Talking Architecture & Design

In this episode, we talk with  Moddex Sales Director, Joe Rowland about using steel in the non-residential and civil/ infrastructure sectors. Rowland explains the sustainability and economic benefits with using Moddex no-weld, hot dip galvanized barrier systems in civil and urban infrastructure projects. This podcast is brought to you in association with Moddex , proud sponsors of our 2024 Sustain...

Part 1 of our two-part talk with architect, author, educator and consultant Tone Wheeler who has an abiding interest in environmentally sustainable design (ESD).  Tone is also a past chair of the AIA national environment committee & a past member of the sustainability committee.  He has taught extensively over the past 30 years, he has been on the faculty of 3 universities, is a sustainability...

As joint winners of the the Lifetime achievement awards at this year’s Sustainability Awards, Dick Clarke, founder of Envirotecture and David Baggs CEO, Technical Director & Co-founder of Global Greentag have both provided leadership within the profession and industry for over 40 years by engaging during most of this time in sustainability educational, advocacy and facilitation of professional...

We speak with  Padraig (Paddy) Healy, sustainability engineer and Director at Credwell Energy.  Healy covers all ESD Certifications and provides Energy Modelling, Daylight Modelling, WSUD, Vapour Management (condensation), Embodied Carbon Modelling, Greenstar certification and more. This podcast is brought to you in association with AWS , proud sponsors of our 2024 Residential series of podcasts.

Jean Graham is an architect, Founding Director of Winter Architecture, a collaborative architecture practice located in Fitzroy and Torquay in Victoria that has won quite a few awards in its relatively short existence.  Jean is also the winner of the Emerging Architect of the Year at the 2018 Sustainability Awards. In this Shortcast, she talks about how designing for longevity is both cost-effecti...

This Shortcast is with the current Mayor of Wollondilly Shire Council, the honourable Matt Gould.  Located on the outskirts of greater Sydney, the south-west LGA is currently the subject of immense development, namely at the greenfields developments at Wilton and Appin.  Here, Gould discusses the opening of Worklife Picton, a new co-working space in the Shire's heart, the current housing cris...

Judy-Lea Engel is a textile scientist and Product Developer for floor and carpet specialists at GH Commercial. She cuts through the jargon and explains the importance of good flooring design in both the general commercial and more specifically, the education sectors, and what are the key principles when designing flooring for student and teacher success. This podcast is brought to you in associati...

The Sydney Opera House is one of our nation’s most treasured cultural landmarks. With almost 11 million visitors per year, the Sydney Opera House illustrates how even the largest organisations can take creative approaches to energy and waste management to address the climate crisis. As environmental sustainability manager at the Sydney Opera House, Emma Bombonato helps determine the trajectory of...

From building Lego cities on a pool table to building homes and schools in Africa, it’s been an adventurous ride for this Australian architect who wears multiple hats – urban designer, social entrepreneur, philanthropist, community advocate, humanitarian, and author. Educated at Deakin University and later at the University of Nottingham, Landy has always been one to progress from challenge to cha...

Llewellyn Regler is the National Technical Manager for facades at Network Architectural. He helps to ensure that all products we deliver to the façade market are safe and of high quality. Matthew O’Neill has 10 years engineering and consulting experience in the façade industry. Leveraging his commercial and residential design experience, Matthew has expanded his expertise to include facade remedia...

Based in Clontarf, NSW, James Cooper has been implementing the principles of sustainable design for over 25 years and brings his knowledge of passive solar and climate conscious design to his client base primarily in Sydney, but also in regional VIC, NSW and QLD – providing high end design solutions with a built in focus on thermal performance maximisation. James has won many awards over the cours...

Richard Hough has been a structural engineer with Arup for over 40 years, including periods as a Director in Arup’s London office, as Managing Principal of Arup’s California practice, and as Managing Principal of Arup New South Wales.     He joined the Sydney office in 1970 during the final stages of design of the Sydney Opera House, then led the Arup team during the 2000’s assisting Richard Johns...

