australia's peak building bodies for its innovative and industry leading designs.
Joining Metricon in 1987, Adrian Popple swiftly ascended the ranks navigating diverse roles-from drafting cadet to design and display management, and a stint in business development, culminating in his now 15-year tenure as National Design Director.
Over three decades, Adrian has meticulously crafted Metricon's design DNA, establishing an envious industry presence.
He joins us to try and answer the burning question of this week: “If Your House Were a Car, It Would Be a 1990 Sedan. How can we Fix That?".
This podcast is brought to you in association with AWS, proud sponsors of our 2025 Residential series of podcasts.
This is the story of Sydney House, a transformative mixed-use development that redefines luxury living while honouring over 130 years of built legacy.
Rising above the historic facades of the former City Tattersalls Club, this elegant composition is more than just a building—it’s a conversation between past and present.
From the scalloped rhythms of the tower to the carefully restored Victorian and Art Deco details, Sydney House embodies sensitive addition and contemporary expression.
In this podcast, Phillip Rossington, Principal of BVN and Richard Francis-Jones, Design Director of FJC Studio, share some of the key creative forces behind the project and unpack the design philosophy, challenges, and vision that shaped one of Sydney’s most refined architectural ensembles.
In this episode of Talking Architecture & Design, we speak with Kylie Sandland, Design Psychologist and Co-Founder of Design for Hope, a social enterprise creating trauma-informed spaces for recovery and well-being.
With three decades of experience in psychology and organisational consulting, Sandland brings a unique, evidence-based approach to the way environments affect our mental health.
From domestic violence shelters to rehabilitation centres, her work focuses on designing spaces that foster safety, dignity, and emotional healing.
Sandland shares the personal story that inspired her career shift into design and introduces her Hope Hierarchy, a framework that translates psychological needs into practical design strategies.
She explains how elements like lighting, layout, and colour can support trauma recovery, and why staff well-being must also be a design priority.
Projects like Erin’s Place and Jarrah House illustrate how thoughtful design choices can change lives, not through luxury, but through care and intention. As Sandland says, “spaces can either trigger trauma or help people heal.”
Listen to learn how trauma-informed design is reshaping not only crisis care environments but also workplaces, schools, and community spaces.
In this episode, we’re taking a deep dive into Stratco, an Australian company with over 75 years of experience providing building solutions for both professionals and homeowners.
Stratco offers a wide range of products, including patios, carports, verandahs, garages, sheds, and outdoor living products such as NINELINE, SUPERDEK & PRODEK.
Critically for Australian architects and builders, Stratco has manufacturing facilities in all mainland states of Australia and also in New Zealand.
To explain all about Stratco’s full range of capabilities, we talk with Eric Lien, National Architectural and Specifications Manager, and Andrew Steele, architect and managing director of South Australian design firm Studio Nine Architects.
This episode was sponsored by Stratco.
Nerida Conisbee is Ray White’s Chief Economist and one of Australia’s leading property experts.
Nerida works closely with industry partners to provide strategic vision and policy recommendations for the future of property in Australia.
She represents Ray White to inform and influence key stakeholder groups across the residential and commercial sectors, in addition to advising major Australian government bodies.
In this exclusive interview, Nerida unravels the main issues behind our housing affordability crisis and some things we can do to alleviate the problem.
This podcast is brought to you in association with AWS, proud sponsors of our 2025 Residential series of podcasts.
Jonathan 'Jono' Mountfort is the Creative Director at Autex Acoustics and a design expert specialising in sustainable acoustic solutions.
With over 20 years of experience in design and manufacturing, Jonathan oversees product design, compliance, and sustainability. His journey into design began with a background in mechanical engineering, which sparked his passion for tinkering.
After a brief stint as a vegan chef on the set of ‘Lord of the Rings,’ he pursued a degree in product design, where he explored innovative concepts such as biomimicry and cradle-to-cradle design.
These days, his expertise blends industrial design, engineering, and acoustics, giving him a distinctive approach to creating circular products.
This podcast is brought to you in association with Autex Acoustics, proud sponsors of our 2025 Sustainability series of podcasts.
The Australian Parliament passed the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Reconsiderations) Bill 2025, restricting the Minister for the Environment’s power to reconsider certain past decisions under the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).
This change has significant implications for environmental oversight, particularly in cases where new information emerges about the impact of ongoing land use activities, such as the concerns raised over salmon farming in Tasmania’s Macquarie Harbour and its potential effect on the endangered Maugean skate.
Holding Redlich Special Counsel Katharine Huxley is an environment and planning lawyer with experience in development, compliance, local government, and administrative law, who can discuss the implications of this significant new amendment.
In this interview, Huxley explains what this will mean for future land use and environmental management in general.
With housing affordability at crisis levels and younger generations leaving Sydney in record numbers, the Minns Labor Government has announced a bold plan to make it faster, easier, and more affordable to build a new home.
At the center of this plan is the launch of the NSW Housing Pattern Book—a collection of architect-designed terraces, townhouses, and manor houses—combined with a world-first Complying Development pathway that promises to cut approval times down to just ten days.
The NSW government has been at the forefront of this major reform, which aims not only to increase housing supply but also to create vibrant, sustainable communities that reflect the diversity of the people who call NSW home.
Paul Scully, New South Wales Minister for Planning and Public Spaces joins us to unpack what this all means for families, first-home buyers, downsizers, and builders across the state.
This podcast is brought to you in association with AWS, proud sponsors of our 2025 Residential series of podcasts.
Proper weatherproofing is essential for buildings in Australia due to the country's climate, which includes intense sun, heavy rainfall, and varying temperatures. Effective weatherproofing protects the building from water damage, structural issues, and the growth of mould and mildew, while also ensuring a comfortable and healthy living environment.
Jon Conway – National Technical & Product Development Manager for Innova at Etex Australia and Craig Blinco – Sales and Marketing Director, Sales & Marketing Director - Etex ANZ, explain the fundamentals of why getting your weatherproofing right is at the core of getting durable, code-compliant buildings.
This episode was sponsored by Innova by Etex.
Graphisoft is a European multinational corporation that designs 3D design software made by architects for architects.
Based in Bavaria Germany, Graphisoft CEO Daniel Csillag is a former general manager of Bluebeam and CEO of Nevaris, who in Feb 2024 became CEO of Graphisoft with a focus on strategy, sales & products/services.
Marton Kiss is Graphisoft’s Chief Product Officer and Senior Product Manager. Beginning his career as a technical support engineer, Márton’s narrative is a testament to growth, curiosity, and the power of advocating for user-centric products.
In this recent interview, Daniel & Marton describe the evolution of their 3D software has gone through and what this will mean for Australian architects and designers.
Designed by Woods Bagot, Perth’s METRONET Morley-Ellenbrook Line creates 21km of new railway track, connecting the north-eastern suburbs and Perth CBD. Five new integrated station precincts link various places of character and landscape along the unique Perth Swan Coastal Plain.
The Morley-Ellenbrook Line represents the most significant expansion of the rail network since the Mandurah Line was built in 2007.
To explain this huge project, we have with us Kukame McPierzie, Principal at Woods Bagot and National Vice-President of the Association of Consulting Architects, and the design lead on this project.
This podcast is brought to you in association with Moddex, proud sponsors of our 2025 Commercial series of podcasts.
In this episode of Talking Architecture & Design, host Clémence Carayol is joined by Ben Morgan and Nic Granleese, Co-Founders of Bowerbird, a platform that’s reshaping how architectural projects are shared with the media.
With backgrounds in publishing and architecture, Morgan and Granleese created Bowerbird to make architectural storytelling more accessible. Their goal: to simplify the way architects pitch their work and connect directly with journalists.
The conversation explores how the relationship between architecture and media is shifting, particularly with the rise of AI. From writing tools to image generation, technology is changing how architects document, visualise and share their work.
They also look at the role of editorial quality in an algorithm-driven world, and how architects can adapt by embracing storytelling as part of their practice.
Finally, Morgan and Granleese share how Bowerbird is evolving to support the architectural community in a fast-changing media landscape.
by Clémence Carayol
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In this episode, we are going to delve into the world of Data-Driven Design or D3 as it's known.
And to help us traverse this brave new world of design, we’re talking with, Jeremy Graham from HDR.
With over a decade of experience, HDR's Computational Design Director, Jeremy Graham is recognised for his expertise in computational design and software development, significantly impacting the built environment through innovative solutions for integrating data and information into the design process.
Based in Melbourne, Australia, Jeremy Graham leads the development of advanced technologies that harness artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance the architectural design process.
His design career spans multiple sectors, including sports, education, and health, where he has implemented bespoke generative solutions for data-driven design.
Notable projects in his portfolio include Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Optus Stadium, Marvel Stadium, and Al Janoub Stadium.
Jefa Greenaway is the director of Greenaway Architects and an honorary fellow of Design at Deakin University and Adjunct Industry Fellow at Swinbourne university.
He is also a co-founder of several organizations set up to support Indigenous peoples pursuing a career in design.
Greenaway was born on the Dharawal Country in Sydney. His father Bert Groves, was an Indigenous civil rights activist, and his mother was of German ancestry.
He received his bachelor's degree in planning and design at the Melbourne University, where he was the only Indigenous person in his class at that time.
In this exclusive interview, he talks to TAD about the true meaning and value of Designing for Country.
This podcast is brought to you in association with Autex Acoustics, proud sponsors of our 2025 Sustainability series of podcasts.
The Government’s promise to build 250,000 completed homes a year for the next four years, coupled with a renewed focus on defence expenditure, and significant infrastructure projects like the Brisbane 2032 Olympics, are all putting increased pressure on the construction industry.
But experts say, Australia does not have enough construction workers to meet Labor’s election promise to boost housing supply. The need for strategic workforce development and a focus on project management practices is now more urgent than ever to ensure efficient resource allocation, mitigate risks, and guarantee timely project delivery across all sectors.
Project Management Institute (PMI), Global director construction and Vice President APAC, Ben Breen joins us on TAD to help us discuss skills shortages and how they can be overcome in the built environment.
This podcast is brought to you in association with Moddex, proud sponsors of our 2024 Sustainability series of podcasts.
Llewellyn Regler Network Architectural National Technical Manager is a specialist in providing solutions for high-quality architectural facade products, starting with the specification process and all the way through to the builder and end-user.
Mario Mey is a highly experienced façade engineer and former National Façade Lead at ACOR, who played a pivotal role as Global Façade Consultant in NSW’s Project Remediate.
Together they make a formidable team who's knowledge and experince in cladding solutions and issues like waterproofing, fire safety and sustainability are much sort after in Australia's building sector.
Here they share some of their cladding technology and application secrets with Talking Architecture & Design.
This podcast is brought to you in association with Network Architectural.
In this episode of Talking Architecture & Design, host Clémence Carayol sits down with Alexandra Faure, a French-Venezuelan urbanist and sustainability consultant based in Melbourne.
With a background spanning Paris and Australia, and extensive experience at HIP V. HYPE, Faure offers a compelling cross-cultural lens on sustainable development and urban governance.
Together, they explore the contrasts and commonalities between France and Australia in tackling sustainability challenges within the built environment. From urban density and climate adaptation to regulatory frameworks and heritage tensions, this thoughtful conversation unpacks how different histories, governance structures, and climates shape urban sustainability outcomes.
Whether it’s material reuse, circular economy initiatives, or shifting policy landscapes, this episode is a must-listen for anyone working at the intersection of design, planning, and climate action.In this episode of Talking Architecture & Design, host Clémence Carayol sits down with Alexandra Faure, a French-Venezuelan urbanist and sustainability consultant based in Melbourne.
With a background spanning Paris and Australia, and extensive experience at HIP V. HYPE, Faure offers a compelling cross-cultural lens on sustainable development and urban governance.
Together, they explore the contrasts and commonalities between France and Australia in tackling sustainability challenges within the built environment. From urban density and climate adaptation to regulatory frameworks and heritage tensions, this thoughtful conversation unpacks how different histories, governance structures, and climates shape urban sustainability outcomes.
Whether it’s material reuse, circular economy initiatives, or shifting policy landscapes, this episode is a must-listen for anyone working at the intersection of design, planning, and climate action.
Alvin Rowland, the CEO and founder of Moddex, which started out as Sentaur Products in 2008, brings his passion to the table every day.
Prior to starting the modular handrail business, Alvin worked his way from being on the tools to General Manager of Bendpro, the family business specialising in Mandrel bending, metal forming and fabrication.
He explains his journey and that of his company into what is now an icon in Australia's metal bending and handrail industries.
This podcast is brought to you in association with Moddex, proud sponsors of our 2025 Commercial series of podcasts.
Powerhouse has awarded architecture photographer Tasha Tylee the Powerhouse Photography Architectural Photography Commission, a new $20,000 commission project that will see Tylee collaborate with Powerhouse on a major new work over the coming year.
Born and raised in New Zealand, Tasha Tylee is an emerging architectural photographer who has worked with some of Australia’s top firms, most notably capturing Naples Street House by Edition Office, the 2024 AIA National Winner of The Robin Boyd Award for Residential Architecture.
Focusing on themes of sustainability and climate, Tylee will document innovation in architecture and the Australian built environment by following newly developed sustainable materials from their natural form, through to manufacturing, fabrication, installation, and their final use in a completed build.
She spoke with us recently from her temporary base in Mallorca, Spain.
We talk with Will Messiter, Chief Operating Officer - Residential Communities and Home Building at Sekisui House Australia at the opening of their $4.8 Million Asora Norwest Community Park.
Providing 9,553 sqm of essential green space and recreational amenities to residents in Norwest, one of Sydney's rapidly expanding suburbs in the Hills Shire, Irongum Terrace Reserve responds directly to rising demand for premium outdoor spaces, with the Hills Shire population forecasted to grow nearly 70% by 2046.
Messiter, who is also an architect, gives his views on the housing shortage, the changes in Australia's housing markets and the Asora Norwest Community Park.
Dr Matthias Irger is an experienced architect, urban designer and academic specialising in regenerative design, holistic city planning and climate adaptation, who champions an evidence-based, collaborative, and interdisciplinary approach.
As the National Head of Sustainability at COX Architecture, Matthias creates national strategies, objectives, actions, and tools that reduce and mitigate the embodied and operational carbon emissions across all services.
He was also a moderator at the 2024 Sustainability Summit.
In this interview, he talks about a range of issues that are becoming front of mind in the built environment including circularity, climate change resilience, regenerative design, and carbon reduction as well.
We talk all things circular with Lisa McLean, a circular economy and zero-carbon business transformation leader and Managing Director, CEO of Circular Australia, a national independent NFP leading the transition to a zero-carbon circular economy in Australia.
Lisa has been successfully advising industry and governments in developing new policy frameworks and regulations that bring about market change to enable the circular zero-carbon economy over the past 20 years.
This work has covered the supply chains, infrastructure, energy, water, waste and mobility sectors in the UK and Australia.
The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) represents 650+ members including individual companies with a collective annual turnover of more than $60 billion.
CEO Davina Rooney, after 6 years at the helm, looks at what has been happening in the built environment in areas such as sustainability, circular economy and the role of the GBCA in the wider business sector.
