In this episode, Daniel Moore is speaking with the registered architect and Founder of Breathe Architecture and Nightingale Housing, Jeremy McLeod. Australia and many other countries around the world have housing affordability crises that need to be addressed. Architects can make a meaningful impact in this space when they create housing that is socially, financially and environmentally sustainable. In this episode, we discuss how Jeremy and the Nightingale team believe that homes should be buil...
Feb 07, 2024•54 min•Season 4Ep. 21
In this episode, Sally Hsu is speaking with Dr Damian Madigan who is a registered architect and Senior Lecturer in Architecture at UniSA among the many hats that he wears. Holding a PhD from Monash University, Damian collaborates with academics, industry, and government to create suburban infill typologies for changing demographics. As an individual and collaborator Damian's housing propositions have won design competition awards, shortlistings, and commendations from the City of Los Angeles, NS...
Jan 31, 2024•52 min•Season 4Ep. 20
In this episode, Abigail Lee is speaking with registered architect and Director at Maytree Studios, Rebecca Caldwell. Abigail talks with Rebecca about how she designs the kind of world she wants to live in. Her design philosophy combines ethics, social and environmental responsibility with the forward-thinking sensibilities of contemporary architecture. Rebecca is genuinely invested in her clients and advocates for a 'humans first, architects second' approach to design - putting ego aside to fin...
Jan 24, 2024•55 min•Season 4Ep. 19
In this episode, Kimberley Hui is speaking with the registered architect and Director at Architecture Architecture, Nick James. Nick enjoys a hands-on approach, building a strong rapport with clients, consultants and builders alike. Socially inclusive design is a strong driver in Nick’s work, always seeking opportunities to engage with the broader community no matter the scale of the project and in this episode, Nick and Kim talk in detail about Architecture Architecture’s involvement in the Urb...
Jan 17, 2024•37 min•Season 4Ep. 18
In this episode, Nicole Eadie is speaking with registered architect and associate at Austin Maynard Architects, Ray Dinh. Austin Maynard Architects won Dezeen’s 2022 Architecture Studio of the Year globally with the jury noting that “a lot of interesting residential architecture is coming out of Australia at the moment, and Austin Maynard Architects is a leader in this field. The firm has developed an impressive and diverse portfolio of houses at different scales, all of which have a strong sens...
Dec 13, 2023•55 min•Season 4Ep. 17
In this episode of Hearing Architecture, Daniel Moore interviews Dr Isabella Bower who isn’t a registered architect but is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of South Australia. Isabella’s work explores whether we can improve brain functioning and mental health through built environment design. During her PhD, she investigated how modifiable interior design characteristics of buildings impact processes we use in daily life such as perception, attention, and emotion regulation. Hear...
Dec 06, 2023•54 min•Season 4Ep. 16
In this episode, Sally Hsu is speaking with registered architect and regional managing principal at HDR Architects, Cate Cowlishaw. Cate speaks about her work at HDR as a global practice and how she enables the teams in her practice to excel. Cate also talks about how the convergence of health, education, science, research and innovation has culminated in the emergence of innovation precincts that appear to be springing up all over the world. This is Hearing Architecture proudly sponsored by Bri...
Nov 29, 2023•30 min•Season 4Ep. 15
In this episode, Daniel Moore speaks with architecture academic and sustainability specialist, Dr Kirsty Mate. While Kirsty is not a registered architect, she has been working within architecture for decades with a specialised lens on sustainability. Kirsty recently completed her PhD at the University of Tasmania titled “The Changing Paradigms of Contemporary Consumerism: Sustainability, adaptation and spatial tactics for shopping scapes”. She understands acutely what impact consumerism culture ...
Nov 22, 2023•49 min•Season 4Ep. 14
In this episode, Daniel Moore talks with registered architect and Director of Interiors at Breathe Architecture, Bettina Robinson. Bettina leads the interior design arm of Breathe and has cultivated a thoughtful approach to spatial organisation and a pioneering attitude towards the utilisation of sustainable materials and design methodologies. We discuss Bettina’s process for selecting materials that serve the needs of different typologies and the reason Breathe released their free ‘Guide to Sus...
Nov 15, 2023•47 min•Season 4Ep. 13
In this episode, you're hearing from registered architect and the 2022 Western Australia Emerging Architect Prize winner Matt Delroy-Carr. Matt is an amazing young architect with a lot going on. He designs sustainable carbon-neutral houses, develops his own projects, has a hand in the building process, and is now selling the plans for some of his projects for anyone to build on their own site. He’s a really amazing guy that architects from anywhere can learn a lot from. This is Hearing Architect...
