Talking Architecture & Design
Now celebrating its fourth year, Talking Architecture & Design is Australia’s first B2B architecture podcast that regularly talks about a range of issues that affect Australia’s architects, building designers and built environment professionals. Run by Australia’s most popular architecture magazine, Architecture & Design, the Talking Architecture & Design podcast gives a regular bite-sized dose of what is important and sometimes what is just plain old interesting to anyone and everyone in the business of building design.
Episodes
223 episodes
Episode 226: The growth and growth of Studio.SC and balancing aesthetics, functionality, and sustainability in diverse projects
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, ho...
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Season 8
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Episode 226
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45:56
Episode 225: 2024 AIA Gold Medal Winner Philip Thalis on urban density, transport design and how to fix Sydney
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...
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Season 8
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Episode 225
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25:00
Episode 224: When culture and architecture collide
An interview with prominent Melbourne-based urban designer, architect and multi-disciplinary design practice DKO founding partner and principal Koos de Keijzer.
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Season 8
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Episode 224
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7:00
Episode 222: Rothelowman Sydney Principal Ben Pomroy on legacy, light and longing for a better designed future
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 s...
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Season 8
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Episode 222
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14:25
Episode 221: Amanda York from Grimshaw on design authenticity & designing specifically for place
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 t...
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Season 8
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Episode 221
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31:50
Episode 220: David Malvern from Sekisui House on the rise of prefab house designs in Australia
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 late...
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Season 8
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Episode 220
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14:16
Episode 219: Gabrielle Suhr from SJB on the role of sustainability and wellbeing in modern design
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 o...
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Season 8
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Episode 219
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43:25
Episode 218: City of Sydney's resident architect-councillor HY William Chan on how to make Sydney an even greater international city
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 negotiat...
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Season 8
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Episode 218
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1:07:41
Episode 217: Anna Fox & Stuart Turk from STH on new ways to manage noise control in health care design
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 ...
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Season 8
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Episode 217
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52:00
Episode 216: Rory Hunter on the latest MODEL build-to-rent concept
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 late...
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Season 8
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Episode 216
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25:10
Episode 215: Jeff Morgan from Hassell Studio on Lower Carbon Aluminium in the built environment
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 inspi...
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Season 8
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Episode 215
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34:55
Episode 214: Ian Worthy from Unispace explains how workplace design has changed
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...
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Season 8
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Episode 214
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30:48
Episode 213: Episode 213: Trivess Moore on how green building materials can help us reach our carbon targets
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 Net...
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Season 8
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Episode 213
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1:05:10
Episode 212: National President Elect of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects Adam Haddow on the future role of architects
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...
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Season 8
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Episode 212
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19:02
Episode 211: HDR’s health sector lead Conor Larkins on designing resilient healthcare facilities
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 facilitie...
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Season 8
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Episode 211
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31:13
Episode 210: Tone Wheeler on why immigration is not the reason behind our a housing problems
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...
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Season 8
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Episode 210
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52:45
Episode 209: Eilish Barry, a project leader at Hayball talks about sustainability & designing the perfect precinct
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...
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Season 8
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Episode 209
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38:52
Episode 208: How NSW transformed the old White Bay Power Station into a site for a world-famous art festival
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...
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Season 8
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Episode 208
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35:08
Episode 207: Tamica Lewis, founder of Tempus Design Studio, on her holistic approach to residential building design & creating inspired spaces
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, Mac...
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Season 8
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Episode 207
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25:20
Episode 206: Rothelowman Principal Chris Hayton on why designing apartments in shopping centres may help solve the housing crisis
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 c...
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Season 8
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Episode 206
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45:55
Episode 205: Why the newly-opened Powerhouse Museum is both an architectural and a cultural marvel
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 facilit...
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Season 8
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Episode 205
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22:46
Episode 204: Tara Veldman, Health Sector Leader at BLP on the future of health infrastructure & designing for collective wellbeing
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, th...
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Season 8
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Episode 204
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42:45
Episode 203: Metricon's National Design Director Adrian Popple on why new houses should be designed like classic cars
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 wh...
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Season 8
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Episode 203
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16:40
Episode 202: Taking commercial flooring to the next social level: GH Commercial & Dreamtime Flooring collaboration
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 partne...
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Season 8
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Episode 202
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48:20
Episode 201: Laura Connarty-Duncan from the Hire and Rental Industry Association on why it's time to get more women into the industry
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...
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Season 8
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Episode 201
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14:16