This exclusive interview was recore on-site at GBCAs TRANSFORM 2025 conference that was recently held in Sydney.
On our 7th anniversary, in this episode of Talking Architecture & Design, we explore the evolving landscape of our cities and the ideas shaping how we live. Today, we’re tackling urban density and taking a fresh look at an often-overlooked housing model—the humble 1960s walk-up unit block.
Architect, author, lecturer and urban thinker Tone Wheeler joins us to discuss why these mid-century apartments still hold so much potential in today’s housing crisis.
From their efficient design and human-scale living to their adaptability for modern sustainability, we’ll explore how these buildings can offer a viable alternative to high-rise developments.
Are these walk-ups a relic of the past or a blueprint for the future? Let’s find out.
Gerald Mathews, the managing director of Matthews Architects, a practice which was founded by his father way back in 1975 in North Adelaide, South Australia.
In this podcast, he talks about modern education design, heritage hysteria and why doughnut-shaped planets have no gravity in their centres..
In this special episode ahead of International Women's Day this March 8 and for her debut podcast for Talking Architecture & Design, our Digital Editor Clémence Carayol talks to Gray Puksand Lead Partner Maria Correia to discuss her journey as a woman in architecture, the challenges she faced, and the progress being made toward greater gender equality in the industry.
At Gray Puksand, Maria Correia’s primary responsibility is to deliver relevant, innovative and intelligent design solutions that deliver results and exceed expectations.
She has over 20 years’ experience working on interior design, retail design to brand and customer experience projects.
Correia has worked in leading international brand and retail agencies from luxury, fashion, leisure, workspace, beauty, financial services and technology.
As a strategic, creative thinker, she can move from strategy to creative solutions via insights, research and brainstorms to uncover the ‘big idea’.
As a creative leader, she inspires teams of varying disciplines to distil the brand essence in order to deliver creative solutions that deliver results for clients.
Download this inspiring conversation on leadership, design, and the evolving role of women in shaping our cities.
Rose Jackson is a Labor Member of the NSW Legislative Council and NSW Minister for Mental Health, Housing, Homelessness, Youth, Water, and the North Coast. Rose was elected to the Legislative Council in May 2019 and has been fighting for real action on climate change and tackling homelessness and housing affordability.
Jackson has held a variety of roles within the labour and union movements including Assistant Secretary of NSW Labor and as an official for United Voice (formerly LHMU.)
She recently took time out of her busy schedule to talk with us about what are the state government's upcoming plans for building new housing for some of our most vulnerable citizens.
Jessica Saravia is the technical director of DMAC Architecture & Interiors based in Chicago Illinois in the US.
With over 20 years of experience, Jessica brings extensive technical expertise in design, construction and administration, assuring high performance results on every DMAC project.
Jessica currently sits on the AIA National Building Performance Knowledge Community Leadership Group and is Vice-Chair of the Chicago Building Enclosure Council.
She joins us from the US to talk design bushfires, sustainability and asks will the Trump presidency influence her profession?
Alex Symes, the founder of ASA picked up the Commercial Architecture - Small with Coconut Crab as well as the Single Dwelling -Alteration award at the 2024 Sustainability Awards with his Fun Haus adaptive Passive House reuse.
He also delivered the keynote speech at last year’s sustainability summit that was held on the same day.
Away from those wins, Alex Symes founded his practice in 2014 with a mission to advance sustainable architecture.
Alex combines a deep understanding and interest in building physics and sustainability best-practices to create buildings that are not only beautiful but contribute to stronger environmental outcomes overall.
So, what will be driving residential design in 2025?
Recently elevated to Fellow by the Institute of Architects, Tina Tziallas graduated from Sydney University in 2003 and underwent registration with the NSW Architects Registration Board soon after.
In 2013, she launched her own practice, Tziallas Architects in the Southern Highlands of NSW and has never looked back.
Tina has worked on a variety of projects, including high-end and sustainable residential, multi-unit, commercial, equine, religious, and landscape projects, as well as a variety of masterplans & feasibility studies. Tina has a passion for heritage/ adaptive re-use work as well as designing contemporary, sustainable dwellings.
That passion and flair for beautiful design was just one reason Tina was recently elevated to a Fellow by the Institute of Architects? Fellowship, of course is awarded to those who have demonstrated a significant contribution to the architecture profession beyond architecture practice, so this is quite an honour.
In this podcast, Tina talks about some of those passions, design ideas, concepts to do with sustainability and a whole lot more.
This podcast is brought to you in association with AWS, proud sponsors of our 2025 Residential series of podcasts.
Transport infrastructure projects, such as airports and railway stations, are complex buildings with demanding requirements for functionality, longevity, and durability.
Most transport hubs operate around the clock and are expected to last for decades while also being subject to heavy foot and equipment traffic.
Airports and railway stations are architecturally complex structures, placing high demands on functionality, aesthetics, and performance.
As a ceiling material, metal offers design flexibility as well as aesthetic and performance benefits. Taking a variety of forms – from planks and panels to curved beams and perforated options – metal can transform a space into a striking piece of modern architecture.
So how do metal ceilings fulfil vital functions, providing light, managing interior acoustics, while concealing and interfacing with electrical and mechanical services, while delivering a functional environment that people are comfortable in?
So, to explain all this, we have with us: Paul Sheehan Ceiling Division Manager at Network Architectural and Steven Fraser Ceiling Systems Manager at Network Architectural.
This podcast was proudly sponsored by Network Architectural, which specialises in high-quality architectural façade and ceiling solutions to architects and specifiers across Australia and New Zealand.
As part of the new concept masterplan being developed for Ukraine’s 2nd largest city, Kharkiv, whoch is home to some 1.4 million people.
The Norman Foster Foundation along with the City Council, UNECE and Arup launched an international competition to create a new landmark for the city, which was requested by the Mayor in April 2022.
Jansen Che is a Sydney-based architect with over 10 years of experience having worked on a wide range of projects, from home renovations to high-rise towers. In addition, he currently teaches at the University of New South Wales and contributes as an assessor for the Architects Registration Board.
Jansen has received multiple accolades for the design of an ULTRA minimalist watch. Awards: The Red Dot Design Award, IDA Design Award and Good Design Award.
During his time at JPW, he contributed to significant heritage projects such as the revitalisation of Sydney’s first skyscraper, 33 Alfred St at Circular Quay and the Overseas Passenger Terminal and major urban precinct developments such as Parramatta Square.
Last week, Jansen Che was announced as the winner of The Norman Foster, Kharkiv Freedom Square Revival design competition.
Sam Morris, a multi-award-winning architect and Senior Associate and Public Sector Sustainability Lead at Architectus drives sustainable design solutions and is uniquely positioned to understand the social and environmental challenges facing the architectural profession.
An expert in mass timber construction, Sam has led innovative projects such as the Macquarie University Ainsworth Building - winner of the 2021 Sustainability Awards.
In our last podcast interview for 2024, Sam explains why the Barker College Maths Hub was a recent winner of the prestigious AIA NSW Milo Dunphy Award for Sustainable Architecture and the Editors Choice winner at the 2024 Sustainability Awards.
The 2024 Editor’s Choice award was sponsored By Sika Australia.
Nuanu Creative City is a city spanning 44 hectares set on a lush tropical site in Bali, Indonesia.
Designed as an integrated ecosystem, the city features dedicated spaces for education, art & culture, wellness, experience, and nature-inspired living, envisioning a future where these elements seamlessly intertwine.
And Lev Kroll is the CEO of Nuanu Creative City.
Lev’s entrepreneurial ventures span creative agencies, SaaS companies and global projects. In addition to his role at Nuanu, Lev mentors start-up companies, serves on the board and supports technological innovation.
Lev reveals the process in coming up with the idea of a 'creative city' and also how the vision behind this concept that makes Nuanu so unique came to fruition.
T3 Collingwood won the Commercial Architecture – Large category and the Best of the Best category at the recently-held Sustainability Awards, that were hosted in Sydney by Architecture and Design.
According to the architects behind this project, T3 Collingwood is the firm’s first project in Asia Pacific to adopt the T3 strategy - Timber, Transit and Technology.
Senior Associate at Jackson Clements Burrows Architects Jimmy Walker has worked in leading design practices in both Melbourne and Darwin, across multi-residential, healthcare, education, residential, social housing, infrastructure, tropical design and remote community work.
Jimmy also led JCB’s T3 Collingwood project, a 15-level mixed-use office tower and Victoria's tallest mass timber building.So to take us through this amazing design and the Sustainability Awards win, we spoke with Jimmy Walker.
Jeremy Robb is the National BDM for Kingspan Insulation. He has over 15 years' experience in Business Development within the Construction Industry, specialising in solutions focused roles liaising with a range of stakeholders including Architects, Engineers, Builders and Contractors.
Ashley Bowen is a National Specification Manager for Fatra Australia with over 15 years of experience in waterproofing and surface coatings. Ashley has successfully contributed to Fatra Australia becoming the industry leader in single ply membrane systems here in Australia and playing a key role in projects such as the iconic Sydney Fish Markets roof waterproofing design.
In this episode, Jeremy and Ashley explain how cold, and warm roofs and insulation materials can improve the thermal performance and reduce the heat loss of a building.
This episode was sponsored by Kingspan Insulation.
So, water, the lifeblood of wellness, an essential yet often invisible force that shapes the health of every ecosystem, community, and individual on Earth.
In a single drop, water carries the promise of life, bearing minerals and nutrients essential for cellular repair, brain function, and metabolism.
Organisations are grappling with the reality that a substantial percentage of their employees may never return to the office on a full-time basis.
Today’s employees’ attitudes are changing, placing greater emphasis on flexibility and relying more on employers to drive a culture of health and wellbeing.
We talk with David Baggs is the CEO, Technical Director and co-founder of Global Green Tag, Jack Noonan is the Vice President, APAC, for the International WELL Building Institute and Daniel Walker is the Product Development and Marketing Director of Billi how accessibility to clean water can be part of this push for a new culture of health and wellbeing.
This podcast was brought to you by Billi, a leading Australian manufacturer and supplier of high quality drinking water and washroom systems.
Dominic Gaetani is a senior associate from DKO Architecture, who as a Tasmanian-born architect, left the sleepy Apple Isle more than 10 years ago to pursue his dream of shaping Melbourne’s skyline.
One of those is the old Prison Pentridge in Coburg, an Australian landmark established in 1851, that has housed some of Australia’s most notorious criminals including Ned Kelly, Squizzy Taylor, Mark ‘Chopper’ Read and Julian Knight. It was closed in 1997.
DKO Architecture recently won a design competition for its initial masterplan and design strategy for the southern portion of the historic Pentridge Village precinct in Coburg in Melbourne’s north.
Appointed by developer Salvo following a multi-stage pitch process, DKO has outlined a preliminary vision to revitalise the 19,000m2 site into a $1.2 billion mixed use redevelopment featuring a highly activated public realm, community spaces and integrated retail amenity that reflect the rich history of the site and Coburg character, along with reimagined multi-residential spaces.
In this exclusive interview, Gaetani outlines how he overcame the unique challenges in master planning such an iconic site, and what cultural legacies he believes this project will leave the city of Melbourne.
This podcast is brought to you in association with AWS, proud sponsors of our 2024 Residential series of podcasts.
Studio.SC or Scott Carver as it was known then was established in Sydney in 1983 by Stuart Scott and Malcolm Carver using innovative and entrepreneurial spirit across commercial and experiential projects, including several Sydney CBD towers, hotels and 16 venues for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
Since then, the studio has developed to encapsulate a broad range of local and international experience across its specialist disciplines including architecture, interior design and urban design.
We talk with Studio.SC directors Ed Salib and Nicholas Bandounas on a range of issues pertinent to Studio.SC, commercial and government regulations, economics and Australia's architecture sector overall.
This podcast is brought to you in association with GH Commercial, proud sponsors of our 2024 Commercial series of podcasts.
An urbanist at heart, 2024 AIA Gold Medal Winner Philip Thalis has demonstrated how a higher-density future can also yield a quality public realm and civic opportunity. His design thinking is effective across all scales: from the joy of a light-filled and affordable dwelling interior through to precinct formation and master planning.
Under his direction, Hills Thalis has successfully undertaken some of Sydney’s most important urban projects, including Sydney2030, the University of NSW Master Plan, Parramatta City Centre DCP and Sydney Olympic Park 2025 Plan, Darling Harbour East and of course, Barangaroo precinct.
In this revealing interview, Prof Thalis outlines his ideas for a better designed and much fairer Sydney.
An interview with prominent Melbourne-based urban designer, architect and multi-disciplinary design practice DKO founding partner and principal Koos de Keijzer.
Celebrating their 10th anniversary in Sydney, along with 33 years in Melbourne, Rothelowman Sydney Principal Ben Pomroy talks about the years that have passed, what influences their residential designs and what the future holds for the design sector.
Amanda York is a highly accomplished Interior Designer with over 20 years’ experience and is currently the Interiors Lead for Grimshaw Architects.
Amanda has been responsible for delivering a wide variety of award-wining projects throughout Australia including public/cultural, hospitality/hotel, retail, sports, education and workplace. Most notably she was the Interior Design Lead for Optus Stadium Perth and Marvel Stadium Melbourne where she played a key role in the design of the team facilities, function rooms and hospitality offerings across the general admission and premium product spaces.
Amanda explains how design-related issues, specifically the use of custom add value, design authenticity, and help with designing for place.
This podcast is brought to you in association with GH Commercial proud sponsors of our 2024 Commercial series of podcasts.
David Malvern is the General Manager of the Residential Communities & Home Building arm of Sekisui House Australia.
David is a skilled professional with over 23 years industry experience. Commencing his career as a carpenter and later advancing into supervisory, construction management and general management positions with some of Australia’s largest home builders, David has developed the unique ability to successfully lead and manage large home building operations through his hands-on understanding of home building in NSW.
In this interview, he explains the SHARWOOD prefab home building model and whether the solution to Australia’s housing crisis lies buried within the walls of SHARWOOD's 7000 sqm factory in south-west Sydney.
Gabrielle Suhr is a leader in the residential space. With a focus on elevating the ease of every day living into memorable moments of delight, Gabrielle brings clarity and refinement to the design process that ensures considered and rewarding outcomes.
As project lead for Nightingale Marrickville, alongside Juan Munoz-Tamayo and Charlotte Wilson, Gabrielle has seen the project from conception through to completion - resulting in Nightingale Marrickville receiving the Premier’s Prize, Commendation for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing in 2024.
In tis interview, she talks about the role of sustainability and wellbeing in modern design.
This podcast is brought to you in association with Moddex, proud sponsors of our 2024 Sustainability series of podcasts.
The City of Sydney's resident architect-councillor HY William Chan leads at the helm of the city’s urban planning, heritage, transport, and environment. The Forbes '30 Under 30' innovator is the Head of Delegation to the UN COP climate negotiations for Sydney and the co-founder of Climate Action Week Sydney.
William is a registered architect, advocate for design excellence, and a sustainability and housing rights leader.
With experience in the design and innovation of cities, William has contributed to Sydney’s most significant public space, social housing, rapid transit, infrastructure, and community developments over the past decade. His work has won numerous industry awards including from the Australian Institute of Architects and Good Design Australia.