Nov 08, 2023•49 min•Season 4Ep. 12
In this episode, Bridie O’Tool interviews registered architect and the 2022 Queensland Emerging Architect Prize winner Tanya Golitschneko. Tanya works at Hassell in Brisbane and shares how she found her area of specialisation in transport architecture. She is also an advocate for enabling architecture for better accessibility in the built environment through her lived and practice experience. Let’s jump in! Hearing Architecture is proudly sponsored by Brickworks. Thank you so much for listening....
Nov 01, 2023•54 min•Season 4Ep. 11
In this episode, Daniel Moore interviews Jeremy McLeod a registered architect, founding director of sustainable architecture firm Breathe Architecture and founder of alternative not-for-profit development company Nightingale Housing. Jeremy shares some of the main initiatives that he uses in Breathe and Nightingale projects to have the most impact on climate change. Have your notebooks ready, because Jeremy is giving away a lot of his tricks. Let’s jump in! Hearing Architecture is proudly sponso...
Oct 25, 2023•49 min•Season 4Ep. 10
In this episode, our host Lily Jiang interviews Kavita Gonsalves, who is not a registered architect but works in practice as the Sustainable Design Lead at Populous and is also a PhD candidate at the Queensland University of Technology. Kavita shares the process she has been going through in her PhD that focuses on social sustainability and the ways place can evoke position experiences. This has been Hearing Architecture proudly sponsored by Brickworks. Thank you so much for listening. Thank you...
Oct 18, 2023•43 min•Season 4Ep. 9
In this episode, our host Karen Tuiyott is interviewing architect Lee Yang Yang who is a registered architect and the 2023 WA Emerging Architect Prize winner working at Mode Design in WA. Yang talks about his journey in architecture through education and working in practice after moving to Perth from Malaysia, and the importance of encouragement and recognition of emerging architects in the architecture profession. Let’s jump in! Hearing Architecture is proudly sponsored by Brickworks. Thank you...
Oct 11, 2023•19 min•Season 4Ep. 8
In this episode, our host Kimberley Hui is interviewing Jocelyn Chiew who is a registered architect working at the City of Melbourne as the Director of City Design. Kim and Jocelyn discuss intersectionality in architecture. Intersectionality is a way of examining how different forms of oppression overlap and interact to create complex experiences of discrimination. This can be done by understanding how one person’s gender, race, ability, sexuality, age, class or immigration status makes their ex...
Oct 04, 2023•38 min•Season 4Ep. 7
In this episode, our host Sally Hsu interviews architect HY William Chan who is a registered architect and councillor at the City of Sydney. William discusses his background working as an architect before becoming a councillor and how his architectural knowledge informs his work in the planning, regulatory, and community engagement process. Hearing Architecture is proudly sponsored by Brickworks. Thank you so much for listening. Thank you to our host Sally Hsu and our guest architect HY Willian ...
Sep 27, 2023•42 min•Season 4Ep. 6
In this episode, our host Sam Bowstead is interviewing architects Craig Hayman & Hannah Charlton from Hayman Charlton Architects. Craig and Hannah discuss designing and building sustainable off-grid ecotourism lodges in wild Africa. They discuss spending a lot of time connecting to a site, sustainable design and building in the bush, and what these projects have taught them for their future projects. Hearing Architecture is proudly sponsored by Brickworks. Thank you so much for listening. Th...
Sep 20, 2023•59 min•Season 4Ep. 5
In this episode, our host Olivia McKim interviews architects Ben McPherson and Natalie Di Sisto from DesignInc Adelaide. Ben and Natalie discuss the Wulunda Recreation and Convention Centre in Mount Gambier, South Australia and how DesignInc undertook and delivered a complex project that required in-depth community consultation and specialist consultation coordination on a project that was so important to the community. Let’s jump in! This has been Hearing Architecture proudly sponsored by Brick...
Sep 13, 2023•44 min•Season 4Ep. 4
In this episode, our host Aileen Chew is interviewing Sophie Bond from Hassell and Anna Silva from SPH Architecture. Aileen, Sophie and Anna discuss gender equity in architecture, and how these considerations impact work-life balance in the architecture work force, and how this informed the establishment of the EmAGN initiative “Archi Bubs”. This has been Hearing Architecture proudly sponsored by Brickworks. Thank you so much for listening. Thank you to our host Aileen Chew and her guests Sophie...
Sep 06, 2023•44 min•Season 4Ep. 3
In this episode, our host Katie Skillington is interviewing David Ash from Guymer Bailey Architects. David shares how his experience of transitioning from being a building surveyor into becoming an architect contributed to his role helping graduates enter the real world of architecture practice, as lead of Cultural Engagement at Guymer Bailey Architects. Let’s jump in! Hearing Architecture proudly sponsored by Brickworks. Thank you so much for listening. Thank you to our host Katie Skillington a...
