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
237 episodes
Episode 240: Gerald Matthews on modern education design, heritage hysteria and why doughnut-shaped planets can't exist
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 hys...
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Season 9
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Episode 240
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41:54
Episode 239: Breaking barriers - Gray Puksand’s Maria Correia on women in architecture and leadership
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
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Season 9
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Episode 239
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23:26
Episode 238: NSW Minister Rose Jackson and her plans to help our most vulnerable citizens with housing affordability
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 a...
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Season 9
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Episode 238
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14:55
Episode 237: US architect Jessica Saravia on design trends, sustainability, fireproofing homes and AI in the Trump era
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,...
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Episode 236: ASA founder Alex Symes on sustainability, winning awards and how design can help alleviate our housing woes
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 deli...
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Season 9
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Episode 236
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31:21
Episode 235: Tina Tziallas on energy-efficient building design, sustainable materials and promoting behavioural change to promote sustainability
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 laun...
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Season 9
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Episode 235
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41:55
Episode 234: The advantages of using metal ceilings in transport infrastructure hubs
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 las...
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Episode 234
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59:55
Episode 233: Australia's Jansen Che, winner of a competition to help redesign Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city
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 c...
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Season 9
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Episode 233
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16:13
Episode 232: Sam Morris on mass timber design and why Architectus' Barker College Maths Hub won the Editors Choice Award at the 2024 Sustainability Awards
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 th...
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Season 8
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Episode 232
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27:32
Episode 231: Nuanu Creative City - a mirage in the jungle or a vision of the future?
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 & cultu...
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Season 8
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Episode 231
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33:20
Episode 230: Jimmy Walker from JCB Architects reflects on the practice's big wins at the 2024 Sustainability Awards
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...
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Season 8
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Episode 230
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20:33
Episode 229: Improving the thermal performance and reducing heat loss risk of roofs
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 A...
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Season 8
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Episode 229
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54:03
Episode 228: Water, so fundamental to life, yet so complex
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 n...
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Season 8
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Episode 228
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1:26:25
Episode 227: Dominic Gaetani, the DKO lead architect on the trials & tribulations of the Pentridge Prison urban rehabilitation project
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 Pen...
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Season 8
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Episode 227
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27:00
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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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