In this exclusive interview, William outlines his ideas on making Sydney an even better city than it already is.
Anna Fox is an Associate Principal and architect at STH and Stuart Turk is a Clinical Health Planner with STH.
The both work predominately within healthcare architecture, including acute hospitals, rehabilitation, mental health and aged care, and are inspired by a desire to create spaces to better support healing and enhance human experiences.
In this interview, they talk about new ways to manage noise control within health care design.
This Podcast was brought to you by Siniat, proud sponsors of our 2024 Aged & Healthcare series.
Rory Hunter is an entrepreneur, founder and CEO of multiple award-winning, sustainable property companies across Australia and South-East Asia.
He brings a planet-conscious and people-centred approach to projects including his latest venture - MODEL, which he founded in 2022 and presently steers as CEO.
MODEL is a new, Australian build-to-rent (BTR) group with a purpose to cultivate places where there is no compromise between taking care of ourselves, each other, and the planet.
Built on the pillars of climate action, community building and design innovation, MODEL delivers thoughtfully designed, secure, connected, carbon neutral homes where health and wellbeing are at the core of the everyday experience.
In this interview, Rory explains his unique concept of the idea of BTR and its place in helping solve Australia's housing crisis.
A commercial architect with 20 years of international and local experience across institutional, commercial, retail, serviced apartment and residential projects, Jeff Morgan creates an environment of learning and collaboration that inspires those around him to do their best work.
Jeff leads the charge on sustainability in the Sydney studio and contributes to Hassell’s global sustainability strategy and industry groups. He has an unwavering focus on embedding market-leading sustainable initiatives into his projects.
Some of his Key projects include:
- The Lands Building, Sydney, Australia
- Affinity Place, Sydney, Australia
- First Building Wianamatta, Sydney, Australia
- 55 Pitt Street, Sydney, Australia
In this interview, Jeff talks about Low Carbon Aluminium – what is it, how is it made and why it's important to the built environment.
This podcast is brought to you in association with Moddex, proud sponsors of our 2024 Sustainability series of podcasts.
Head of Design, Australia, at Unispace, Ian Worthy has helped to transform over 25 workplaces across the Asia Pacific region.
He holds over 30 years’ of in-depth knowledge and experience in workplace transformation. Much of Ian’s project work has focused on multi-site accommodation strategies supported by design-based change management programs.
He explains where the workspace and workspace design are heading as we enter the 2nd half of the 2020s.
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Trivess Moore is an Associate Professor in the School of Property, Construction and Project Management at RMIT. He is also Associate Director of the Sustainable Building Innovation Laboratory and co-chair of the Fuel Poverty Research Network.
Currently, he is working on several projects which are based upon monitoring and evaluating sustainable housing and compact cities more broadly. He has also co-authored: 'A Transition to Sustainable Housing'.
Moore explains how to unlock barriers to cost-effective carbon reduction opportunities in our dwellings, and how we can empower the design community as well as authorities to facilitate the widespread adoption of low carbon housing design to lower Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions targets while maintaining industry competitiveness and improving our quality of life.
But what is the best and fastest way to get there?
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Adam Haddow has been a director at well-known architecture firm SJB since 2002. Adam is a Churchill Fellow who is known for his study of alternatives to conventional models of urban design.
As NSW Chapter President of the Australian Institute of Architects, Adam leads the Institute in its mission to promote excellence in architecture and advocates for the role of architects in shaping the built environment.
He is also the National President Elect of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects.
He talks exclusively with Talking Architecture & Design on a range of subjects including his view on the future of the arch/design profession.
With 18 years’ experience working across health, science, education and research projects at BVN, Conor Larkins will head up HDR’s health sector and work with directors to elevate the practice’s design rigour and deliver human-centred facilities.
Larkins has worked across many of Australia’s most significant health precincts, including Prince of Wales Acute Services Building, the Lang Walker AO Medical Research Building, Nepean Hospital Redevelopment, Royal North Shore Hospital, and Northside Hospital in Canberra.
In this exclusive interview, we talk about how designers prioritize resilience in healthcare design, and how to enable facilities to readily respond to disruptions, big and small, and adapt as needs evolve.
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Immigration is a driver of GDP and a solution to Australia’s declining birth rate, but as housing pressures mount, polls showing strong support for reduced intake could force the government into a debate on population growth," says Mike Secombe writing in the Saturday Paper.
"The high pace of immigration is not compatible with the level of housing supply that we have in this country. We're just not building enough homes to keep up with our population growth," AMP deputy chief economist Diana Mousina said late last year to the ABC.
However some people think that this is not the main issue that’s causing our house prices and rentals woes.
One of those is Tone Wheeler, regular A & D columnist, and a director at Environa Studio who is also a passionate advocate for environmental architecture.
Tone has taught at universities for thirty years, served on boards and appeared regularly on television and radio.
We recently sat down with him to talk about what he thinks is the reason behind our housing affordability crisis.
Eilish Barry, a project leader at Hayball, found her passion for architecture through a pivotal conversation with a family friend who emphasised the profound impact architects have on shaping the built environment.
This inspiration has guided her professional journey, predominantly focused on social infrastructure projects aimed at enhancing communities.
Eilish’s work showcases a commitment to designing for both social and environmental wellbeing, incorporating considerations such as local materials, communal spaces and support for local labour opportunities.
Through these endeavours, she explains what she has witnessed and how the tangible value of good design for communities is universal.
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For many Sydneysiders the old White Bay Power Station at Rozelle, some 4km from Sydney’s CBD has been a familiar landmark as they travel over the Anzac Bridge.
Fenced off, with broken windows, covered in graffiti and sporting rusted metal smokestacks, the century-old industrial site hasn't been used since the lights were switched off on Christmas Day, 1983.
While successive state governments have spent decades arguing over its future, now after almost $110 million was invested by both the previous Coalition and now ALP state governments in the restoration and remediation of this iconic site, its not only ‘new’ again, but also winning design awards.
We talk with Barbara Moore, CEO of Biennale of Sydney, one of the top three Biennials in the world, along with Sao Paolo and Venice and Anita Mitchell Chief Executive at Placemaking NSW, part of Planning NSW that focuses on development and management of some of our most important harbourside precincts, on what it took to turn the White Bay Power Station from an disused power station to a global art powerhouse.
Tamica Lewis is the Principal Building Designer and founder of Tempus Design Studio and has been involved in the Building and Construction Industry since 2005.
Tempus operates across Queensland with a focus on the Whitsundays, Mackay, Hervey Bay and Brisbane. Her team consists of both Building Designers and Interior Designers, providing a holistic approach to Building Design.
Tamica studied at CQ University and obtained her Bachelor of Building Design. She is a member of BDQ (Building Design Queensland) and not only is she a member, she is the first female President as of 2021. Tamica was also previously elected to the role of National President for the NABD (National Association of Building Designers).
In this interview, Tamica talks about her her holistic approach to residential building design and creating inspired spaces.
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Chris Hayton is a Principal at Rothelowman. With a passion for driving positive change through critical thinking, Chris embodies Rothelowman's core value of radical exploration – creating bold, sustainable, and inspiring places for people and cities.
As a leader of urban design, master planning and mixed-use, Chris encourages his team to recognise the unseen opportunities of projects and utilise collective thinking to turn concepts into reality.
In this podcast, Chris explains his design of the residential part of the magnificent Burwood Brickworks Shopping Centre and how this trend for building apartments in shopping centres is both new and different form the usual residential typology.
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Lahznimmo Architects has completed the Powerhouse Castle Hill in northwest Sydney, an imposing shed-like storage facility wrapped in corrugated aluminium and concrete.
Owned and operated by the Powerhouse Museum group, the 9000sqm facility is intended as a public-facing storehouse containing a mix of storage, exhibition and conservation facilities, alongside spaces for research and community engagement.
The expansion of the Museums Discovery Centre, Powerhouse Castle Hill was delivered to better protect State heritage and cultural assets.
The new building also provides more space for education, research and public programs. It will enhance the conservation, preservation and exhibition of collections for generations to come.
We talk with Powerhouse Group CEO Lisa Havilah and Principal of Lahznimmo Architects, Andrew Nimmo.
Tara Veldman, Principal and Health Sector Leader at BLP brings over 15 years' experience designing projects across Australia, Europe, and the Middle East.
She initially joined BLP in 2003 to work on the Royal Melbourne Hospital, the Royal Women's Hospital and led the masterplan and feasibility for the Royal Children's Hospital Redevelopment.
Tara’s expertise in mental health design began in the Netherlands, working on Regional Mental Health Centres, Intensive Care clinic and Protected Living including mental health rehabilitation units.
In this podcast, Tara explains how she is shaping the future of social infrastructure by designing health care spaces that promote collective wellbeing.
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Metricon’s National Design Director, Adrian Popple talks about industry transformation, expected challenges, sustainability, and why he has just laid down a design challenge to the rest of the house building industry.
He also explains why new house design should always emulate the design of classic cars.
Joel Williamson is the National Sales Manager of GH Commercial and Josh Haddock is the Managing Director of Dreamtime Flooring.Together they have embarked on a journey that has seen them create a partnership between the two companies that is designed to help indigenous artists expand their reach into the world of commercial flooring and providing a whole new inventory of flooring designs, while also go some way to helping Close the Gap for Indigenous Australians.
They give us an insight into how they've achieved this and where it's taking both companies in this exclusive interview.
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Laura Connarty-Duncan is the Operations Manager at the Hire and Rental Industry Association (HRIA), the official industry association for hire and rental companies in Australia.
Her aim is to increase the female participation in the hire & rental sector.
She explains how and why this needs to happen.
Rebecca 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 and how this will impact both the design and wider communities.
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Katie 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 the future of marketing.
She spoke with TAD exclusively in Hobart recently.
Royce 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 learning of materials with the commercial architecture and design community.
She recently spoke to us from chilly Philadelphia in the US about the latest trends in urban design and how they are being influenced by what she calls, the ‘Culture of Care’ in design.
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After 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.
Nazli 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 Perspektiv Australia, a small bunch of sustainability experts dedicating their work to finding a better way.
As an engineer and leader of a small team of specialists, Patrick is on a mission to accelerate net positive and regenerative outcomes for organisations.
Together, they explain how acoustics matter in aged care design and how choosing the right materials helps not only manage acoustics, but also sustainability and resilience outcomes as well.
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Designed 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 diversity.
SFA 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 Manager for SFA Australia and New Zealand discuss the Saniflo range of solutions and delve into the evolving relationship between plumbing and architecture and how plumbing influences design.
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The 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, workplaces and recreation all leading to inequality.
In 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.
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Part 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 ABC TV ‘the new inventors’.
In this recently-recorded interview, he discusses how every step in an architect’s work is broken: from the university education, to finding honest clients who understand the architectural process and value, to Councils and their ridiculous requirements, to consultants, to builders, the building commissioner, certifiers, and the whole box and dice.
As 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 business is becoming harder or easier in terms of environmental accountability, what would do differently in terms of their roles and why, what would you like to see happen in terms of our carbon emissions moving forward and how do they think we could achieve this?
We 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.
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Jean 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.
This 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 Reedie.
Judy-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.
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The 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 sustainability. It was the first heritage building in Australia to achieve a 5-star green rating and achieved carbon neutrality five years ahead of schedule. Bombonato and her team are currently focussed on making the building and organisation climate positive.
She talks exclusively to Jarrod Reedie about how sustainability is key to the Sydney Opera House's performance and ongoing status as one of the world's most iconic heritage and entertainment sites and what the ultimate goal of this sustainability focus is, now on the 50th anniversary of its completion.
From 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 projects, an experience that laid the foundation of his future ‘purpose driven’ career in architecture and design.
He returned to Deakin to complete his degree and joined ClarkeHopkinsClarke, where he leads the design and delivery of some of Australia’s largest and most ambitious urban developments, including town centres, mixed use projects, and urban renewal precincts.
Landy is also the founder-director of One Heart Foundation, an Australian ‘for purpose’ organisation working in Kenya to alleviate poverty by building and operating schools, children’s homes and skills training centres.
Looking back on where it all began, Landy recalls how as a 19-year-old student in Nottingham, he felt the drive to learn a little bit more about the bigger world around him.
Interview by Jarrod Reedie
Llewellyn 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, Llewellyn and Matthew explain the intricacies of facade design and what is and isn't the right way to address the issue of flammable cladding and where do we need to be in the very near future.
This podcast is brought to you in association with Network Architectural.
Based 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 Building Designs and Multi Time National Design Award for New Residential and Commercial Building Designs.
Most recently in 2022, James won the National Design Award for Heritage Buildings/Adaptive reuse for Laureston House in Gladesville NSW.
He talks with us on the differences between passive house, passive solar and passive design and also how and why location / orientation, façade materials, shading, and window/door glazing considerations affect house design.
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Richard 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 opening of the Sydney Opera House, Richard Hough talks exclusively about some of the lesser-known facts of building this global icon.
Jan 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 explains how building such communities can improve the quality of life of mine workers and their families, as well as provide long-term economic benefits to the local area.
Professor 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 influence of Digital Twin technology in the design and build sector across the world.
Architectus 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 Carver, where she was a Director with a career portfolio of major multi-disciplinary projects throughout Australia, Asia, and the Middle East.
She explains the latest in biophilia, water-saving design and trends in hospitality design.
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Rob 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.
Lorena 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 development and branding to deliver a client-centric service.
In this exclusive interview, she talks about the influences, concepts and ideas that have made her an award-winning Interior Architect & Designer who provides strategic and unique solutions for progressive property developers across the world.
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Darren 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 adesigner, 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 windows properly is crucial for sustainability.
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We 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 & the Gold of the Pharaohs will be be held at the Australian Museum, 1 William Street, Sydney and is presented in partnership with World Heritage Exhibitions, Neon and the Houston Museum of Natural Science, with the support of Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities and the NSW Government.
Virginia 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 allow enough time for each project to be done efficiently & economically. "A good design." she is, "requires a degree of fermentation time. We like to work with a simple and appropriate palette of materials and treat them with respect."
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Situated on the NSW Central Coast, and as a bespoke joinery shop specialising in shutters, louvres and screens for indoor and outdoor living, for over 30 years, Open Shutters has been the first choice of architects and designers in timber shutters, louvres and screens.
Managing Director Gail Cottrill shares her vast experience and vision into what makes the perfect wood shutter, why sustainability is at the heart of what they do and how local manufacturing is the way to go for Australian building product makers.
As 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.
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In 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.
Craig 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 commercial floor space to the surrounding area offering the largest premium-grade workplace available in Tech Central.
He explains how the buildings will boast world-leading sustainable design in a location with and unrivalled connectivity with direct transport links to Sydney and surrounds.
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Karen 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 services.
Primmer's deep understanding of how these streams overlap and impact each other enables her to help clients develop bespoke workplace strategies that enhance company culture and empower productivity, collaboration, and innovation.
She talks about modern office design and how office design is evolving in Australia.
Jules 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 Verosol's Net Zero Manufacturing facility and how as well as why Verosol is now a leader in window coverings and performance fabrics and why it's not only focussed on the sustainability but also more and more focussing on ideas such as True Green Awareness and the company's Future State concept.
