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How did he do that? What was the special sauce? David catches up with Roger Madelin to get the whole story about how he spearheaded the latter-day regeneration of King's Cross, and how he intends to overcome the challenges of creating an even bigger series of 'wow' places at Canada Water with British Land Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David catches up with Real Estate Balance managing director Sue Brown at Avison Young's new London HQ to talk equity, diversity and inclusion in property - including examples of its abuse - Donald Trump, MIPIM through the years, parasites, UKREiFF, the making of Docklands, following Chelsea FC, and the 'astounding' power property has to create change... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...

David travels to Ealing to catch up with Robert Gordon Clark - PR guru, London commentator, actor, and theatre company owner - and chat about the dramatic, sporting, property and professional sides to the capital city and beyond that have fuelled his life so far Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Flower power! David catches up with Luke Tozer to talk about his latest creation to (beatifully) aid cycling safety - the Tulip Cycle Wands - now being trialled in Westminster, and the latest on his practice's crusade with others in the Architects' Action for Affordable Housing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To the Max - David visits the Homegrown Club to catch up with Max Farrell and talk about the LDN Collective, market conditions, storytelling, the pressures and benefits of working for your famous architect father, and the enduring legacies of the Farrell Review Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David catches up with care homes owner, Everest-scaler, Atlantic rower and Marathon des Sables runner extraordinaire Linda Blakely to find out what makes her tick - and what's next on her remarkable bucket list of charity fundraising adventures Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David catches up with Del Hossain - architect, design professor, recruitment and careers guru, coach, mentor, clinical hypnotherapist, amateur boxer and all round good egg, to talk through life, the universe and everything - and why 'mum architects' are the best in the business Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David catches up with artist, curator and architectural teacher Alicia Pivaro to talk about her decision to voyage to the Arctic to try to help change the world, the empowering sides to the menopause, design on TV, bad housing, community consultation and grass roots power, cold water swimming, Bond girls - and pink muck boots Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David catches up with Stephen O'Malley, chief executive of engineering firm Civic at property conference MIPIM in Cannes to talk about his experiences of the bike ride there from London, growth of the practice, system thinking, post-riots Dublin, Manchester, housing, joinery, the 'patchy' market - and architects living with cows in a barn for a month... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...

David meets Tom Larsson of developer Grow Places, who is aiming to add sensitively to the delicate ecosystem around the Truman Brewery and Brick Lane, retaining the spirit and energy of the area and taking the local community with him on the journey. Tom talks about his path from architecture to development, heritage, all-night raves, horses, coffee, podcasts as consultation, the perils of gentrif...

Power player! David catches up with Gordon Adams - the man who went from his family farm in Australia to ultimately spending12 years as head of planning and cultural affairs at Battersea Power Station Development Company, shepherding the £10 billion project through from the building's derelict state to today - and even accommodating some peregrine falcons as its illustrious residents Hosted on Aca...

David catches up with Professor Yolande Barnes of The Bartlett to tap into her future-leaning expertise - and neurodivergance - in predicting property changes as they affect markets, offices, cities - and the way we work, live and play Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dome truths - David catches up with Tim Pyne, who came to notoriety chiefly by designing four of the zones in the Millennium Dome saga and is now one of the leading figures in net zero thinking as the creator of the Footprint show. Listen in for an entertaining romp through his career, design, sailing his boat for 10 years...and fox flaps! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...

Life is a rollercoaster - David catches up with celebrated engineer Hanif Kara OBE of AKTII to talk through his life and early designs of rollercoasters and oil platforms through to his long collaborations with people like Zaha Hadid, the state of engineering and education, winning the Stirling Prize four times, AI, designing in Saudi, and the spirit of entrepreneurialism that comes from being an...

David catches up with developer Tyler Goodwin of Seaforth Land to talk about how 'profit' shouldn't be a dirty word, 'brutal' market conditions for retrofit and affordable, working in Canada and the Far East, the love and care that has gone into his latest creation - the revitalised Space House in central London, dubbed the coolest new building in London...and being a silversmith Hosted on Acast....

David catches up with Leanne Tritton in a sunny Hampstead Heath to chat about the PR firm she founded, ING, her upbringing in Australia, her campaigning for more toilets and less wasting of buildings, the bliss of gardening, being an 'itchy' 'doer' and repaying an old favour to her one-time Nepalese cleaner and childminder in her homeland Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

'My name is Joe'. David catches up with Joe Morris to talk about the pressures of running an architecture business, education, veganism and having a restaurant (EDIT) as part of the Morris + Co family, bike building, circularity, sustainability, and how it all fits together. Also, how to make coffee from a carrot... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David catches up with architect, move and shaker, and general force for good Sadie Morgan to talk design, infrastructure, Michael Heseltine, growing up on a commune, surviving cancer, falling off motorbikes, climbing Kilimanjaro, one-arm swimming - and having the most embarrassing accident at Heathrow airport... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's it like to interview Donald Trump? In the run-up to the US election, David talks to someone who has - renowned built environment journalist-turned PR at FTI, Giles Barrie. Giles describes how he secured a one-to-one with 'The Donald' and how Trump even phoned him up after he got back to the UK - along with his thoughts on the UK property scene, journalism, prospects for growth, post-Budget...

David catches up with developer, runner, cyclist and all-round-good-egg Nick Searl on Brighton seafront to discuss the secrets of good places, turning 60, leaving Related Argent, King's Cross, Brent Cross, leaving time for new experiences, working in Thailand, Club Peloton - and doing hundreds of press-ups on a sleeper train... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David goes to the pub with inspirational developer Richard Upton. But not just any pub - the Bell in Ticehurst, which Richard is 'looking after' for the next 40 years or so, and whose make-up distils so many of the principles he believes in to make the world a better place Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David catches up with Stella Ioannou, the powerhouse curator of Sculpture in the City, the celebration of all things public art in London's Square Mile. Stella chats about how she selects artists, the pressures of getting the works shown, the power of public art has on passers-by, plastic bags in trees, giant golden paper bags, gorillas, how people are more accustomed to artworks in the Instagram...

Steve Edge is a 'prophet, madman, wanderer'. That's what it says on his business card, but he's also a brilliant story-teller, designer and branding guru, whose back story is quite extraordinary - from using an early diagnosis of dyslexia to his advantage to getting hired by George Lucas, working on designing the Millennium Falcon in Star Wars, with Jim Henson and Frank Oz on the Muppets, having p...

David catches up with PR-turned-writer and coach Louise Rodgers to talk about all things coaching, including how to frame the right questions, dealing with grief and bereavement in the workplace and out, mental health, succession, stigma, wellbeing, co-curating conversations - and 'squiggly' careers (but no 'baloney'). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

London Society director, Negroni Talks organiser, Site and Sound film series co-curator, 'collaborative' PR person, campaigner, and interlocutor between architects and the public - how does Rob Fiehn fit it all in? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.