Hearing Architecture

Our guest in this episode is Philip Vivian from Bates Smart Architects. Philip is a registered architect and director of Bates Smart at their New South Wales office who has worked on some of the practice's largest urban growth projects. In this episode, Philip shares the different types of unbuilt work that Bates Smart take on, why the practice has taken on some of these projects as pro bono proje...

Our guest in this episode is Meaghan White. Meaghan is a registered architect and director of Meaghan White Architects based in Western Australia. Meaghan shares some of her difficult experiences as a young female architect developing her skills in large practices, how having children changed her approach to residential architecture, and how specialising in architecture can be freeing when you kno...

Our guest in this episode is Brian Clohessy from BVN Architects in New South Wales. Brian is a registered architect and head of people and character at BVN leading the development of the practice's vision, strategy and structure for all things people-related. Brian shares how BVN approach the issues of gender equity within their practice, how leaders and staff should talk about their capabilities,...

Our guest in this episode is Doctor Jess Murphy who is the convenor of the Champions of Change architecture group, which was formed in 2015 to address the acute underrepresentation of women in the senior levels of the architecture profession at the time. The Architecture Group now has 14 practices actively participating to increase the representation and influence of women at the highest levels of...

Our guest in this episode is Ellen Buttrose who is a registered architect and associate with People Oriented Design in Cairns, working across the diverse climate and cultures of Queensland and the Torres Strait. In 2020, Ellen was the recipient of the Emerging Architect State prize in Queensland for her work that brings a local lens to global issues including climate change, indigenous empowerment...

Our guest in this episode is an architectural academic, critic, and advocate Naomi Stead. At the time of recording, Naomi was the Director of the Design and Creative   Practice Enabling Capability Platform at RMIT in Melbourne. Naomi was also a founding member of Parlour, one of the most successful research-led community groups that focus on the active exchange on women, equity, and architecture i...

Our guest in this episode is Keith Westbrook who is a registered architect and director of Cumulus Studio which have their Head Quarters based in Tasmania. We caught up with Keith just after he arrived back from the 2022 Dulux Study Tour where he spent two weeks travelling around Australia visiting some of the country's best projects and successful practices. Keith shares his experience of working...

Our guest in this episode is Rossi Kourounis who is a registered architect, principal at Rossi Architects and at the time of recording was the President of the Australian Institute of Architects Northern Territory Chapter.   Rossi shares his experience of working on the Darwin Middle School Multipurpose Hall where he developed strong working relationships with basically everyone who formed the pro...

Our guest in this episode is architect Heather Wasley who is a registered architect and associate at Grieve Gillett Andersen in Adelaide. Heather started her role at GGA in December 2021 and most of the experience she talks about in this interview is from her time at Tectvs, where she worked for many years on a range of projects. Tectvs provided Heather with many opportunities to develop good work...

Our guest in this episode is architect Anna Gilby from Gilby and Brewin Architecture and Urban Design based in Tasmania and Victoria. Anna shares with us some insight into a deeply personal project where she designed a house extension for her parents who have physical mobility limitations. This interview was conducted by Hilary Duff who is an EmAGN representative based in Victoria.

Our guest in this episode is Jason Bird, a registered architect and associate at Liquid Blu architects in Queensland. Jason shares his experiences of working closely with builders on large scale projects with a focus on aquatic centres and pools, being able to communicate with builders in the office and on-site, and the importance of having builders on site who are keen to go the extra mile to ach...

Our guest in this episode is registered architect and licensed builder Scott Flett from Scott Flett Architecture Workshop based in Tasmania and New South Wales. Scott shares his approach to architecture with his building background in his tool belt, the creation of a brand new design product born from his experience working on rooves, and the building and design considerations that he went through...

Our guest in this episode is educator Joti Weijers-Coghlan from the University of South Australia. Joti established the design and construction program at UniSA and has been the driving force behind educating students about the construction process. Joti shares why it's important for architecture students to understand construction, the need for construction knowledge when dealing with issues on s...

Our guests in this episode are architects Josh Crossin and Sarah Lindsay who are the directors of LXN Architects based in Hobart Tasmania. Josh and Sarah share their experiences of working closely with building companies, the importance of mutual respect when negotiating with builders, and the element of trust in a project team.

Our guest in this episode is Sam Spurr who at the time of the recording was the associate professor and head of discipline of the Masters of Architecture at the University of Newcastle. Sam also has a special research focus on mining ideology and coal capitalism, which examines the agency of architecture to make legible the complex forces at play in the Anthropocene Epoch. Sam shares how she devel...

Our guest in this episode is April McCabe who is a town planner and the director of social strategy and engagement at the Planning Studio and the former Policy Manager and Principal Policy Advisor to the Lord Mayor of Sydney. April shares how her background in geography shaped her understanding of placemaking, how empathy informs the design of cities for all people, and the importance of balancing...

Our guests in this episode are two of the busiest staff members at the Australian Institute of Architects, Leanne Hardwicke and Tim Leslie. Leanne is the General Manager of Policy, Advocacy and Education at the Institute who works at a National level and Tim is a registered architect who works at the State level as the Victorian State Manager of the Institute. Together they share the important wor...

Our guest in this episode is Malcolm Middleton who is the former Queensland Government Architect and director of Malcolm Middleton Architects. Malcolm shares why it's so important to talk to the right people in the right places, what the role of the government architect is, and how design guidelines in Queensland have encouraged the construction of better infrastructure. This interview is conducte...

Our guest in this episode is architect John Ellway whose office is based in Queensland. John shares how living in Japan and working on building sites influenced his unique home, learning how to extend a tight budget without sacrificing design outcome, and why getting away from the computer and learning how things actually get made served him well when working with builders and subcontractors. This...

Our guest in this episode is Douglas Wan from WHDA Design and Architecture. Douglas shares with us why he decided to take on his own apartment renovation, deciding why a small apartment project was the right choice for him, and shaping his apartment to suit the unique way he wants to live versus what we see in mass-produced apartments. This interview was conducted by Kimberley Hui who is an EmAGN...

Our guest in this episode is interior designer Paul Brace, who  is the director of interiors at PBD Architects based in Sydney. Paul shares with us how he designed his house to be personal and in connection to nature, everyone he tried to consider in the design of his own home, and what he learned from living in the houses he renovated. This interview is conducted by Sally Hsu who is an EmAGN comm...

Our guests in this episode are Jessie Fowler and Tara Ward from Fowler and Ward based in Melbourne. Fowler and Ward is an exceptional emerging practice who cut their teeth working together at Clare Cousins Architects. Before they started their own practice they had a hunger to learn what it really takes to make an architectural project happen. In this episode we hear about Jessie and Tara's experi...

Our guest in this episode is Jill Garner who is at the time of recording the Victorian Government Architect. Jill was also a founder of the architecture firm Garner Davis Architects who design private homes as well as large scale public projects. Jill has a unique perspective on architecture competitions having taken part in them through her own practice and also through running large scale archit...

Our guest in this episode is Scott Balmforth from Terroir who have offices in New South Wales, Tasmania, and Copenhagen in Denmark. Scott shares with us how Terroir took on Competitions at the beginning of their practice's life to explore design ideas that built their portfolio on an international stage. He also shares stories about the intricacies embedded in competitions and how they're run. Our...

Our guests in this episode are Aaron Peters from the Queensland based firm Vokes and Peters, and Andrew Scott from the New South Wales based firm Panovscott. Aaron and Andrew worked together on a submission for the 2017 National Gallery of Victoria's annual architecture commission. They share with us the benefits of collaboration, working on a 2 stage competition, and how working on competitions c...