This podcast was proudly sponsored by Verosol, global leaders in solar control fabrics.
Doug 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.
Together, they headed the Scott Carver team that refurbished the Sydney's iconic Theatre Royal.
In this exclusive interview, they go through the process of modernising this decades old, Harry Seidler-designed entertainment venue.
This podcast is brought to you in association with Stormtechproud sponsors of our 2023 Hospitality & Retail series of podcasts.
Professor 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: Flexible and Light, 2016, and Aluminium: Sympathetic and Powerful, 2020.
In this exclusive and wide-ranging interview, Prof Stacey explains why Aluminium is an amazing and underrated building material and why in many ways, we are now well and truly in the 'Aluminium Age'.
This podcast was sponsored by DECO Australia who specialise in a range of quality aluminium building products and durable decorative finishes for effortless, beautiful living.
Burak 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 million a year.
He explains the secret to his success and what is behind the success of his company's signature structural walling products.
Cosentino 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.
Stuart 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 it more than others and what the new building code changes for insulation and how will they impact architects and designers.
This podcast was brought to you by Kingspan, the world-leading manufacturer of innovative, high performance insulation products which help reduce the carbon footprint of the built environment.
Emma 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 future home building. However, as Sheila settles into her neighbours’ way of life, Colin starts to oppose David’s bright new view of the future.
In this exclusive interview, Emma & Gareth talk about what architecture means to them, what it should mean to all of us, the value of social housing and what it was like getting into the heads of their respective and complex characters.
Benefactors is on from the 16 -22 June at the Ensemble Theatre in Sydney, which is it 78 McDougall St, Kirribilli. So got out and enjoy the play starring Emma Palmer and Gareth Davies. Go to https://www.ensemble.com.au/ for more details.
Professor 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 multilateral institutions, and multiple global corporates & investors across the world. In this interview, he answers questions about how national policy in Australia might best respond to the post pandemic challenge of a rapidly increasing urban population.
Joe 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 inclusive and diverse workplace for architects and designers.
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Hamid 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 architecture, construction, development delivery as well as marketing and sales, and how all this is done to ensure that nothing interrupts OROSI’s primary focus, that is sustainable residential design.
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TAD 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.
Hassell 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 destinations that will excite visitors and thrill fans, each and every time.
This podcast is brought to you in association with Stormtechproud sponsors of our 2023 Hospitality & Retail series of podcasts.
Principal 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 Environment Council (ASBEC), Clarke says that has many other projects he needs to complete.
In this short interview, he explains where he is going and what will it take to succeed in the 2023 Sustainability Awards.
Talking 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 brought to you in association with Interface, proud sponsors of this podcasts. For more information on Interface, please go to www.architectureanddesign.com.au/suppliers/interface-aust
Matthias 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 climatic turn’ Sauerbruch spoke to Talking Architecture & Design about on the changes in societies perception of urban spaces, the importance of environmental change and the need for architects to be at the vanguard of what he considers to be some of humanity's greatest challenges in at least the past century.
Tim Kneebone the National Hospitality Manager at SALTO Systems engages, educates and consults on next-generation access control solutions within the hospitality and accommodation sectors across Oceania.
Norman Khan from Yarra Hotel Group. Norman is a hotel veteran for last 30 years, operating hotels in Australia and overseas. Currently a hotel consultant to help owners design the right product.
Tim & Norman discuss access control in the built environment, and in particular in the hotel and hospitality sector.
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Laura Hamilton-O'Hara - CEO, the Living Future Institute of Australia
Laura has a Master’s Degree in Social Ecology and two decades of industry experience working in environmental sustainability and social justice in Australia and South Africa.
After several years in strategic roles at Taronga Zoo, Macquarie University and the Centre for Sustainability Leadership, Laura is currently the CEO of the Living Future Institute of Australia (LFIA). LFIA harnesses the built environment as a powerful vehicle to create a world that is socially just, culturally rich, and ecologically restorative.
She talks with us about the importance of biophilia, fractals and why the Living Building Challenge is important to the built environment.
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Architect Brian Hooper and Michael Lavery from M3 architecture explain how and why the creation of the Barcaldine Master Plan and subsequent design resulted in a huge increase in tourism off the back of 3 critical projects in the central west Queensland town of Barcaldine.
Dr Sarah Hill, the CEO of the Western Parkland City Authority, talks about delivering her vision for 'a metropolis of three cities’', a vision she co-created as the inaugural CEO of the Greater Sydney Commission, to fundamentally change the way we think and plan for Greater Sydney.
Sarah talks about leading the Commission to develop new ways of engaging with citizens, to measure and monitor key planning outcomes and to better align growth with infrastructure through new methods such as Australia’s first Place-Based Infrastructure Compact.
Joel Williamson is the National Sales Manager of GH Commercial.
In the wide-ranging interview, Joel talks about the major shift in how people use offices or in other words, hotelisation of office design, where the products being used are often driven by softer and warmer colours and products and these spaces are being designed to deliver a better environment for community to develop.
Joel also talks about a range of issues that affect the flooring sector, including sustainability and supply chain issues as well as his journey in merging Australia’s largest carpet manufacturer into the world’s largest flooring company.
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Terry Lin, Outer’s Co-Founder and Chief Design Officer of Outer shares his thoughts on Outer’s story, as well as furniture design predictions such as the impact of inflation and economic contraction on our furniture choices, to the backyard design trends we’ll be loving this year as well as giving us a how-to guide on making sustainable furniture choices and how to find and understand more eco-friendly materials.
Troy Creighton has been the Managing Director of Stormtech since 2003.
In this episode, Troy talks about the many new and exciting ideas, solutions and technologies that we are now seeing in the bathrooms of clubs, pubs, hotels, bars and restaurants.
With a wealth of industry knowledge, experience and an eye for the latest ideas in water sustainability, Troy explains how the hospitality sector is taking the lead in ensuring we not only have a better carbon footprint, but also where there is a much- improved customer experience.
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Tim Phillips is a highly regarded Industrial Designer specialising in design for Architects, Creatives and the construction Industry. He has extensive experience in architectural projects, with a passion for using the latest technologies, materials and manufacturing techniques to bring the creative ideas of his clients to life without the constraints of traditional construction methods.
As the owner of Tilt Industrial Design, Tim explains how industrial design not only has become an important component of modern architecture, but also how it influences sustainability across the entire built environment.
Hamish Lyon is Director of Architecture and Design at NH Architecture and leads the firm’s design thinking and direction. He is involved in projects of all scales and typologies, and is responsible for coordinating the design continuity of the NH studio.
Hamish began his architectural career with the national Robin Boyd Medal, awarded under the chairmanship of pre-eminent Australian architect Glenn Murcutt.
As a founder of NH Architecture, he has been involved in a wide range of architectural projects, urban initiatives and masterplans, beginning with the groundbreaking QV development in central Melbourne.
Some of his most recent world was the design of CENTREPIECE at Melbourne Park, a new dedicated event centre in the heart of the Melbourne & Olympic Parks sporting and entertainment precinct.
Richard Francis-Jones was born in 1960 in Hertfordshire, England and is a highly awarded Australian architect. He is the design director of the Multidisciplinary design practice Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp (FJMT).
He is a Life Fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects, an honorary fellow of the American Institute of Architects and a Member of the Royal Institute of British Architects.
His first book, Truth and Lies in Architecture is a collection of provocative essays that journey into the vexed circumstance of contemporary architectural practice.
The book looks at the nature of the great cultural, social, political, environmental, and consumerist challenges facing the contemporary architect are explored, interpreted, and questioned, while drawing connections from architecture theory, philosophy, science, literature, and film sources in an attempt to negotiate the territory between the truth and lies found in architecture.
It is both controversial and educational and a book well worth reading.
If you only read 1 book on architecture this year, let it be Truth and Lies in Architecture by Richard Francis-Jones .
Hector Abrahams Architects is a local, innovative firm that has been shaped by the experiences of its Founder, Hector Abrahams.
In this episode of Talking Architecture & Design, Jarrod Reedie and Abrahams talk about the practice's highly commended entry for the Sustainability Awards' Adaptive Reuse category, Sue Hutton's Stephensons Mill.
The discussion ranges from the heritage and history of the building, the unique zoning rules which Abrahams used to his advantage, and the overall sense of completion felt once the project was delivered.
Interview by Jarrod Reedie.
Chris Nunn is the former Head of Sustainability at AMP Capital Real Estate, which has a portfolio valued at approximately $28 billion, consisting of approximately 100 shopping centres, offices and industrial assets.
He is also the winner of the Lifetime Achievement award at the 2022 Sustainability Awards and a man who's whole working career has been about promoting the concept of sustainable growth across Australia's corporate sector.
He talks with us about how the idea of sustainability is changing and where it will ultimately end up and how this will affect us all.
This episode is brought to you by Bluescope Steel, proud sponsors of the Lifetime Achievement category at the 2022 Sustainability Awards.
Winner of the 2022 Emerging Sustainable Architect Award, Marni Reti is a proud Palawa and Ngātiwai woman, born and raised on Gadigal land.
She graduated from the Masters of Architecture from UTS where she was one of the first recipients of the inaugural Droga Indigenous Architecture Scholarship, a prestigious scholarship aimed at fostering new Indigenous talent in the world of architecture.
Marni works at award-winning firm, Kaunitz Yeung Architecture, where she has dedicated her professional and academic career to engaging Indigenous knowledge into architectural practice and design.
She spoke with us at the end of last year on what were the main and enduring influences on her life and design style.
Alexander Symes founded his eponymous architecture firm in 2014 with a mission to advance sustainable architecture.
The winner of numerous awards, including the Single Dwelling (new) and Best of the Best awards at the 2022 Sustainability awards, Alex has specialist training in the design and delivery of passive houses which we believe offer a pathway towards exceptionally comfortable and healthy homes.
In this rather noisy interview, Alex explains the reasons for his continual success and the reasons behind why his practice is heading in its current trajectory.
While at Carr, David Brooks worked across many multi-residential projects, as well as the award-winning United Places hotel. In each project, his aim was to bring an effortless, natural characteristic that makes for comfortable, accessible, and liveable spaces.
Motivated by transforming ideas into an object while balancing art and science, David’s approach is typified by working at the macro and the micro in the early stages of the design process.
In this interview, David talks about Australia’s changing relationship with apartment living changing and also talks us through the level of detail that goes into luxury apartment design.
The Urban Development Institute of Australia, Victorian Division (UDIA Victoria) CEO Matthew Kandelaars talks about what part of urban development he thinks we get right here in Australia, and what part we get wrong, and will Australians ever fall in love with high density living?
Koos de Keijzer, founding partner and Principal of DKO Architecture, has built a highly regarded role as an urban designer and architect, with particular expertise in residential developments. DKO Architecture is an award-winning design practice with offices in Australia, New Zealand and Vietnam.
In this wide-ranging interview, he talks about hotel design, the future of office space and the rise of the 'Resimercial' building.
Our continuing conversation with architect, lecturer, social commentator and columnist Tone Wheeler on the history of house designer and builder AV Jennings, some lesser-known Australian architects and the influence of architecture on the growth and maturing of Australian suburbia.
Daniel Smith started Leaf Architecture in 2015 with the intention of creating a practice that has a strong focus and understanding of pedagogy and education design.
Since then, Daniel has developed a significant portfolio of public and community projects completed over the last decade, and has been involved in all facets of architectural projects; including client consultation, master planning, detail design, co-ordination of documentation and contract administration. This experience coupled with a natural affinity to building relationships with various stakeholder groups makes Daniel an experienced architect and leader.
Daniel talks about his passions and wishes for the future of school design in Australia .
This podcast was brought to you in association with Interface, proud sponsors of the Sustainability series of podcasts. For more information on Interface, please go to www.architectureanddesign.com.au/suppliers/interface-aust
Melbourne’s Seafarers development embodies sustainable luxury. The former site of the city’s Goods Shed No. 5, Seafarers shapes up as a project that will define Melbourne, with its adaptive reuse and sustainable design methods the embodiment of contemporary architecture and interior design.
For this episode of Talking Architecture & Design, Assistant Editor Jarrod Reedie sits down with Riverlee’s David Lee, the Seafarers developer, and One Design Office (ODO) Director Samson Tiew, tasked with crafting the interiors of the future 1 Hotel, which will be included as part of the Seafarers development.
The pair discuss their own personal journeys to this point, the history the pair share both personally and professionally, and talk about the process of creating a development with as much excitement and intrigue as Seafarers.
Corey Peterson spent 16 years supporting science in Antarctica before emigrating to Tasmania.
He has worked at the University of Tasmania since 2009 advancing from Sustainability Officer to Chief Sustainability Officer charged with advancing a holistic organisational sustainability agenda.
He was on the University of Tasmania Governing Council from 2012-2020 and is the current President of Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability (ACTS).
He has also served on the Board of several community organisations, including Sustainable Living Tasmania for ten years (five as President), is a graduate of the Tasmanian Leaders Program and has joint Masters Degrees in Environmental Science and Public Administration.
In this interview, he talks about how his work in Antarctica equipped him for his lifelong battle to promote sustainability.
This podcast was brought to you in association with Interface, proud sponsors of the Sustainability series of podcasts. For more information on Interface, please go to www.architectureanddesign.com.au/suppliers/interface-aust
Architect, lecturer, columnist and founder of environa studio Tone Wheeler shares his many thoughts about the evolution of architectural teaching in Australia as well as the concept of architectural engineering.
You can also see Tone Wheeler live at the 2022 Sustainability Summit, which will be held at Sydney's Shangri-la hotel on Thursday, November 10.
For more information, go to https://www.sustainablebuildingawards.com.au/summit/
Sally Brincat is an architect with over 20 years of experience and is ThomsonAdsett's Victoria Education Sector Lead.
She recently led a large joint venture team on five primary and two secondary schools across mainstream and inclusion streams for the Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA).
In this revealing, one-on-one interview, Sally talks about the latest ideas in school design, the move towards vertical schools and what roles an architect has in design the modern Australian school.
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Nick Hill has two decades experience in sustainable enterprise for coastal communities, fundraising and leading teams.
Coast4C is aimed at unlocking the potential of regenerative seaweed farming and the circular economy to deliver benefits for communities, conservation, climate and commerce.
Nick has a PhD in seaweed farming and fishing livelihoods and was also the co-founder of Net-Works and Our Sea Our Life programs.
In this exclusive interview he describes how seaweed can be an answer to our climate change woes.
This podcast was brought to you in association with Interface, proud sponsors of the Sustainability series of podcasts. For more information on Interface, please go to www.architectureanddesign.com.au/suppliers/interface-aust
Tammy Beck joined William Ross Architects (WRA) in 2004 becoming Executive Director in 2020. Tammy has exceptional communication, consultation and analytic skills, and a finely honed design sense.
She leads WRAs Design Review and people management at WRA and drives their management excellence.
She is passionate about community sport, urban design, education projects and contemporary learning environments.
Tammy specialises in pre-design briefing, master planning and concept design, using consultation processes to facilitate project briefs.
