Our guest in this episode is Ben Peake from Carter Williamson Architects. Ben was the recipient of the Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarship in 2014 and participated in the Dulux Study Tour in 2019. In this interview, Ben shares how taking part in a travelling scholarship while he was still studying opened doors to the profession of architecture, how experiencing buildings overseas in person has impacted his design work now, and how the relationships he established on the deluxe study tour are sti...
Aug 12, 2022•36 min•Season 3Ep. 43
Our guest in this episode was the recipient of the National and South Australian 2021 emerging architect prize, Dino Vrynios. Dino is an architect and director of Das Studio based in South Australia, founded by his wife and business partner, Sara Horstmann, in 2018. In this interview, Dino shares his experience travelling overseas via the Jack Hobbs McConnel Travel Fellowship, how Dino’s trip informed his decision to start the modular construction consultancy MDLR, and how travelling was a clear...
Aug 08, 2022•52 min•Season 3Ep. 42
Our guest in this episode is Milot Zeqiri and Brittany Gribben. Neither Milot nor Brittany are architects but they are the founders of a new web-based platform that helps the public find and connect with great architects in Australia and New Zealand. In this interview, we hear about their experience getting their own house built that lead them to create the platform, how ArchiPro aims to use the power of graphic design and clear communication to promote architect’s skills and services beautifull...
Aug 04, 2022•42 min•Season 3Ep. 41
Our guest in this episode is Rachael Bernstone. Rachael is a journalist, editor and communications advisor to architects, who has specialised in communicating about architecture and sustainable design for over 20 years. In 2016, Rachael founded the consulting agency “Sounds Like Design” to help architects communicate in a way that brings in more of their ideal clients and projects. In this interview, Rachael talks about the similarities between filmmaking and architecture, how Rachael delivers m...
Aug 01, 2022•58 min•Season 3Ep. 40
Our guest in this episode is Elizabeth Farrelly, who, although not being a registered architect, has had a prolific career contributing to the architecture profession through many disciplines. Elizabeth is an author, journalist, critic, educator and former public servant for the City of Sydney. In this interview, Elizabeth shares her incidental entry into the study of architecture, her thoughts on architecture criticism in public media outlets, the importance of getting “placemaking” right in Au...
Jul 28, 2022•47 min•Season 3Ep. 39
Our guest in this episode is one of Australian architect's greatest champions, modernist fanatic and comedian Tim Ross. In 2019 Tim was awarded the National President’s Prize, where the jury said, “Tim is one of our industry’s most passionate activists and champions. Not only has he raised the profile of heritage and design in general, he also promotes Australian architecture in his unique voice in popular culture”. In this interview, Tim shares why he started his performance tour “Man About Hou...
Jul 26, 2022•49 min•Season 3Ep. 38
Our guest in this episode is Scott Verdouw from Jaws Architects, based in Tasmania. Scott is a registered architect and has practised architecture in Tasmania and Europe, with much of Scott's work being located in remote places that require sensitive responses and minimal impact. Scott shares how they approach accepting sensitive commissions from their clients, what Jaw’s went through working on the public accommodation huts on the Three Capes Track in the Tasman Peninsula National Park, and how...
Jul 21, 2022•35 min•Season 3Ep. 37
Our guests in this episode are Tania Davidge and Christine Philips who are based in Victoria. Tania and Christine have been involved in multiple campaigns highlighting when the public should be better engaged and recognised in developing the built environment. Tania and Christine share some stories about revealing the difficulties of navigating the city through the “Urban Tactility” program with Open House Melbourne, working with Indigenous communities designing for country with RMIT, and the im...
Jul 18, 2022•45 min•Season 3Ep. 36
Our guest in this episode is Sean Godsell from Sean Godsell Architects, based in Victoria. Sean is one of Australia’s most celebrated architects who won the Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal in 2022 for his contribution to the profession. In this interview, Sean shares what he went through designing projects for people without housing, how producing these projects provoked conversation and debate around the associated issues of housing people in need, and how working on the smaller p...
