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Our conversationalists for this episode are Marie Glezos , a Senior Architect at SMFA; and Deb Auckland , who at the time of the recording was an architect and senior advisor at the Department of Education South Australia. Marie’s focus on giving back is drawn from her strong community-based upbringing, with her migrant grandparents sharing a commitment to help others with whatever they might need...

Our conversationalists for this episode are Melody Chen , co-founder of architectural practice A-CH; and Charmaine Kai , co-founder and director of 8i Architects. Melody and Charmaine share the genesis and evolution of their practices and the flexibility required to balance family, architectural projects and volunteer commitments. They discuss the challenges of running architectural businesses, ba...

Our conversationalists for this episode are Julie Nichols , a Senior Lecturer at UniSA; and Reem Daou , a Graduate of Architecture at Russell & Yelland. In this engaging episode, Julie and Reem discuss their passion for architecture and the way it can help sustain you through different phases of your career. Julie reflects on her experiences working in Malaysia, Indonesia and the UK, stressing...

Our conversationalists for this episode are Sandy Anghie and Isla McRobbie. Sandy is a lawyer turned architect and president of the WA Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects. Isla is an architect turned construction lawyer and partner at Jackson McDonald. In this engaging episodde, both speakers discuss their experiences navigating professional identities and perspectives in the constru...

Our conversationalists for this episode are Kate Hislop , the Head of the School of Design at the University of Western Australia and Julie de Jong , Director of H&H Architects. Their spirited discussion covers Julie’s experience of regional practice, from losing the design ego to the beauty of regional towns, the priority of lifestyle and being a real participant in the local community. Julie...

Our conversationalists for this episode are Brisbane-based Emma Healy and Annaliese McCarthy. Emma is a co-founder of Landings Studio and Principal Architect at the City of Moreton Bay Council. Annaliese is an architectural graduate at BVN. Emma dubs herself a “suburban Utopian”, living and working in a fibro shack in a semi-rural suburb. Annaliese has worked and travelled throughout her student y...

Our conversationalists for this episode are Heather Wasley, a Senior Associate at Grieve Gillett Architects and Olivia McKim, currently working as an architect at Brand Architects. In this open, honest conversation, Heather and Olivia share their struggles through university – one supporting herself away from family and the other with experiences of grief and feelings of failure. Heather discusses...

Our conversationalists for this episode are Ceridwen Owen and Jennifer Nichols . Ceridwen is an Associate Professor at the University of Tasmania and co-leads the Diverse Inclusions Lab. Jennifer is the Executive Director – Tasmanian and International Chapters of the Australian Institute of Architects.  Jennifer and Ceridwen share their experiences and perspectives on architectural education, prac...

Our conversationalists in this episode are Meghna Prasanth and Aparna Datey .  Aparna is a researcher and educator at the University of Queensland and the Queensland Institute of Technology. At the time of the Salon, Meghna was an architectural graduate and working at Cox Architecture. In this in-depth conversation, Meghna and Aparna share the joys and challenges of pursuing architecture in India...

Our conversationalists for this episode are Lisa Halton and Kellie McGivern . Lisa has worked on several projects that cater to health and wellbeing in the built environment. Kellie is Design manager for Hesperia Property Development and Principal of Project Advisory & Design Management practice for Lacewings Advisory. In this generous conversation, Lisa and Kellie discuss their non-linear car...

Our conversationalists for this episode are Monica Edwards and Kathlyn Loseby. Monica is a Senior Associate architect at SJB and Kathlyn is the CEO of the Architects Accreditation Council of Australia.  In this wide-ranging conversation, Kathlyn and Monica discuss the importance of quality design, sustainable building practices and advocacy for structural reform within the profession. They emphasi...

Our conversationalists for this episode are Fiona Gardiner and Leah Lang . Fiona is an  conservation architect and heritage consultant. At the time of the conversation she was undertaking a PhD at UQ. Leah is a strategic design advisor and a registered architect, currently working as the Queensland Government Architect. In this episode, Fiona and Leah share insights into their diverse careers with...

Our conversationalist for this episode are Chi Melham and Eva Marie-Prineas . Eva is director of Studio Prineas. At the time of this recording, Chi was a director at Tzannes. She has since established a new practice, EM BE CE.  In this engaging conversation Chi and Eva-Marie explore how they have navigated family and work and the challenges of balancing  gender roles in both. The talk about mentor...