Tammy's recent projects include facility planning / pre-design for several large aquatic, sport and recreation projects.
AM-BOSS is the 2022 Sponsor of our Education series of podcasts.
David Chandler OAM was appointed NSW Building Commissioner in 2019 after an impressive forty-year career in the Australian construction industry.
David is improving the quality of construction and restoring trust in the industry through leading the delivery of Construct NSW Reform Strategy in collaboration with the sector. The NSW Reform Strategy has involved in modernising the Building Regulator, shifting focus from reactive to proactive, with a core reliance on digital capability.
We talk to David on a number if issues including where are we now in relation to flammable cladding in NSW and where do we need to be, what are some of the areas that building owners may rethink to address their cladding replacement and why, what are some of the biggest challenges facing the building sector when it comes to both cladding issues as well as quality of final build and how are residential apartments being inspected using the NSW Residential Apartment Buildings Act powers showing up the issues identified in the recent inspections on residential apartment buildings in the Wollongong, and what results have they yielded to date?
WeWork is a provider of coworking spaces, including physical and virtual shared spaces, headquartered in New York City.
As of December 31, 2021, the company operated 756 locations in 38 countries, and had 590,000 members.
WeWork’s Global Head of Studios, Franquibel Lima has extensive design experience, having been with WeWork since 2017. He shares his thoughts on what the office should look like now.
He was recently in Australia and we caught up with him for a bit of a chat.
Ben Vielle is a partner of m3architecture with over 20 years of experience in architectural practice.
He has worked extensively in the education sector, having master planned, designed, documented and administered contracts on numerous school and university projects.
He also has expertise in contemporary learning environments, passive solar design, environmentally sustainable design, and life cycle assessment.
In this interview, Ben explains to us what is really important when it comes to designing new schools and what we may be missing in the way we understand the true nature and potential of our schools.
AM-BOSS is the 2022 Sponsor of our Education series of podcasts.
Kate Nason is the chairperson of Australian Passive House Association and is a passionate advocate of high-performance, healthy and resilient buildings.
With a background as an architect (ARBV) she has worked across multiple low-energy buildings including Certified Passive House projects such as the Monash Gillies Hall and several single residential homes utilising low carbon prefabricated construction systems.
She is a certified Passive House Designer (PHI), Green Star Accredited Professional and Chairperson at the Australian Passive House Association. She holds the role as Sustainability Advisor at Frasers Property Australia, focusing on buildings and master planned communities with leading sustainability objectives.
In this interview, Kate explains how airflow and good design all contribute to a healthy home.
This podcast is brought to you in association with Caroma, proud sponsors of the Residential Series of podcasts. For more information on Caroma, please go to: https://www.caroma.com.au
Aidan Hill, Global Technical & Sustainability Manager from Autex, explains sustainability, carbon zero and just what are companies like his doing about lowering their environmental footprint.
Paul Ratcliff is a building consultant with over 30 years’ experience, with an onsite building background, and a strong foundation in understanding how structures are built and why they fail.
Involved in building litigation in all jurisdictions, written litigation reports on residential houses, multi-level residential buildings, commercial buildings, hotels and public buildings, Paul understands the importance of good straight advice in building litigation matters.
In this exclusive interview, he explains what we are doing wrong with our waterproofing and why this needs to be fixed and fixed quickly.
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Alex Goad is passionate about using design for marine restoration and the role it is playing to communicate research to the wider public.
His work is focused on combining digital fabrication with traditional techniques to create economically viable habitat solutions that respond to current environmental issues. Alex leads the studio’s collaborative approach to research projects and product development. Alex’s work has been exhibited internationally and acquired in the permanent collection of museums including New York’s MoMA, the National Gallery of Victoria and the Helsinki Design Museum.
In this exclusive one-on-one interview, Alex explains the amazing potential of new ideas and technologies in design, architecture, engineering, science, the humanities and the arts and how these disciplines and design innovations can help address the urgent issues of our times.
Alex Goad will appear at the Sydney Opera House in conversation with Dr Danièle Hromek in BUILD: Life Below Water on Thursday 1 September.
Clare Connan Senior Associate, Woods Bagot Architect and Stewart Lock, Principal of Jackson Architecture explain the complexity and challenges in redesigning the Victoria University tower in Melbourne.
From incorporating the 32-story glass tower onto a super-tight site to understanding the sites past as a one-time early 20th century STD clinic, the trials and tribulations of adaptive and heritage redesign, Clare and Stewart explain how they managed to deliver a structure that now holds the title of the Southern Hemisphere’s tallest university building.
AM-BOSS is the 2022 Sponsor of our Education series of podcasts.
Scott Davies is an Urban Designer who in his own words is all about creating places people love.
Scott had over 14 years experience in urban design across Australia, with a focus on large scale precinct planning, master planning for town centres and urban regeneration.
One of Hassell’s Senior Associates, Scott Davies, is the project lead on Hassell’s work in the new Western Sydney Aerotropolis and its strategic urban design and public realm framework.
In a timely move, after all our rain and flooding we have had in Sydney, Scott is tasked with implementing Hassell’s visionfor the newly announced precinct plan will completely transform the most degraded catchment in the Hawkesbury-Nepean River by incorporating world-leading urban planning, environment design and mostly important, designing for Country principals.
But it's his work with the Western Sydney Aerotropolis that is of most interest.
Kittiphot Boochangkool is the new Group Sustainability Leader at dwp overseeing group sustainability initiatives and helping architects and designers unlock their full sustainability potential.
Boochangkool was raised and educated in the United States, Thailand and United Kingdom with a background in law, international relations and public policy and a specific focus on climate and energy.
In this wide-ranging interview, he talks about sustainability, green certification platforms and the move towards a circular economy.
Paolo Bevilacqua, the General Manager of Real Utilities, an authorised energy retailer and utilities business established in 2017 wholly owned by Frasers Property Australia, has 20 years’ experience in the property sector and is one of Australia’s leading sustainability professionals, responsible for delivering cutting-edge sustainability solutions to many high-profile projects across various sectors.
Paolo also currently leads Frasers Property Global Sustainability Working Group, overseeing sustainability strategy for the Group’s business units in Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
He explains how Fraser's retail energy division is going, what's behind the energy price hike across the globe and how domestic energy is part of the sustainability triple bottom line.
HDR has moved into its new office space at the revamped 25 Martin Place, utilising all the floorspace on the 24th floor of the iconic Harry Seidler building to bring together its local architectural and engineering teams.
The office features an open plan office configuration as well as breakout spaces, exercise and stress management rooms and programs, parent facilities and high-quality lighting and air conditioning that put staff wellbeing at the forefront.
HDR Associate Director Max Navius talks about the design process and it was created through a number of processes that helped to define the needs and requirements of HDR’s personnel.
Andrew Tobin is the Development Director – Mixed Use at Mirvac where he was responsible for the management and delivery of two of Mirvac’s most complex and high-profile mixed-use projects, Harbourside and Waterloo Metro Quarter both in Sydney.
Before joining Mirvac, Andrew spent over 20 years at Lendlease, most recently based in London as Head of Office Business Unit in Lendlease’s Europe Development division and Project Director for International Quarter London.
In this exclusive interview, he explains what are the many design challenges of working on a mixed-use building.
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DKO design director Jesse Linardi is a highly talented and innovative designer who has designed several award-winning projects, including projects such as Campbell Street which won a Victorian Architecture Award for Small Project and Multi Residential Architecture.
He shares with us his secrets on modern-day apartment design and what it takes to be a successful and award-winning designer in what is fast becoming a very crowded and competitive field.
*This podcast is brought to you in association with Caroma, proud sponsors of the Residential Series of podcasts.
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Robyn Rutley is the owner and CEO of AM-BOSS Access Ladders, a family run company that was started by her father in 1979. She joined him in 2004 and her husband Graeme joined her in 2007.
Since 2011 Robyn and Graeme have been responsible for managing Manufacturing and Production, Quality Control, Implementing Management Systems and maintaining CodeMark Certification.
In 1979 AM-BOSS first designed and manufactured prototypes of pull-down access ladders. The product was an immediate success and in 1981, AM-BOSS made its first Melbourne Home Show appearance.
AM-BOSS’ longevity in the industry means we have learnt and have perfected the most optimal designs using a combination of quality materials, professional expertise and exceptional workmanship.
Owner Robyn Rutley describes how this Australian-made product has no equal when it comes to safety and certification, and on top of that, is a product that has become respected globally for its workmanship and reliability.
AM-BOSS is the 2022 Sponsor of our Education series of podcasts.
The Community Housing Industry Association (CHIA) NSW CEO Michele Adair talks about her a unique understanding of housing challenges facing older Australians, people living with chronic illness and those experiencing financial hardship.
As the CEO of the Housing Trust since 2017, which now manages 1,100 affordable rental properties in the Wollongong region for 2,100 families, in this exclusive interview she explains to Architecture & Design magazine Deputy Editor Jarrod Reedie why State and Local Governments need to increasingly look at mixed tenure developments like Wollongong's Northsea development in order to deliver the right mix of social and affordable housing.
Interview conducted on 15/6/2022 by Jarrod Reedie.
Ruth McKenzie established North by North Interior Architecture in early 2020, specializing in sustainable commercial fit-outs and small scale residential.
She is a registered architect in NSW and Ireland, has worked as a design journalist for national newspapers and is experienced in a number of project typologies from education to aged care.
Ruth holds Masters in Sustainability from the University of Sydney and particular interest in the adaptation of existing buildings.
In this episode, Ruth talks about Sustainability and the Modern Commercial Space: The Path Towards Zero Net Emissions.
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Oliver Heath is the founder of Oliver Heath Design, an architectural & interior design firm specialising in health and well-being.
Oliver has been a television presenter on the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and National Geographic Channel for over 20 years. Author of 4 books on sustainability and interior design, most recently: Design a Healthy Home
As the Biophilic Design Ambassador for Interface, he is also the author of the Positive Spaces guides. Oliver has presented seminars & workshops for Interface to leading architects across the UK, Europe and Middle East for 7 years.
In this recently-recorded interview, he explains the connection between human-centric and biophilic design principles.
This podcast was brought to you in association with Interface, proud sponsors of the Sustainability series of podcasts. For more information on Interface, please go to www.architectureanddesign.com.au/suppliers/interface-aust
Dr Shane Geha, who is well-known to our listeners, is the Managing Director and co-founder of EG Advisory, a rezoning company with expertise in land transformation operating across Australia.
His work focuses on working closely with clients on property uplift strategy and implementation and has worked on some of the largest land use changes in both size and value in Sydney and New South Wales.
In this very timely interview, he explains what we can do and what we should do about our housing affordability crisis.
Winner of the Emerging Architect/Designer category at the 2021 Sustainability Awards David Coates lives and breathes sustainability and has been delivering beautiful buildings that perform to an exemplar level in both sustainability and practicality.
David, who founded and runs Sustainable Building and Design Pty Ltd, specialises in sustainable renovations, but has a keen eye for design and detail creating his brilliant dwellings all from scratch.
All projects have sustainability at the forefront of their designs as David works his artistic magic closely with his clients to achieve brilliant results to minimise overall energy consumption and reduce wastes.
David’s vision is all about efficiency of performance and reusing and upcycling. His projects achieve high end energy efficiency ratings in the NatHERs score system, and as well as energy efficiency, his projects regularly contain old building materials upcycled form their former dwellings.
In this broad-ranging and frank interview, he talks about where we are with building sustainability and how we as a country need to ramp things up if we want a better world for our children.
This podcast is brought to you in association with Caroma, proud sponsors of the Residential Series of podcasts. For more information on Caroma, please go to: https://www.caroma.com.au
The People Parkers recycled plastic mobile parklet facilitates the rapid, sustainable and considered reimagining of car parking spaces and roadways into temporary outdoor dining quarters.
Roadways are public space and this product is a tactical mechanism to temporarily relocate this space and inform options for long term changes of use.
In 2015 People Parkers was born out of Glebe Point Road Trial Parklet Program which was a case study of how parklets could be used to improve amenity, community and business outcomes along Glebe point road.
The aim was to provide a suite of products that could be employed anywhere to demonstrate how a street could be more than a place to park a vehicle which is and will be an essential question as we progress to car-share and shared autonomous vehicles in the future.
We talk to Kris Spann, president of the Glebe Chamber of Commerce, winner of the NSW Business Chamber Young Entrepreneur of the Year award and founder of People Parkers, who we've dubbed the 'Banksy of Australia's public retail spaces' for his amazing work in the congested streets of Sydney's inner-west.
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Interface Product Development Manager Jan Peter van Deutekom, or JP as he's known talks about the flooring maker's approach to product management and concept design to support its many customers.
JP gives us a global perspective of how to approach designing products with sustainable thinking as well as how its possible to design products that will suit the needs of many diverse markets around the world.
This podcast was brought to you in association with Interface, proud sponsors of the Sustainability series of podcasts. For more information on Interface, please go to www.architectureanddesign.com.au/suppliers/interface-aust
Dr Davina Jackson is an international writer and promoter of creative applications of post-internet technology for urban development, and pan-Pacific architecture, geography and history.
Her latest book is Australian Architecture: A History (Allen & Unwin, 2022).
In this revealing interview, Dr. Jackson talks about Australian architecture and its history, the intrinsic value of Indigenous architecture, where she thinks sustainability is really going and what her latest book on the built environment is all about.
Kim Chadwick is the Director of Australian Trend Forecast and the creator of the Designer Colour Wheel.
During 30 years in the design industry, Kim has chosen the colours of the inherently Australian corrugated roofs for Colorbond, hand selected colours for Wattyl and Dulux, created bathrooms for Laminex, curated complete house solutions for Brickworks Building Products, developed product style guides for Officeworks, and trends for Australia.
Kim has written trend columns the Paint Quality Institute, published trend forecasts for Colourways, won best stand at Designex for Caesarstone and best overall renovation and addition, HIA Victoria, for her own home.
Kim talks with us about what exactly is colour, how it affects our designs and how it affects us in our homes and places of work.
This podcast is brought to you in association with Caroma, proud sponsors of the Residential Series of podcasts. For more information on Caroma, please go to: https://www.caroma.com.au
The managing director of Stormtech, Troy Creighton explains how now re-adapting commercial technology for use in residential setting is becoming more commonplace.
The main technology we are talking about here revolves around the management of water and how this is becoming a vital part of many buildings and/or precinct design strategy.
Troy also describes some of his latest commercial projects where water management technology has been repurposed for use in a residential setting.
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We speak with ZED principal Engineer and CEO, Ahmed El Safty, the visionary behind the new technology.
He and his team of postdoctoral researchers and engineers have been developing the PowerCap technology for more than a decade. The PowerCap Hybrid Graphene battery is a sustainable energy storage system that lasts two to three times longer than standard Lithium batteries.
It also provides up to ten times more power density – this means the energy is delivered instantly, important when powering mobile devices likes electric vehicles.
But how will this unique, new green technology change the way we live and work?
Jayne Harrison is Founding Director of JDH Architects and has been at the helm since its inception in 2003. Through her leadership, and pioneering vision, JDH has delivered an extensive portfolio of education and community projects and a hard-earned reputation as one of Australia’s most creative and dynamic architecture firms.
