Talking Architecture & Design
Now celebrating its 8th year (Season 9), 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
262 episodes
Episode 265: Samantha Peart, Hassell’s Global Head of Sustainability & Prue Pascoe, Associate Interior Designer at Hassell on Closing the Loop
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...
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Season 9
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Episode 265
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45:35
Episode 264: Metricon National Design Director Adrian Popple on why houses are not designed like cars
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 Me...
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Season 9
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Episode 264
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29:03
Episode 263: Phillip Rossington and Richard Francis-Jones on the the design philosophy, challenges, and vision that shaped Sydney House
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 elega...
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Season 9
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Episode 263
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34:55
Episode 262: Designing for Hope with Design Psychologist Kylie Sandland
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 recov...
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Season 9
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Episode 262
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33:44
Episode 261: New designs, cladding & facade trends and the value of Stratco's local manufacturing base with Eric Lien and Andrew Steele
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 pa...
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Episode 261
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37:55
Episode 260: Ray White’s Chief Economist and one of Australia’s leading property experts, Nerida Conisbee on fixing Australia's housing crisis
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 Austral...
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Episode 260
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24:42
Episode 259: Autex's Jono Mountford on circularity, regenerative design and why Closing the Loop is now more important than ever
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 over...
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Episode 259
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33:45
Episode 258: Holding Redlich Special Counsel Katharine Huxley on the EPBC Act Amendment & its impact on future land use
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 ...
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Season 9
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Episode 258
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19:51
Episode 257: Paul Scully, New South Wales Minister for Planning and Public Spaces explains all about the NSW Housing Pattern Book
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 ce...
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Season 9
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Episode 257
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18:09
Episode 256: Why weatherproofing at the system level rather than through individual components is key to delivering code-compliant buildings
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 iss...
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Episode 256
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43:55
Episode 255: Graphisoft goes full circle & renews its focus on Australia's built environment. So why does this matter for architects?
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 gen...
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Season 9
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Episode 255
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35:56
Episode 254: Kukame McPierzie, Principal at Woods Bagot talks about Perth’s METRONET Morley-Ellenbrook Line
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 t...
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Season 9
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Episode 254
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54:29
Episode 253: Architecture, storytelling and AI with Bowerbird Co-Founders Nic Granleese and Ben Morgan
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.Wi...
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Season 9
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Episode 253
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29:19
Episode 252: The Brave New World of Data-Driven Design with HDR's Computational Design Director, Jeremy Graham
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 experie...
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Season 9
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Episode 252
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32:04
Episode 251: Jefa Greenaway on the true meaning and value of Designing for Country
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 su...
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Season 9
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Episode 251
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35:45
Episode 250: Project Management Institute (PMI), Global director, Construction and Vice President APAC, Ben Breen on how to fix our skills shortages
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 pr...
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Season 9
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Episode 250
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23:40
Episode 249: Llewellyn Regler & Mario Mey on cladding, the NCC, the facade market, Project Remediate and why waterproofing matters
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 e...
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Season 9
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Episode 249
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49:11
Episode 248: Drawing parallels between France and Australia when it comes to sustainability in the built environment with HIP V HYPE's Alexandra Faure
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...
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Season 9
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Episode 248
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55:54
Episode 247: Moddex CEO Alvin Rowland on his company's journey to become an icon of Australia's handrail-making industries
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...
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Season 9
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Episode 247
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28:30
Episode 246: 2025 Powerhouse Photography Architectural Commission winner Tasha Tylee on light, space & the beauty of architectural photography
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 y...
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Season 9
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Episode 246
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21:10
Episode 245: Will Messiter from Sekisui House on housing affordability, new home design and the Asora Norwest Community Park
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 gre...
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Season 9
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Episode 245
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6:35
Episode 244: COX Architecture National Head of Sustainability Mathias Irger on circularity, regenerative design & carbon counts
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. ...
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Season 9
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Episode 244
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30:28
Episode 243: The straight and narrow on all things circular economy with Lisa McLean, CEO of Circular Australia
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 econom...
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Season 9
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Episode 243
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9:55
Episode 242: Davina Rooney, GBCA CEO explains why we have falling circular economy rates, the value of sustainability and TRANSFORM 2025
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 happeni...
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Season 9
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Episode 242
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15:02
Episode 241: Tackling urban density, rediscovering the beauty of 1960s walk-up unit blocks & remembering Mulholland Drive with Tone Wheeler
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 o...
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Season 9
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Episode 241
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43:53