Jul 14, 2022•42 min•Season 3Ep. 35
Our guest in this episode is Sarah Paddick from Total Space Design based in South Australia. Sarah shares how she became a specialist in the design of security architecture working on buildings that include prisons, what considerations go into the design for criminals and the staff that monitor them, and how prison design has evolved to increase the efficacy of what these buildings are meant to achieve. This interview is conducted by Renata Gebara who is an EmAGN representative based in South Au...
Jul 11, 2022•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 34
Our guest in this episode is Fred Holt from 3XN Architects. 3XN Architects is a multi-national architecture firm with its head office in Copenhagen Denmark, and Fred is a partner in their Sydney studio. 3XN also has a sustainability and research arm to their studio called GXN where they rethink architecture, spaces, and materials. Fred shares with us how 3XN approaches their built and unbuilt projects, how 3XN integrates their research work into their architectural services, and how the Australi...
Jul 07, 2022•32 min•Season 3Ep. 33
Our guest in this episode is Katherine Vand who is a graduate of architecture who at the time of recording was working at Core Collective Architects in Tasmania. Kat, and her beautiful Danish accent, received an honourable mention in the 2022 Architecture Australia Unbuilt Prize for her project “A Rare Relation” an interpretation centre for the Antarctic heritage of Tasmania. Kat shares with us why she chose to submit her project to the competition, what she went through designing the project in...
Jul 04, 2022•48 min•Season 3Ep. 32
Our guest in this episode is Anna Jankovic and Andre Bonnice from the speculative architecture practice Simulaa. Anna and Andre are registered architects and academics who designed a project for the NGV Architecture Commission as part of the environmentally regenerative movement “A New Normal” called Gas Stack. Even though their submission didn’t win the commission, their unbuilt design won the 2022 Architecture Australia Prize for Unbuilt Work. Anna and Andre share what they built into the desi...
Jun 30, 2022•46 min•Season 3Ep. 31
Our guest in this episode is Peter Edwards from Archipelago Architects based in Queensland. Peter is a registered architect and director of Archipelago Architects, a practice that works across all scales from city-making through to small multi-residential projects. Philip shares his thoughts on the unrealised potential of unbuilt projects, how the new city of Brisbane interfaces with country and its indigenous culture, and how people design differently with regards to reformed legislation, such ...
Jun 27, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 30
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 projects, and how projects focused on a vision of the future can help inspire governments to make our bui...
Jun 23, 2022•49 min•Season 3Ep. 29
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 know what you want. This interview is conducted by Aileen Chew and Ryan Berut who are EmAGN representat...
Jun 20, 2022•29 min•Season 3Ep. 28
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, competencies and skills, and how mental health can be affected by career progression. This intervie...
Jun 16, 2022•43 min•Season 3Ep. 27
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 the profession. Jess shares how important it is for practices to be transparent about what’s happen...
Jun 13, 2022•44 min•Season 3Ep. 26
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 and housing affordability. Ellen shares what informed her choice to become an architect, rising to ...
Jun 09, 2022•37 min•Season 3Ep. 25
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 in Australia. Naomi shares the origins of Parlour, mental wellbeing in the architecture profession, the...
Jun 06, 2022•33 min•Season 3Ep. 24
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 with repeat clients, developing a shared understanding with a client when they return, and growing ...
Jun 02, 2022•35 min•Season 3Ep. 23
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 project team. You’ll hear how we worked with all the teachers before they started designing, the consulta...
May 30, 2022•44 min•Season 3Ep. 22
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 working relationships with clients, something she strives to continue in her new role at Grieve Gillett ...
May 26, 2022•35 min•Season 3Ep. 21
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.
May 23, 2022•55 min•Season 3Ep. 20
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 achieve the design intent in the built outcome. This interview was conducted by Myron Monteiro who is a...
May 19, 2022•39 min•Season 3Ep. 19
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 on his parents home in Tasmania.
May 16, 2022•40 min•Season 3Ep. 18
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 site, and how design can be improved when thinking about construction from the outset. This interview...
May 12, 2022•34 min•Season 3Ep. 17
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.
May 09, 2022•49 min•Season 3Ep. 16
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 developed her specific area of research, the traditional elements of architecture education and how it’s ...
May 05, 2022•45 min•Season 3Ep. 15
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 streetscapes and public open space with growing city skylines. This interview is conducted by Sally...
May 02, 2022•45 min•Season 3Ep. 14
