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Sustainability

Episode 62: Dr. Steve Cummings from Caroma talks about the importance of designing for dignity in aged care

Dr. Steve Cummings Director Innovation, GWA Group, owners of the Caroma brand of bathroom products, a brand just about everyone in Australia is familiar with. Dr. Cummings talks about designing with the consumer’s dignity in... Read More

Residential

Episode 61: Troy Creighton, MD of Stormtech on why lowering our water usage is now more crucial than ever

The managing director of Stormtech, Troy Creighton, talks about Stormtech’s history – its humble beginnings and the interesting back-story of the NSW South Coast company’s stellar growth. Troy also covers a number of other areas... Read More

Commercial

Episode 60: K2LD director Tisha Lee explains how the design world is adapting to our new normal

Before joining K2LD in 2007, Tisha was previously a Senior Associate with HASSELL where she was responsible for the management of a dedicated team working on educational and community projects for both the State Government and the Private sector. Read More

Sustainability

Episode 59: HY William Chan talks about how architecture and the design sector are vital to tackling both climate and social change

HY William Chan is an urbanist, architect, and designer dedicated to creating resilient and inclusive places for people. A UNICEF Young Ambassador during the 25th anniversary of the Convention of the Rights of the Child,... Read More

Commercial

Episode 58: Aidan Mullan from Interface talks about floors, floor design, building waste, sustainability, and is there such a thing as smart flooring?

Aidan Mullan, the Interface Engineering and Sustainability Manager about company initiatives, processes and methods, and where the evolution of technology is headed. With sustainability being at the core of everything that Interfacer does, Mullan describes... Read More

Sustainability

Episode 57: Christian Hampson, Co-founder of Yerrabingin, on urban rooftop farms, Indigenous bushfire mitigation & sustainability

Christian Hampson is a Woiwurrung and Maneroo Aboriginal man interweaving Indigenous tacit knowledge and collaborative design thinking to walk a new path, away from conventional approaches, and create new opportunities for intergenerational capital to allow... Read More

Sustainability

Episode 56: Nicci Leung from Lifepod Evolution on how data, automation & AI influence sustainability

2020 Sustainability Awards Ambassador Nicci Leung from Lifepod Evolution began her career providing design and project services to some of the most highly regarded architectural and interior design practices in Melbourne. Combining her passions for... Read More

Sustainability

Episode 55: Tone Wheeler on social housing and do we need a housing crash to fix all our social housing woes?

In this episode of Talking Architecture & Design, architect and lecturer Tone Wheeler looks at where we went wrong with the design and build of our social housing stock. Wheeler discusses some novel ideas to... Read More

Commercial

Episode 54: Architect, lecturer, author, and councilor Professor Philip Thalis talks about the design of Sydney, where it’s gone wrong & what we can do about it

One of Australia’s most well-known and most respected architects, Philip Thalis is a founder and principal of Hill Thalis Architecture and Urban Projects, professor of practice at UNSW Sydney, and a City of Sydney councilor.... Read More

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Episode 53: Gerhana Waty, director of urban design at the Hansen Partnership on how humans and their space is more crucial than ever thanks to COVID-19

Gerhana Waty is a well-rounded designer with a solid understanding of built form and an appreciation for viable, sustainable and pedestrian-oriented cities. She talks about how to strike the right balance between stakeholders’ interests and... Read More

Episode 62: Dr. Steve Cummings from Caroma talks about the importance of designing for dignity in aged care

Episode 62: Dr. Steve Cummings from Caroma talks about the importance of designing for dignity in aged care

Episode 61: Troy Creighton, MD of Stormtech on why lowering our water usage is now more crucial than ever

Episode 60: K2LD director Tisha Lee explains how the design world is adapting to our new normal

Episode 59: HY William Chan talks about how architecture and the design sector are vital to tackling both climate and social change

Episode 58: Aidan Mullan from Interface talks about floors, floor design, building waste, sustainability, and is there such a thing as smart flooring?

Episode 57: Christian Hampson, Co-founder of Yerrabingin, on urban rooftop farms, Indigenous bushfire mitigation & sustainability

Episode 56: Nicci Leung from Lifepod Evolution on how data, automation & AI influence sustainability

Episode 55: Tone Wheeler on social housing and do we need a housing crash to fix all our social housing woes?

Episode 54: Architect, lecturer, author, and councilor Professor Philip Thalis talks about the design of Sydney, where it’s gone wrong & what we can do about it

Episode 53: Gerhana Waty, director of urban design at the Hansen Partnership on how humans and their space is more crucial than ever thanks to COVID-19

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