Our conversationalists for this episode are Ivana Glavinic May and De’Arne Matthews , The discussion revolves around their careers working client side in the education sector – Ivana as at Flinders University and De’Arne as an architect at Catholic Education SA.   This is a fascinating discussion of the potential and strategic opportunities in project management, and the career paths that took Iva...

Our conversationalists for this session are  Georgia Lindsay and Tara Broun .  Georgia is a senior lecturer in architecture at the University of Tasmania. At the time of the recording Tara was an architect at John Wardle Architects. She is now at Cumulus.    Georgia and Tara begin their conversation by discussing significant ‘life moves’. Tara spent time in Europe and Melbourne before returning to...

Our conversationalists for this episode are Brisbane architects Karen Ognibene , and Libby Ba-Pe . Karen is director of KO&Co Architecture and Libby is an associate at JDA Co.  This conversation includes strategies from balancing work and personal life challenges and setting boundaries, to business development and client relationship building.  Both provide rich networking advice, articulating...

Our speakers for this episode are Perth architects Michelle Blakeley and Leonie Matthews , each of whom have wide-ranging, non-linear careers.  Leonie and Michelle speak about their mirror experiences of exploring other fields of work, and how their skills have transferred across to architecture.    Wide-ranging backgrounds and skills gained from previous work include nursing that provided discipl...

Our conversationalists for this session are Josephine Evans and Victoria Clarkson . Josephine  is a Director at JPE Design Studio and Victoria at the time was a graduate of architecture at Grieve Gillett Andersen.  Their wide-ranging chats centres on the pleasures of participating in extracurricular activities, and the connectedness this brings. Both speak passionately about how we can be far more...

Our conversationalists for this episode are Nicky Adams and Sarah Lindsay . At the time of recording, Nicky was a Senior Associate at Terroir Architects, she is now a director of MANA. Sarah is a founding Director of LXN Architecture.  This fascinating conversation traverses many topics from the challenges with the multidisciplinary nature of the architecture profession to part time roles, the inf...

Our conversationalists for this episode are architects Hari Pliambas and Justine Brennan . Hari is a Director at Lyons and Justine is a director of Pop Architecture – she kindly stepped into the conversation at the last moment to replace her business partner Katherine who found herself isolating due to the pandemic.     This engaging discussion focuses on the impact and potential of practice scale...

Our conversationalists for this episode are Eva Sue and Natalie Busch . Eva is a an architect and Principal at Woods Bagot and Natalie is a landscape architect and Managing Principal of Hassell in Perth.    In this session they share their experiences working in global practices and engage in a bit of myth busting, arguing that larger practices bring the potential of collective intelligence and th...

Our conversationalists for this cross-disciplinary episode are Hariklia Pontikinas and Lisa Lisutu. Hariklia is an architect and associate at Russell & Yelland and Lisa an electrical engineer at Aurecon.    Lisa and Haraklia met for the first time at this session. Both had been requested as speakers by previous salon attendees and both have a reputation as spirited and lively. The hunch that t...

Our conversationalists for this episode are Marti Fooks and Amalie Wright. At the time of the recording,  Marti was a director of Outer Space Landscape Architects, and Amalie a landscape architect at Tract Consultants and founder of Landscapology. Marti has since set up her own practice FOOKS. Based in Melbourne, they met for the first time in this enthusiastic and humorous Zoom conversation.   Th...

Our conversationalists for this episode are April McCabe and Amelia Lee. Amelia is the founder of Undercover Architect and April is a strategic planner and founder of Urbanistas Sydney. At the time of this conversation April was Associate Director at Cred Consulting she has since become Director, Social Strategy + Engagement at The Planning Studio. They meet for the first time in this passionate c...

Our conversationalists for this episode are Ruth Woods and Leah Gallagher . Ruth is a Brisbane-based heritage architect and Leah is a Director at KIN Architects.   Ruth and Leah met as mentor and mentee, with Ruth passing on her architectural heritage knowledge to Leah. The conversation shares relatable advice about how to cultivate a similar collaborative relationship, including having shared val...