Podcast Episodes

Episode 272: Designing community-defining precincts with Gray Puksand Senior Associate, John Czechowski

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 ac…

Published on 6 hours ago

Episode 271: Dr Caroline Noller on the end of greenwashing and the twilight of unsustainable products in the building industry

Season 9 Episode 271

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 p…

Published on 1 week ago

Episode 270: Damien Crough & Martin Fenn on the huge opportunities available from Modern Methods of Construction (MMC)

Season 9 Episode 270

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 i…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Episode 269: Hassell's Moonshot - Xavier De Kestelier, Principal, Hassell Studio, on designing on the moon

Season 9 Episode 269

“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 …

Published on 3 weeks ago

Episode 268: City West Housing CEO Leonie King on affordable homes, funding, planning approvals and how to solve our housing crisis

Season 9 Episode 268

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 Ki…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Episode 267: Think Brick CEO Cathy Inglis & Architect Tone Wheeler on achieving greater urban density without compromising liveability while using low-carbon materials

Season 9 Episode 267

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 …

Published on 1 month ago

Episode 266: HDR's Alison Potter & Simon Fleet talk about Opacity, their annual global design review, collaborative design and data centres

Season 9 Episode 266

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 rigor…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Episode 265: Samantha Peart, Hassell’s Global Head of Sustainability & Prue Pascoe, Associate Interior Designer at Hassell on Closing the Loop

Season 9 Episode 265

Samantha Peart has worked across 20 different countries, involving sustainability strategies and multidisciplinary project delivery for commercial and residential buildings, healthcare facilities, re…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Episode 264: Metricon National Design Director Adrian Popple on why houses are not designed like cars

Season 9 Episode 264

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 an…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Episode 263: Phillip Rossington and Richard Francis-Jones on the the design philosophy, challenges, and vision that shaped Sydney House

Season 9 Episode 263

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 …

Published on 2 months ago