Aug 30, 2023•34 min•Season 4Ep. 2
In this episode, our host Lily Jiang is interviewing Andrew Noonan, from Sustainable Design Lead at Hassell. Andrew shares how his interest in sustainability lead him to learn more about circular economies, and how sustainable considerations throughout the entire architecture process create projects that have the best results for people and the environment. Hearing Architecture is proudly sponsored by Brickworks. Thank you so much for listening. Thank you to our host Lily Jiang and her guest in ...
Aug 23, 2023•54 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Our guest in this episode is architectural critic, writer and educator, Rory Hyde. Rory is an associate professor of architecture, curatorial design and practice at the University of Melbourne. After working in architectural practice, Rory’s career has excelled in many areas connected or adjacent to traditional practice. In this interview, Rory shares his thoughts on architecture career pathways, the importance of doing things other than architecture that broaden our experiences and understandin...
Sep 12, 2022•39 min•Season 3Ep. 52
Our guest in this episode is architectural educator Dr Louise Wallis from the University of Tasmania. Louise is an architectural education specialist and chair of the School of Architecture and Designs learning and teaching committee. In this interview, Louise shares how complex the education of architects is, the progressive consolidation of architecture competencies within education curriculums, and the advancements in education delivery such as the development of cadetship or apprenticeship a...
Sep 08, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 51
Our guests in this episode are registered architects and educators Lindsay and Kerry Clare. Lindsay and Kerry are directors of the award-winning practice Clare Design based in Queensland, and in 2010 won the Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal, particularly for their work in the advancement of architecture. Lindsay and Kerry share the story of the organic opening of their office, the way they like to educate by doing, and also share how a student can extend the experience outside of un...
Sep 05, 2022•45 min•Season 3Ep. 50
Our guests in this episode are architect Shaneen Fantin and Belinda Allwood, directors of People Oriented Design based in Cairns in North Queensland. In this interview, Shaneen and Belinda share how green technology works in the tropical climate of Queensland, the importance of material selection with regards to durability, and how computer modelling and understanding shade and prevailing winds are vitally important in the warmer climate that’s omnipresent in the northern parts of Australia. Thi...
Sep 01, 2022•44 min•Season 3Ep. 49
Our guest in this episode is designer, researcher and educator Tristan Morgan from Aurecon. In this interview, Tristan speaks about digital tools that can be enabled within homes, what some of the opportunities and barriers are concerning automation, and some of the projects that exemplify computational design at Aurecon at the moment. This interview is conducted by Ryan Berut, an EmAGN representative based in Western Australia.
Aug 29, 2022•40 min•Season 3Ep. 48
Our guest in this episode is alternate energy specialist Jacqui Mills. Jacqui is an Energy Engineer and head of New Energy at Clipsal Solar. Before working at Clipsal, Jacqui was the virtual power plant lead at the Australian Energy Market Operator, which manages electricity and gas systems and markets across Australia. In this interview, Jacqui shares how adding solar to people's homes affects the grid, how large and small-scale batteries are being integrated into the overall energy system, and...
Aug 25, 2022•39 min•Season 3Ep. 47
Our guest in this episode is Stephen Choi. Stephen is a UK-qualified Project Architect and Australian-qualified Project Manager. He co-founded the not-for-profit environmental building consultancy, Architecture for Change, and has been a long-time ambassador for the Living Future Institute in Australia. In this interview, Stephen shares what the Living Building Challenge is, the importance of buying products that are either local or being produced ethically, and he talks about some of the fantas...
Aug 22, 2022•40 min•Season 3Ep. 46
Our guest in this episode is an architectural educator and co-founder of archimarathon, Kevin Hui. Kevin has organised architectural tours all around the world for two decades, and as an educator and architecture lover, knows that to understand and appreciate architecture truly, people have to go and visit buildings in the flesh. Kevin shares how construction becomes less cryptic when visiting buildings in person, how much planning and preparation goes into an archimarathon tour, and how Kevin h...
Aug 18, 2022•46 min•Season 3Ep. 45
Our guest in this episode is Bonnie Herring from Breathe Architecture. Bonnie is the director of architecture and sustainability at Breathe and was the project architect of The Commons, which was the precursor to the groundbreaking sustainable apartment development model, Nightingale Housing. Bonnie participated in the Dulux Study Tour in 2015, where she visited Japan, Paris, and the UK. In this interview, Bonnie shares how intense the reporting and reflection during the Dulux Study Tour was, th...
Aug 15, 2022•48 min•Season 3Ep. 44