As a leading voice advocating resilient and responsible architecture and building methodologies, Jayne explains why she believes in a better way to practice her profession, where people and the environment are the cornerstones of good design, and why she looks towards long lasting solutions that support a responsible and resilient thriving future, the built environment, and the communities they serve.
Luke Johnson from Architectus is a highly-skilled designer who has worked throughout Australia, Japan and Europe on arts and cultural, education, residential, transport, health and workplace sector projects.
In this wide-ranging interview, Luke talks about where design is going, how education design has become his passion and why we need embrace sustainable design sooner rather than later.
This podcast was brought to you in association with Alspec, proud sponsors of our 2021 Commercial series of podcasts.
Rob Bryant, Executive Vice President of APAC, InEight explains how emerging technologies such as digital twin concepts can minimise carbon emissions for existing and future projects, improve Australia’s sustainability efforts and encourage sustainable behaviours and can also ultimately lead to the built sector achieving net zero faster.
Bryant also explains what these new technologies mean for the future of the architecture profession in Australia.
Caroma Senior Industrial Designer Luke di Michiel is at the forefront of product design and innovation, contributing to numerous award-winning products for GWA Bathrooms and Kitchens and their leading Caroma brand.
Andy Grigor, the Head of Design and Innovation at GWA for the Caroma, Methven, Clark and Dorf brands has lead the design and innovation team for Methven since 2016 and GWA/Caroma design team since 2020, bringing with him a wealth of design and product development experience.
For this our last podcast for 2021, they talk toilets, toilet design, technology and where the humble toilet is ultimately heading .
This podcast is brought to you in association with Caroma, proud sponsors of the Residential Series of podcasts. For more information on Caroma please go to: caroma.com.au
Tone Wheeler is a lot of things: architect, lecturer, builder, author, entrepreneur, mentor, government advisor, critic and columnist.
To this long list of salubrious accolades and achievements, we can now add the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2021 Sustainability Awards.
This is perhaps the crowning glory to what has been stellar and fascinating career.
Wheeler is certainly a person with strong opinions who’s happy to share those opinions whether you want to hear them or not.
He is also a person who believes we could fix much of our urban ills with just a little bit of grey matter applied to our planning and design processes.
In this exclusive interview, Tone Wheeler talks about his long journey to becoming a leading sustainability architect and designer.
Harold Perks is Director with Hames Sharley and has been a part of the practice for over a decade.
As a registered Architect for over 18 years’, he has experience in mixed-use master planning, commercial, retail, high-end residential design, warehouse and hospitality architecture.
His passion for carefully-considered urban fabric regularly sees him working at the complex intersection between Urban Design and Architecture.
In this episode, Perks talks about the move to Build-to-Rent models of residential design and how the pandemic and home affordability are combining to facilitate this shift in urban development.
Harvey Male is Buchan’s Living sector leader, which encompasses the firm's residential, hospitality and build-to-rent portfolio.
In this episode, he talks about how buildings work and how to balance commercial viability while also delivering environmental and community benefits.
Harvey’s expertise lies in architectural and masterplan design and project coordination of cultural and civic projects, medium to large scale residential, hotel, commercial, bespoke mixed-use and retail projects, and uses this vast experience to explain the secrets behind successful build-to-rent strategies.
Dr Shane Geha is the Managing Director and co-founder of EG Advisory, a rezoning company with expertise in land transformation operating across Australia.
Dr Geha is one of the leading rezoning experts in New South Wales and as Managing Director, takes responsibility for all operations and projects undertaken by the company.
His focus is working closely with clients on property uplift strategy and implementation and has worked on multiple rezoning projects including some of the largest land use changes in both size and value in Sydney and New South Wales.
In this exclusive interview, he explains what is really driving our unprecedented real estate boom and what we can do about our housing affordability crisis.
Prior to joining Warren and Mahoney, Brett Diprose held the position of Associate Director with Peddle Thorp Architects.
In this role, Brett was in charge of the Sports Architecture arm including a large portfolio of aquatic projects including Metro Sports Facility in Christchurch (a joint venture with Warren and Mahoney), Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Stage 2 (2006 Commonwealth Games and 2007 World Swimming Championships) Swansea and Charlestown Leisure Centres.
Brett believes a stadium or sports facility has the capacity to support and enhance the identity of a city.
In this interview, he explains the process behind developing an understanding of the clients and their ambition for a project that is of vital importance for creating a unique identity for any sporting project.
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The host of Restoration Australia, Anthony Burke, is a Professor of Architecture and Associate Dean of International Engagement in the Faculty of Design Architecture and Building at the University of Technology Sydney.
A graduate of Columbia University, he is recognised internationally for his work in architectural design, curation, and commentary, specialising in contemporary design theory at the intersection of technology, urbanism, and practice.
In this engaging interview, Professor Burke talks about architecture, design, TV, history, Post-Traumatic Urbanism, and why doing a home restoration isa bit like channeling your inner Roam emperor.
In this episode, we talk biophilic design, sustainability and how this can help with the challenge of climate change with Stephen Choi from Fraser’s property.
Stephen Choi is a UK-qualified Project Architect and Australian-qualified Project Manager. He co-founded not-for-profit environmental building consultancy, Architecture for Change, has been a long-time ambassador for the Living Future Institute in Australia, and is Living Building Challenge Manager at Frasers Property Australia.
Stephen’s work has included the development of global environmental assessment methods, designing and managing buildings and masterplans, embedding sustainable development into educational curriculum, and being Australia’s leading Living Building Challenge expert. Several of his projects – both private and public sector – have gained wide recognition for “progressing green building”.
Choi is also the winner of the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2020 Leadership in Sustainability Prize.
This podcast was brought to you in association with Interface, proud sponsors of the Sustainability series of podcasts. For more information on Interface, please go to www.architectureanddesign.com.au/suppliers/interface-aust
Robert Puksand is the founding Partner of national architectural firm Gray Puksand who works across a variety of project types including masterplanning, commercial and retail projects.
In each case, he brings a deep philosophy and understanding of architecture. This pre-occupation with strategy in design allows him to deliver an outcome highly sought by clients.
As past President of the Australian Institute of Architects (Victorian Chapter), Robert has championed the value of design to all levels of the community and government.
In this wide-ranging interview, he talks about trauma induced design, post-pandemic and what kind of design legacy he would like to leave his children.
Since co-founding Inarc in the early seventies and later Carr Design Group, Sue Carr has played a crucial role in the evolution of Australian interior design. Navigating the early days when the career path was largely unheard of, Sue has a far-reaching legacy, earning gold at the Interior Design Excellence Awards.
Sue Carr was also recognised for her leadership by the Financial Review’s Westpac ‘100 Women of Influence’ 2016 event.
Recently minted Member (AM) of the Order of Australia (General Division) for significant service to interior design, education and women in business Sue Carr – actually started off training as a scientist and landed almost by default, as an interior designer.
Her scientific training has imparted a unique approach, somewhat analytical that she has for all her design projects.
As the Founding Principal of Carr Design, Sue shares with us her 50 years in the industry, the changes she has seen, and what she thinks makes a successful architecture and interior design business that has a timeless approach, and one that also fosters a strong connection with her clients.
Michael Drescher is a director at DKO who is very focused on creating a customer experience pathway from arrival to room to amenity, and many moments along the journey.
Michael graduated with a degree in Architecture from the Queensland University of Technology and additionally studied in both China and Japan.
Michael’s influence has seen an evolution in DKO’s interior design offering, with projects.
In this interview, he talks about what it takes to design an award-winning hotel, both now in the era of COVID-19 as well as beyond.
Dementia Australia's Karen Cmiel has been working in the Aged Care sector for over 20 years. She has qualifications in Community Leisure and Health, Community Services Management, Dementia care and Education and Training.
She is a registered Diversional Therapist and has worked in both residential and community care. During her 20 years she has managed aged care facilities and worked as an aged care consultant.
In her current role with Dementia Australia, she talks about teaching architects and building designers to design for aged care, dementia-friendly design and what constitutes meaningful design for people living with dementia.
This podcast is bought to you in association with Caroma LiveWell, proud sponsors of the Aged Care Series of podcasts. For more information on Caroma LiveWell please go to: https://www.caroma.com.au/livewell
Jamileh Jahangiri is a registered architect and academic. She studied at the University of Sydney and has experience working across a diverse range of scales and typologies, including Cultural, Educational, Sports and Commercial projects with leading practices in both Sydney and Tehran.
She is an enthusiastic contributor to the architectural community and is a member of the AIA NSW EmAGN Committee as well as the Awards and Honours committee and has contributed to the NSW Architecture Bulletin through being an Associate Contributor.
Jamileh works at Cox Architects, predominantly in public architecture and in this exclusive interview talks about how public design is both influenced by and an influencer of the culture from where it exists.
Christian Hampson is a proud Woiwurrung and Maneroo man and with an extensive background in Indigenous Cultural Heritage management, with over 20 years of experience leading the design and delivery of heritage programs in the public sector.
Developing his passion for cultural heritage as a young man and through his long career with the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, Christian brings a cultural approach to collaboration, as well as a passion for great design and promoting Indigenous narratives across the Australian landscape.
Christian Hampson in 2018 also co-founded Yerrabingin, a visionary start-up that seeks to disrupt conventional approaches to ending Indigenous disadvantage and create intercultural opportunities for future generations to thrive.
He talks here about design, decolonialisation, traditional notions of buildings and how in Indigenous ideas can help make our built environment more sustainable.
This podcast was brought to you in association with Interface, proud sponsors of the Sustainability series of podcasts. For more information on Interface, please go to www.architectureanddesign.com.au/suppliers/interface-aust
Dr Duncan Maxwell is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Head of the Future Building Initiative, Department of Architecture, Monash Art, Design and Architecture.
Duncan holds a PhD from the University of Sydney (2018), where he conducted his research within the Innovation in Applied Design Lab at the School of Architecture, Design, and Planning. In addition, he is a Registered Architect (Qld).
Duncan talks about the Miami apartment collapse and the reasons why he thinks it happened.
He also asks if the same could happen here in Australia.
Oya Demirbilek is a Professor of Industrial Design at UNSW Built Environment, where she held various positions. She was the Built Environment Associate Dean of Education, leading the curriculum development and enhancing students and academic staff's experience (2013-17).
Before this, she was Discipline Director for Industrial Design and Program Director for the Master of Industrial Design and the Master of Science (Industrial Design) Postgraduate Coursework Programs (2002-05). Before joining UNSW in 2000, Oya was Assistant Professor at the Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara.
She was also an Instructor in Product Design at the prestigious Art Centre College of Design (Europe), La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland (1989-90). In addition, she served as an invited jury member in national and international good design awards.
Oya is passionate about how industrial design can enhance life for everyone, particularly for an ageing population. As a designer-educator-researcher, she cares about designing meaningful and accessible products and better futures for all.
She explains how co-design thinking can be applied to not only aged and health design, but also to all the systems of different scales that affect the way we live, to products we buy, to our environment, systems, services and overall human experiences.
This podcast was bought to you in association with Stormtech, proud sponsors of the Residential Series of podcasts. For more information on Stormtech please go to: https://stormtech.com.au/specifiers
Meron Tierney is an enthusiastic and engaging team leader at John Wardle Architects. While her experience extends across all project stages, her recent focus has been on the translation of design intent from sketch to construction documentation from shop drawing to built-outcome.
Meron is also a judge on the 2021 Sustainability Awards.
In this exclusive interview she talks about the approach to design here and in the UK, what she thinks will and will not work in terms of this year's Sustainability Awards, why sustainability is important to us all and how one day she hopes to design a house for her parents.
Sadie Burling has over 30 years’ experience in senior executive roles leading operational and strategic perspectives within acute care, aged care and child care for public, church/charitable and for-profit domains.
As the Health & Ageing Business Development Manager at Paynter Dixon, Sadie works closely with a range of health and aged care clients to manage project risks during the construction planning process of aged care facilities.
She explains what it takes to build an aged care facility.
This podcast is bought to you in association with Caroma LiveWell, proud sponsors of the Aged Care Series of podcasts. For more information on Caroma LiveWell please go to: https://www.caroma.com.au/livewell
Pablo Albani is Principal of Interior Design at GroupGSA. His breadth of experience in the industry extends from the workplace sector, to education and retail, working with major design firms in Australia.
With strong client relationship skills, Pablo drives the workplace and design strategy for all projects striving towards a holistic approach to design. Pablo’s portfolio of work includes clients like Chanel, Jaguar Land Rover, Ernst and Young, Westpac and most recently completing designs for Microsoft HQ in North Sydney.
Lisa Hinde is a Strategic Sustainability Director with JLL’s Energy & Sustainability Services team and her key focus is developing long term sustainability, health and wellbeing strategies to support her Clients' ambitions. Her work is globally recognised as enabling scalable solutions to complex challenges in the built environment.
As a natural collaborator, Lisa has a keen interest in developing practical strategies to assist with a streamlined application of sustainability initiatives, translating executive goals into hands on implementation.
In this episode, Pablo & Lisa take us through the process of achieving WELL Certification while educating listeners on the main challenges of location, heritage buildings and cost to the client.
This podcast was brought to you in association with Interface, proud sponsors of the Sustainability series of podcasts. For more information on Interface, please go to www.architectureanddesign.com.au/suppliers/interface-aust
As Principal and Building Designer of Envirotecture, Dick Clarke is once again the Sustainability Awards Chair.
With more than 35 years’ experience, Dick focuses exclusively on ecologically sustainable and culturally appropriate buildings, as well as sustainable design in vehicles and vessels.
He is Director of Sustainability for Building Designers Australia (BDA) and is a founding member of the Association of Building Sustainability Assessors (ABSA) and the Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council (ASBEC).
He is also the head judge for the 2021 Sustainability Awards and explains what you need to do in order to have a winning entry in this years' awards.
Founded in Tasmania in 2002, Kate Philips and Thomas Bailey from Room11 have a reputation for creating exemplary architecture, whereby a sensitivity to, and preoccupation with landscape typifies Room11’s architecture.
As the only Australian architectural practice to be invited as part of the International contingent for the La Biennale di Venezia, Room11 certainly do impress.
Directors Kate Philips and Thomas Bailey reveal their secrets in this exclusive podcast.
Max Rafferty has 20 years’ experience within the construction industry and is currently Master Builders Australia National Technical Policy Manager.
He represents the MBA on the Building Codes Committee which provides Technical advice the Australian Building Codes Board, and a number of Australian Standards Committees including BD 038 Wet Areas In Buildings.
He has also worked as a Construction Auditor within Government and has experience in residential and commercial construction, including everything from concreting to site management.
Max explains to Talking Architecture & Design the issues affecting waterproofing buildings and why our waterproofing standards need to be both current as well as enforceable.
This podcast was bought to you in association with Stormtech, proud sponsors of the Residential Series of podcasts. For more information on Stormtech please go to: https://stormtech.com.au/specifiers
Emeritus Professor Catherine Bridge has a significant national and international reputation in the area of enabling environments, as evidenced by her invited participation in the International Design Awards as a judge; along with numerous International forums and publications. She is one of Australia’s eminent experts on housing solutions for older people.