Jan Kwak is Managing Director of Australia and Asia at Hatch.com, an award-   winning multidisciplinary leader in engineering, operational and development projects in  the metals, energy and infrastructure industries.  Jan oversees an estimated 1000 staff on  more than 200 projects, and has managed every aspect of the design, construction, commissioning and operation of large-scale mines over 25 y...

Professor Chimay Anumba is a Professor and the Dean of the College of Design, Construction, and Planning at the University of Florida.   He has over 500 scientific publications to his name and has also supervised 56 doctoral candidates to completion and mentored over 25 postdoctoral researchers.  He is the recipient of the 2018 ASCE Computing in Civil Engineering Award and is  also a member of the...

Architectus has launched a new landscape architecture offering, introducing a number of leading Landscape Architects to our growing Urban Futures team. The change allows the practice to make an even greater impact through layered, integrated design solutions for cities and communities.  The expanded offering will be led by Esther Dickins , a highly respected Landscape Architect and Urban Designer...

Rob Kirkovski is the Managing Director & Principal Design Manager for The Rural Building Company, with a design history that spans close to 30 years, with a background in architecture, interior design and construction.  In this exclusive interview, Rob talks about  building styles, the industry, his recent HIA award win and the differences in building styles between his native Western Australi...

Lorena Gaxiola, an internationally acclaimed interior architect and designer renowned for her expertise in creating bespoke spaces that add value to any project.  With over two decades of experience, Lorena has worked across Europe, the US, Australia and China, making her well versed in global market trends.  Based in Sydney, Lorena leads a team of multi-faceted female creatives, dedicated to offe...

Darren Palmer began his career designing beautiful and personalised homes for discerning clients. Today, Darren Palmer has evolved into a prestigious brand that stands for inspirational design, timeless appeal and accessible luxury. As a designer, writer and speaker known for his stylish and classic interior designs, Darren  is an established and well-regarded member of the Australian design commu...

We talk to World famous Egyptologist Dr Mostafa Waziry on the upcoming Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs   exhibition that is coming to the Australian Museum in Sydney on November 18, featuring over 180 priceless artefacts, many never seen outside of Egypt. Dr Waziry talks about the uniqueness of Egyption building techniques, scientific advancements and why the fascination with Ancient Egypt a...

Virginia Wong See relaunched her practice as architecture@altitude in 2011 to focus on cool climate energy efficient building design and architect-designed kitchens from our new studio in Armidale in the New England Tablelands of NSW, 1000 metres above sea level. She talks about how her projects are very much client and site driven with a focus on sustainability through design principles and appro...

As the founder of the Design Partnership, Callie van der Merwe began his career as an architect in the early 1990’s before changing over to hospitality architecture in the early 2000’s. Since then, he has completed multiple award winning and successful hotel and hospitality interior spaces all over the world with a signature philosophical approach of design for predictive behaviour. In this interv...

In the wake of their recent architectural alliance in a bid to deliver a number of mixed-use projects throughout Australia, Farrells' Stanley Krummeck and CM+'s Dick Nugent sit down with Jarrod Reedie for Episode 170 of  Talking Architecture & Design . They talk backgrounds, expertise in various sectors and their plans for the future, namely the various metro systems in state capital...

Craig Baudin, is a highly credentialed and experienced contemporary architect and also a principal at Fender Katsalidis. Craig has had an active role in the development of some of Australia’s most significant city-shaping projects projects that revitalise entire neighbourhoods – breathing new life into a forgotten or under-utilised area through new mixed-use precincts. As the lead Australian Archi...

Karen Primmer grew up the daughter of an architect and fostered a passion for great spaces, effective design and construction.     Karen Primmer has over 20 years of experience as a senior leader in Corporate Real Estate, with a focus on property strategy and creating workspaces that improve individual performance and bring people together.  Karen’s extensive expertise and multi-faceted industry k...

Jules Di Bartolomeo is the Verosol (Australia) Managing Director, with an MBA from Curtin University of Technology in Western Australia who has built a solid reputation for company 'turnarounds’ and building sustainable businesses. Jules has 25+ years experience in profitably growing multisite, complex businesses across Australia, Asia and New Zealand and his experience spans both B2B and B2C...