Talking Architecture & Design

Nov 04 2024 224 ep. 35 mins 886
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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.

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Episode 227: Dominic Gaetani, the DKO lead architect on the trials & tribulations of the Pentridge Prison urban rehabilitation project

Nov 04 2024 27 mins  
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, Squi

Episode 226: The growth and growth of Studio.SC and balancing aesthetics, functionality, and sustainability in diverse projects

Oct 21 2024 45 mins  
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 internat

Episode 225: 2024 AIA Gold Medal Winner Philip Thalis on urban density, transport design and how to fix Sydney

Oct 07 2024 25 mins  
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 successful

Episode 224: When culture and architecture collide

Sep 30 2024 7 mins  
An interview with prominent Melbourne-based urban designer, architect and multi-disciplinary design practice DKO founding partner and principal Koos de Keijzer.

Episode 222: Rothelowman Sydney Principal Ben Pomroy on legacy, light and longing for a better designed future

Sep 16 2024 14 mins  
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.

Episode 221: Amanda York from Grimshaw on design authenticity & designing specifically for place

Sep 09 2024 31 mins  
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 Lea

Episode 220: David Malvern from Sekisui House on the rise of prefab house designs in Australia

Sep 02 2024 14 mins  
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 d

Episode 219: Gabrielle Suhr from SJB on the role of sustainability and wellbeing in modern design

Aug 26 2024 43 mins  
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

Episode 218: City of Sydney's resident architect-councillor HY William Chan on how to make Sydney an even greater international city

Aug 19 2024 67 mins  
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

Episode 217: Anna Fox & Stuart Turk from STH on new ways to manage noise control in health care design

Aug 12 2024 52 mins  
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 w