Her housing research portfolio includes research on housing and care; housing and health; older people and sustainability; accessibility of the built environment and extensive research on home modification interventions.
In this exclusive interview, she talks about how Australia compares on a global scale when we are talking about designing disability and where we could do better in the future of disability design and planning, especially in the increasingly-critical area of bathroom design.
This podcast is bought to you in association with Caroma LiveWell, proud sponsors of the Aged Care Series of podcasts. For more information on Caroma LiveWell please go to: https://www.caroma.com.au/livewell
Jorge Chapa is Head of Market Transformation at the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) and who’s role it is to ensure that GBCA’s strategic priorities, partnerships, and product and services, including Green Star, accelerate the transformation of Australia’s built environment – delivering more liveable, resilient, and sustainable places for everyone.
In this exclusive interview, Chapa talks extensively about the features and benefits of Greenstar ratings, how the GBCA sees the built environment helping to address the challenges of climate change and the strategies behind tackling upfront carbon in order to achieve Net Zero targets by 2030.
This podcast was brought to you in association with Interface, proud sponsors of the Sustainability series of podcasts. For more information on Interface, please go to www.architectureanddesign.com.au/suppliers/interface-aust
Former national president of the Australian Institute of Architects and spokesperson for the Hands Off Anzac Hall campaign Clare Cousins is angry with the National Capital Authority (NCA) and its plans for the Australian War Memorial, which will see Anzac Hall demolished and pave the way for a $500 million expansion.
Cousins says that this decision shows that the “Australia’s regulatory framework has failed Australians at every step of this abomination of an ‘assessment’ process'" and one where, “Expert advice on the significant negative heritage impacts to the AWM from demolishing Anzac Hall, as well as widespread community opposition, have been equally ignored."
In fact, she says that this approval has created a precedent that endangers “every other piece of public architecture in this country”.
She talks exclusively to Talking Architecture & Design on the dismay within the design and wider community over this decision and what this may ultimately mean for heritage decisions in the future.
Situated on picturesque Woolooware Bay in Sydney’s iconic Sutherland Shire, Anglicare's Woolooware Shores offers premium retirement living amidst a vibrant and friendly community.
Damian Barker & Nik Dunoski from Jackson Teece Architects explain what were the steps in designing an entire aged care facility in what is a brownfield site sitting near a popular coastal spot.
Where did they start, what did they look out for and how did these seasoned designers determine what features and inclusions this large and suburban-based aged care facility needed to have?
This podcast was brought to you in association with Alspec, proud sponsors of our Commercial series of podcasts.
Interior Architect Tina Fox, the Sustainability Transformation Group leader for Scott Carver has over 15 years’ experience in the hotel, hospitality & heritage sectors.
Originally from the UK, Tina is skilled in bringing a clients’ vision to life from concept development to project management on complex and diverse schemes.
Her creative thinking and eye for detail leads her to create beautiful places that understand the needs of both the client and consumer.
In this wide-ranging interview, she talks about sustainability, why we need to change not only the way we design things but also how we see our place in the world during a time of climate and pandemic-induced flux.
Ian Moore is the principal of Ian Moore Architects, a multi-disciplinary practice established in 1990. The practice has won numerous national and international awards and has been exhibited in Australia and around the world .
Moore talks about how bathrooms influence or change a building design and how this further influences a structure as well as how the design of a bathroom can effect water usage and the environment in general.
Moore also talks about about some bathroom designs he has done and what makes them stand out.
This podcast was bought to you in association with Stormtech, proud sponsors of the Residential Series of podcasts. For more information on Stormtech please go to: https://stormtech.com.au/specifiers
Philip Russo is Director of Nursing Research, Cabrini Health and Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University.
He is also President of the Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control (ACIPC), and a member of several national infection prevention committees advising the Commonwealth Government.
He talks with us here about the issue of infection control in an aged care setting and how design and technology can be the best weapons we have in the prevention of infectious diseases and viruses in our ever-growing health & aged care sectors.
This podcast was bought to you in association with Caroma LiveWell, proud sponsors of the Aged Care Series of podcasts. For more information on Caroma LiveWell please go to: https://www.caroma.com.au/livewell
Dr Elizabeth Farrelly trained in architecture and philosophy, practiced in Auckland, London and Bristol, holds a PhD in urbanism from the University of Sydney, and is a former Associate Professor (Practice) at the University of NSW Graduate School of Urbanism.
In this episode, she talks about her latest book, Killing Sydney: The Fight for a City's Soul, as well as her views on over-development, how we are set to live in the future, the problematic relationship between governments and developers and the state of our governance, our cities and our environment.
This is a truly revealing interview from one of Australia's most respected and at times, controversial architects.
The National Business Development Manager at ALSPEC Richard Harrison talks about Aluminium frames, cladding & Australian standards and why having a local supplier for these products is now crucial for the local building sector.
Harrison also unveils ALSPEC's new local testing NATA-accredited facility which will enable the company to test a range of its own and other company Aluminium products to ensure they meet Australian standards for both safety and integrity.
This podcast was brought to you in association with Alspec, proud sponsors of the Commercial series of podcasts.
Michael Teys is a strata industry consultant with more than 30 years’ experience in strata law and management. He is a strata research academic with City Futures Research Centre at the University of NSW, where he holds an Australian Research Council grant to study the impact of large-scale strata on our cities.
Craig Penton is the General Manager of Aluminium Facade Systems a division of Alspec. He has worked in the construction industry for 15 years, 6 of which in facades. His experience has brought great success in the facade industry with their Premium ProClad Suite of products on a range of major commercial and multi-residential projects.
In this podcast, Michael and Craig explain in detail how the issue of cladding has become so convoluted and complex, while at the same time, providing an insight into just how far we need to go to ensure that all the buildings that still use cladding are once again safe to occupy.
This podcast was brought to you in association withAlspec, proud sponsors of the Commercial series of podcasts.
Interface has always been a forward-thinking and highly-innovative flooring company, but its latest initiative is very-much industry leading in every sense of the phrase.
As Aidan Mullan says, "As human activity releases more and more carbon dioxide, the natural world is struggling to keep up. So why create products that contribute to this problem and do more harm than good? "
"Taking our cue from nature", says Mullen, "we’ve learned to work with carbon by using it as a building block to engineer better products. This journey has led us to create products that store carbon, keep it out of the atmosphere and help restore the health of the world."
And so Interface's road to carbon negativity concept was born, an idea that as Mullen explains in this wide-ranging podcast, is now imperative both for the industry itself as well as for the climate as a whole.
This podcast was brought to you in association with Interface, proud sponsors of the Sustainability series of podcasts. For more information on Interface, please go to www.architectureanddesign.com.au/suppliers/interface-aust
An apartment featuring flooring, wall tiles, kitchen and lighting features, and furniture and artworks, all made entirely from waste glass and textiles, offers an optimistic view into the future of residential building.
Unveiled recently at the Sydney Olympic Park, Mirvac’s industry-first apartment made using waste materials has the potential to revolutionise home construction, sustainably reduce waste in the building industry as well as transform waste into a valuable resource.
As a collaboration between Mirvac and the UNSW Centre of Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT), we talk to Professor Veena Sahajwalla and Mirvac's General Manager Design, Marketing & Sales, Diana Sarcasmo on how building from waste is set to revolutionise Australia's apartment building industry.
Alexander Symes Architects was founded in 2014 with a mission to advance sustainable architecture. The world’s climate is changing and as Alex notes, he believes that architecture must lead the way in changing how we utilise resources to contribute to a sustainable future.
As a multi-award winning designer, Alex's vision for sustainable architecture is layered through all aspects of our practice and through all the stages of a project. This starts with the examination of a project brief to ensure the grounding principles of a project support a sustainable way of life.
As the project takes shape, Alex says he deploys his depth of technical expertise to realise the project to its full potential.
Chris McCue, the managing director Carr, with extensive experience and speciality within the architecture and interior design of high-end residential, multi-residential and hospitality work, is now focusing on redesigning former industrial sites like that at Brunswick Yard in Melbourne.
As a firm believer of wellness for the home environment, McCue notes that light and biophilia are just some of the ways we can better our living spaces. “Given we now spend more than 90 percent of our time indoors, it is vital that we explore new ways to engineer our indoor environments so they become ecosystems for improving physical and mental health," he says.
Dr. Steve Cummings Director Innovation, GWA Group, owners of the Caroma brand of bathroom products, a brand just about everyone in Australia is familiar with.
Dr. Cummings talks about designing with the consumer's dignity in mind, aged-care issues and how a constant thirst for great design drives innovation at Caroma.
The managing director of Stormtech, Troy Creighton, talks about Stormtech’s history - its humble beginnings and the interesting back-story of the NSW South Coast company's stellar growth.
Troy also covers a number of other areas including his passion - manufacturing to proper standards in Australia as well as the current state of the industry, and how the continuing move towards higher levels of sustainability is set to change the future of his company and water usage in general across this wide, brown land.
This podcast was bought to you in association with Stormtech, proud sponsors of the Residential Series of podcasts. For more information on Stormtech please go to: https://stormtech.com.au/specifiers
Since graduating from the University of Melbourne, Tisha Lee has accumulated over twenty years of experience working on significant educational, residential, and civic precincts.
Before joining K2LD in 2007, Tisha was previously a Senior Associate with HASSELL where she was responsible for the management of a dedicated team working on educational and community projects for both the State Government and the Private sector.
Tisha says that design, as well as designers, are changing and adapting and even thriving to the new normal reality that is the way we live, work, and play.
HY William Chan is an urbanist, architect, and designer dedicated to creating resilient and inclusive places for people. A UNICEF Young Ambassador during the 25th anniversary of the Convention of the Rights of the Child, William has led community-building projects for the homeless, slum dwellers, and refugee youth. He was named in the 2019 Forbes 30 Under 30 list as a game-changing business and industry leader in the Asia-Pacific region. He is also an ambassador for the 2020 Sustainability Awards.
Here William talks about how architecture and designers, in general, have a crucial role to play both in mitigating climate change and in improving social conditions here and around the world.
Aidan Mullan, the Interface Engineering and Sustainability Manager about company initiatives, processes and methods, and where the evolution of technology is headed.
With sustainability being at the core of everything that Interfacer does, Mullan describes how flooring manufacture is key to achieving sustainability across our built environment.
Christian Hampson is a Woiwurrung and Maneroo Aboriginal man interweaving Indigenous tacit knowledge and collaborative design thinking to walk a new path, away from conventional approaches, and create new opportunities for intergenerational capital to allow future Indigenous generations to thrive.
As the co-founder and Director of Yerrabingin, Hampson, who is also an Ambassador for the 2020 Sustainability Awards talks about the need for more rooftop farms in urban environments and how Indigenous knowledge can be used far more effectively for bushfire mitigations and control.
Nicci Leung from Lifepod Evolution began her career providing design and project services to some of the most highly regarded architectural and interior design practices in Melbourne.
Combining her passions for design, innovation, and technology, Nicci’s vision for the future is a positive one, and in this episode, she talks about how technology, data, automation, and AI are all combining to play an ever-increasing role in influencing sustainability in the built environment.
In this episode of Talking Architecture & Design, architect and lecturer Tone Wheeler looks at where we went wrong with the design and build of our social housing stock.
Wheeler discusses some novel ideas to get social housing back on track in Australia and what are some examples from overseas that we could emulate, as well as wondering whether a housing crash would be the best thing to invigorate the social housing sector?
One of Australia's most well-known and most respected architects, Philip Thalis is a founder and principal of Hill Thalis Architecture and Urban Projects, professor of practice at UNSW Sydney, and a City of Sydney councilor.
Philip's advice and expertise have regularly been sought by government and private clients and in this episode, he talks about what we need to do to make Sydney great once again in terms of urbanism, liveability, and overall design.
After 30 years’ experience in the design of public space, urban design, multiple housing, infrastructure, and heritage adaptation, his insights, views, and understanding of what a modern city needs both now and in the future are incisive and unparalleled and he shares these views in this exclusive podcast.
Gerhana Waty is a well-rounded designer with a solid understanding of built form and an appreciation for viable, sustainable and pedestrian-oriented cities. She talks about how to strike the right balance between stakeholders’ interests and achieving triple bottom line outcomes through urban design practice when it comes to our urban spaces.
Gerhana explains why evidence-based design and urban analytic influence quality decision making and design outcomes in a constantly evolving urban environment, more so now with the fallout from our global pandemic.
Koichi Takada is a member of a new generation of architects that aim to ‘naturalise’ architecture in the urban environment – an approach he developed after living in cities of high urbanization: Tokyo, New York, and London.
In this interview, he talks about his latest projects, why bringing the 'outside-in' is the new black, and how COVID-19 has altered human activity for god and what this means for architects and designers both here and abroad.
Peter Hogg is a practicing architect with more than 30 years experience in the field and is a foundational tutor and lecturer in the Bachelor of Built Environment program at Melbourne Polytechnic, where he has been Head of Program since January 2018.
Peter is presently researching traditional indigenous building typologies in Victoria for his PhD at Deakin University. He talks about the challenges of teaching, the impact COVID-19 will have on apartment design, why work will never be the same and why sustainability needs to be at the very core of everything we design in the urban environment.
Troy Creighton is the managing director of Stormtech Grates & Drains who has some 31 years of working in the building materials industry.
In 2004 Stormtech won a Design Mark at the Australian Design Awards for their drainage design and since 2006, Stormtech has been a member of the Standards Australia Committee and has been involved in the writing of the code covering linear drainage in bathrooms, and other plumbing products.
With his unique outlook on the industry, Creighton talks about bringing manufacturing back onshore, water conservation and sustainability and the latest in 'smart' drains.
Steve Fox is an architect and the general manager and principal of BIM Consulting as well as a leading expert in BIM technology and on the impacts of technology on the construction process. After 15 years working as an architect for well-known firms like Architectus, he has spent the last 10 years in technological leadership positions as well as being a lecturer at Sydney University.
He explains how the explosion in data is changing the world of design and how it is more than ever leading the industry into different ways on how it will design and construct the buildings of the future.
We talk with executive director of the Suzanne Toumbourou, executive director of the Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council and a judge for the 2020 Sustainability Awards about how the pandemic has changed the way we look at green buildings, why sustainability should be now on everyone's mind and is there a real possibility that Australia will start manufacturing more of its own building products and materials.
Toumbourou also talks about what she would like to see included in the entries for this years' Sustainability Awards.
Big River Group began operations in the early 1900s as a family-owned timber business.
Today, it has established its position as a major Australian building materials distributor, supplying an extensive range of high quality timber, builders’ hardware, building supplies and services for the residential, commercial, industrial, building and construction industries.
With almost 20 years of working in the building materials industry, John Lorente, general manager sales and marketing talks about sustainability, the building industry, timber use in architecture and what he thinks this pandemic will bring the industry and the idea of bringing more manufacturing of building products back to Australia.
Builder and developer Kris Daff is the managing director of two progressive building firms – the first is Make Ventures, a Melbourne-based property development and investment group focusing on large scale urban renewal projects and the second is Assemble Communities, an end-to-end build to rent developer and community manager responsible for the introduction of a new and exciting housing model gaining significant interest across the country.
