Podcast Episodes

Episode 245: Will Messiter from Sekisui House on housing affordability, new home design and the Asora Norwest Community Park

Season 9 Episode 245

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. 

 Providin…

Published on 5 months ago

Episode 244: COX Architecture National Head of Sustainability Mathias Irger on circularity, regenerative design & carbon counts

Season 9 Episode 244

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, collabo…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Episode 243: The straight and narrow on all things circular economy with Lisa McLean, CEO of Circular Australia

Season 9 Episode 243

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 th…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Episode 242: Davina Rooney, GBCA CEO explains why we have falling circular economy rates, the value of sustainability and TRANSFORM 2025

Season 9 Episode 242

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 th…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Episode 241: Tackling urban density, rediscovering the beauty of 1960s walk-up unit blocks & remembering Mulholland Drive with Tone Wheeler

Season 9 Episode 241

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 ta…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

Episode 240: Gerald Matthews on modern education design, heritage-rage and why doughnut-shaped planets can't exist

Season 9 Episode 240

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 edu…

Published on 6 months ago

Episode 239: Breaking barriers - Gray Puksand’s Maria Correia on women in architecture and leadership

Season 9 Episode 239

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 Clémence Carayol talks to Gray Puksand Lead Par…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Episode 238: NSW Minister Rose Jackson and her plans to help our most vulnerable citizens with housing affordability

Season 9 Episode 238

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…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

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…

Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago

Episode 236: ASA founder Alex Symes on sustainability, winning awards and how design can help alleviate our housing woes

Season 9 Episode 236

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 ada…

Published on 7 months ago