He explains why the the social, human and societal benefits of building housing for rent-with-the-option-to-buy schemes far outweigh by a wide country mile any arguments over potential lower or for that matter, slower profits.
This episode we talk with founder and owner of design firm Archisoul Architects Jo Gillies about what is really important in these days of lockdowns, social isolation and social distancing and how we respond to these challenges will determine how we will get through them.
Gillies also talks about wellness and its intimate relationship to our mental and physical wellbeing in a time of stress and isolation and how individual wellness is critical to our eventual general recovery as a society.
Principal and director of Sydney-based architecture studio Furtado Sullivan Sandra Furtado talks about what it's like working as an architect under a lockdown situation with an economy that's in hibernation and an industry desperately trying to keep going under the most unusual and trying of socio-economic conditions.
Furtado gives us an insight into how things are at present and where they may well end up when the situation eventually starts to change back to what we would consider as being much more normal.
Dr Peter Sweatman graduated with first class honours in Industrial Design from the University of Canberra Peter started work with Caroma R&D on research to launch the first generation of Smart Flush toilets to the market and is currently completing a PhD in user centred bathroom design for older people at UNSW Built Environment.
He talks about creating a new class of bathroom that works as an integrated space that can also be tailored and adapted to individuals to provide convenience, comfort and safety.
Architect Nermine Zahran talks about how it is vital to continually learn and to educate others in the industry and in the general public about ways to minimise the impact of the built environment on the planet.
With a career that started in Egypt and that has now come to one sense of fulfilment in Australia, Nermine Zahran explains her journey from one side of the world to another and how she is currently working to make the world a better place-one sustainable design at a time.
We speak with Ruth Wilson about her diverse and accomplished 30-year career that has seen her manage large, complex projects and direct multidisciplinary teams towards buildings and places that exist at the forefront of innovative design.
Wilson's role at Architectus spans being Studio Leader in Melbourne, a member of the Board of Architectus and an active leader of projects in higher education and the public domain. She specialises in projects involving large and complex stakeholder groups and is often sought after to set the strategy for engagement and lead the consultation process.
A recurring theme in Wilson's projects is development within large existing precincts – be it university campuses, airports or on significant urban sites such as the State Library Victoria. Working with existing assets, including heritage-listed buildings, and designing for ongoing operation during construction, Wilson has utilised her lateral thinking and well-honed collaborative skills to ensure these complex and sensitive projects come to fruition.
ASPECT Studios director Kate Luckraft and associate Bianca Pineda share their ideas, views, experiences and thoughts on a range of iconic design projects ASPECT Studios has delivered like One Central Park, Barangaroo South and Quay Quarter in Sydney’s famous Circular Quay.
Along the way, we find out about how working on these high-pressure and very much public projects as a woman and a landscape architect has shaped and even changed both the actual projects and also them as highly-sought after and highly-skilled professionals.
We speak with architect Penny Fuller from one half of the leadership team of the firm Silvester Fuller which she founded with partner Jad Silvester.
Prior to launching Silvester Fuller, Penny’s career included work on Renzo Piano’s Aurora Place and a period at Foster + Partners in London, where she worked as an associate, leading design teams on the development of large-scale projects.
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The firm is responsible for 18 Loftus Street at Circular Quay’s prestigious Quay Quarter and has won the competition for the design of the significant One Sydney Park project for HPG, alongside MHNDU and Sue Barnsley Design.
Architect and lecturer Tone Wheeler together with with A+D deputy editor Sarah Buckley dispel the myths over the range of complex yet logical reasons for our bushfire crisis and delve deep into what could and should be done to ensure that we never see a repeat of this Black Summer.
With a mixture of many years of acquired knowledge working and designing in the built environment and an acute sense of political cynicism, Wheeler pulls no punches when it comes to apportioning both blame and assigning a range of short and long-term cures to the climate-induced reality Australia now find itself having to deal with.
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Celebrated building designer, awards judge, vehicle designer, sailor and head of sustainable design firm Envirotecture and also a rural fire fighter, Dick Clarke has spent nearly 40 years designing for and working in the Australian environment. He speaks openly and candidly about the reasons behind the devastation of the recent bushfires across the country, why they happened, how embracing climate science will ensure the severity of any future bushfires will be minimised and how the design community must be at the forefront of changing the way we design and build our homes so that the impact of the next bushfires will hopefully not be anywhere near as catastrophic as these in 2019/2020.
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In a coup for Talking Architecture & Design, we finally get to speak with the indefatigable Scotsman John McAslan and well-known local architect Troy Uleman from JMP about a wide range of subjects including the Central Station rebuild, the changing work culture in architectural firms and why architects must have a specific procedure when they work. Fresh from Glasgow, McAslan, the 2009 World Architect of the Year shares his insights into what design could and should be and how he intends to apply his unique experiences and ideas to the redesign of Australia's oldest and largest urban railway precinct.
Architect and academic Tone Wheeler takes listeners on a historical journey through both time and space to explain how Australian designers taught themselves all about sustainable design, more often than not, the hard way.
A fascinating journey into the history of sustainable design in Australia - a country that is challenged both by distance and climate.
Software platform Speckel has been designed to guide users through an often-bewildering maze of ideas and requirements. Co-developer Darren O'Dea talks about simple ways to create better opportunities for building design and construction teams to work together to improve outcomes for the built environment - all via the Speckel platform.
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With over 20 years of design experience working in Brisbane, London and Sydney, Amanda Stanaway has been building Woods Bagot‘s workplace portfolio for 12 years. In this episode of Talking Architecture and Design, Stanaway gets to flex her design knowledge across major projects which has helped her build a strong understanding of the ways that industry and design intertwine.
Stanaway brings an awareness of the commercial needs in an ever-changing world of work and workplaces.
Director of PTW Architects Diane Jones is committed to evidence-based research and multi-disciplinary collaborations which inform her approach to advancing architecture as a practice and as a discipline intersection.
She speaks about her extensive experience in heritage, justice, civic, integrated communities and therapeutic environment projects that are guided by the principle that architectural spaces and settings gain their meaning through the experiences of people and by a strong sense of responsibility to the wider community and environment.
Ros Moriarty is managing director and co-founder of both Balarinji and the Moriarty Foundation.
Moriarty, who is best known for the Balarinji-Qantas collection of art aircraft featuring Aboriginal designs, talks about why Indigenous design matters and how it is becoming more important for architects and designers alike to understand and appreciate the 65,000-year old culture from where it evolved.
Koos de Keijzer, founding partner and principal of DKO Architecture has both a passion in typology research and an ongoing commitment to architectural integrity, contemporary residential development and the inherent beauty of applying simple design principles.
He speaks with Talking Architecture & Design on what it takes to do great design in our ever-expanding urban environments.
During FRONT 2019, we sat down with International Towers' head of Marketing & Stakeholder Engagement, Jodie Taylor, to talk about, corporate design, her Indigenous heritage and how the Big End of Town is learning to embrace and promote Australia’s rich and deep Indigenous heritage.
David Kaunitz co-founded Kaunitz Yeung Architecture with his wife Ka Wai Yeung following his return to Sydney after living seven years in the UK included, five as a director of a large practice running its London studio where he worked on some of the largest projects in Europe, including the Barnsley Interchange and The London Olympic Village for clients such as HSBC, Marks & Spencer and Lend Lease. His long association with the Pacific Islands, and the Solomon Islands in particular, and post disaster experience in South East Asia and the Pacific working for clients such as UNICEF, UNHCR and World Vision has allowed Kaunitz to develop both an outlook and style that is truly unique.
Kaunitz speaks with Talking Architecture & Design about working in the UK, his time in the Solomon Islands and the importance of disaster architecture and what his experiences have taught him about designing better urban places
“The nature of work has radically changed,” says Simone Oliver, national sector leader – interior architecture at Architectus and Ambassador to FRONT.design 2019. “The rise of technology, automation, globalisation” – these are the big-picture forces driving change. On the ground, we see it play out through rapidly growing markets like the gig economy and co-working. Influenced by a clashing of typologies in which seemingly disparate markets like social media, education and hospitality bring new depth to what was a clearly delineated field of reference.
Simone Oliver outlines the defining design influences in workplace design of our time and the role the architecture profession plays within that.
In Episode 26 of Talking Architecture & Design, we talk innovation, design, disruption and of course what's the latest cool gadget from the super-innovative engineers at Dyson.
Featuring Dyson's Will Darvill & Associate Professor Sean Cain from Monash University, this podcast talks about light technology, circadian lighting, lighting as a recuperative solution and how we are on the cutting edge of a new revolution in new lighting design, lighting usage and the recent launch of Lightcycle, the latest in Dyson technology.
Previously a partner of Geyer – a leading independent interior design practice – Robyn Lindsey has worked with some of Australia’s leading organisations, including Westpac Group at International Towers to develop human-centred experiences and environments. She holds an MBA focussing on innovative leadership and strategy for competitive advantage, which together with her creative design background, brings a unique approach to creating new business opportunities and future-focussed outcomes.
We look at ageing strategies and ageing in place and how this affects our built environment and investment strategies with special guest Greg Frid of Project Friday.
We delve into the wonderful world of landscape architecture and talk about the evolution of landscape architecture and why it matters to the overall design balance of sustainable spaces with Brett Robinson from Acre.
Two highly-regarded architects – Reade Dixon and Vicki Karavasil from architecture firm Elenberg Fraser delve into the amazing world of biophilic design - what is it, what it isn’t and why it matters to the overall design balance of our public and urban and hopefully, also sustainable spaces.
As an architect Jo Gillies has been a mainstay at Collaroy for over 20 years, but in 2013 the business further expanded in vision, director and staff, to be re-born as Archisoul Architects in Manly.
She speaks with Talking Architecture and Design about how design, both in its raw as well as in its finished forms has the power to both transform and redeem.
She is a survivor of childhood abuse and shares her journey and her thoughts on life, form, nature, redemption, gender-based design and the transformative powers of very small African insects.
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Lisa Sorrentino is a highly skilled residential development executive with over 20 years of end to end development experience in urban renewal, mixed use, community housing, retirement living, and build to rent sectors within Australia and the United States.
She talks about the differences between affordable and social housing and delves into the challenges of her role and the place of affordable housing has in the rental housing mix.
Australian Institute of Architects NSW Chapter president Kathlyn Loseby joins former NSW government architect Peter Poulet to speak with Talking Architecture & Design about design, heritage, technology and the gender imbalance in the built environment.
Adam Hetherington from BVN is Australia’s foremost expert on the dRofus software platform, a unique planning, data management and BIM collaboration tool that provides workflow support and access to building information throughout the building lifecycle. Unlike any other planning tool in the market, dRofus was developed directly on behalf of public building owners. Capturing client requirements (EIR), validating design solutions (BIM) against client requirements, management of public standards and equipment planning are core features in the software.
Adam explains why this software is the next big thing for the design sector.
GWA Technical Manager Russell Harris joins Azuma's Craig Brennan and Cecilia Wells,
Senior Associate at architectural firm Jackson Teece to give their in-depth and interesting views on why windows and window design is so crucial to any home, not just for the aesthetics and moisture control, but also for the energy savings and overall sustainability rating. This podcast is crucial for anyone building or thinking of building a house or commercial structure where their facade integrity and carbon footprint is crucial.
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A titan of Australia's built industry, Tone Wheeler talks Jane Jacobs, New York, urbanism, transport, safety, books women in the design field, ANU and even everything that is wrong with Canberra.
Koos de Keijzer, a founding partner and principal of DKO Architecture has built a highly regarded role as an urban designer and architect, with a particular expertise in residential developments. As principal of DKO, Koos de Keijzer is actively involved in all projects throughout Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia.
His passion and commitment to architectural integrity combines to deliver a strong emphasis on contemporary sustainable communities and is being adopted as benchmarks for contemporary residential development.
He talks frankly about what is good and bad design and what architects need to succeed.
We do need to have better infrastructure. Here the problem is we couldn't really refurbish and build upon what we had, we had to put more in. Look at Asia –what Asia did was not build infrastructure based on how much they were going to recoup. In Singapore, you can travel into the CBD before 7.15 or 7.45 constantly.
They are not recouping capital expenditure through tickets; it's about moving people around because of the cost on business and the costs on the wider community by not getting there, says Nick Deeks from WT Partnership.
Graham, Director of Urbis’ Transport Advisory service, is a transport planner and traffic engineer with over 20 years’ experience in developing and leading innovative transport planning and traffic engineering projects.
Graham has deep experience and understanding in the interrelationship between land-use, activity and transport.
He has developed innovative designs to enable improved connectivity at a human and city scale, and specialises in cost effective, holistic transport solutions.
Graham has expertise in transport planning, public transport system design, traffic engineering and modelling, and designing for walking and cycling.
A trusted advisor to government, he talks about what it will take to fix Australia's urban transport woes.
In this edition of Talking Architecture and Design, we talk with Bates Smart director Philip Vivian on the sustainable benefits of timber architecture, the urgent need for urban densification, building for the long term, affordable housing and automation in design.
In this edition of Talking Architecture and Design, Ed Horton, founding director of award-winning property developers, The Stable Group talks about sustainable building, limitations of the legacy approach to building, challenging convention, adaptive reuse of old buildings, the need for councils to incentivise sustainability, the embedded electricity network trend, and the housing market.
In this edition of Talking Architecture and Design, we speak with Paolo Bevilacqua, general manager, Sustainability and Real Utilities at Frasers Property Australia, on the increased focus on sustainability among developers, residential solar installations, energy security, community microgrids and Fraser’s green power push.
In this edition of Talking Architecture and Design, Branko Miletic speaks with Tone Wheeler, the principal and director of Environa Studio and a passionate advocate for environmental architecture. He has taught at universities for over 40 years and designed every type of structure conceivable, his sustainability credentials extend way beyond the ordinary, and he is much more than just a designer of things; he's a chronicler of the changing mood of Australian architecture and its many iterations over the years. In this podcast, Tone Wheeler discusses the ‘Sydney School’ of architecture, about architecture needing purpose and place, localisation, sustainability and the growing population, robots, and the need to ‘slow it down’.
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We talk to Nick Deeks about urban planning, smart cities and what we are getting wrong with urban design.
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Amanda Visser is group manager – Sustainability at The Star Entertainment Group, speaks with about The Star Entertainment Group’s sustainability journey since 2013, their performance in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) Assessment in 2016, and the impact of their sustainability efforts on costs, efficiency, business growth and the community.
Mark Wilde has worked on a number of previous law court designs like the Queen Elizabeth II Courts of Law in Brisbane, “which took a radical departure from traditional court design by exhibiting a high level of transparency and lightness”, says Wilde. This element was built upon in the design of Shepparton Law Courts, where natural light weaves throughout the building. Court design we find, is a lot more complex and involved than we thought.
Professor Helen Lochhead talks about the urban planning challenges facing Sydney & Melbourne.
Interview with Robin Mellon, ex-Green Building Council of Australia chief operating officer and now chief executive of Australia's Supply Chain Sustainability School. Robin Mellon talks sustainability, planning, architecture and the impact of modern slavery on Australia’s built environment.