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Sustainability

Episode 185: Emma Bombonato on the continuing sustainability journey of the iconic Sydney Opera House

The Sydney Opera House is one of our nation’s most treasured cultural landmarks. With almost 11 million visitors per year, the Sydney Opera House illustrates how even the largest organisations can take creative approaches to... Read More

Sustainability

Episode 184: Dean Landy on the economic and spiritual value of humanitarian architecture

From building Lego cities on a pool table to building homes and schools in Africa, it’s been an adventurous ride for this Australian architect who wears multiple hats – urban designer, social entrepreneur, philanthropist, community... Read More

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Episode 183: Llewellyn Regler and Matthew O’Neill on flammable cladding, condensation, the NCC and what’s next for the building industry

Llewellyn Regler (left) is the National Technical Manager for facades at Network Architectural. He helps to ensure that all products we deliver to the façade market are safe and of high quality. Matthew O’Neill (right) has... Read More

Sustainability

Episode 182: James Cooper from Sanctum Design about the wonders of passive design, façade materials, shading, and window glazing

Based in Clontarf, NSW, James Cooper has been implementing the principles of sustainable design for over 25 years and brings his knowledge of passive solar and climate conscious design to his client base primarily in... Read More

Urban Planning

Episode 181: Richard Hough from Arup on some of the secrets behind building the Sydney Opera House

Richard Hough has been a structural engineer with Arup for over 40 years, including periods as a Director in Arup’s London office, as Managing Principal of Arup’s California practice, and as Managing Principal of Arup... Read More

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Episode 180: Jan Kwak, MD of Hatch on how sustainability, housing affordability and mining are connected

Jan Kwak is Managing Director of Australia and Asia at Hatch.com, an award-winning multidisciplinary leader in engineering, operational and development projects in the metals, energy and infrastructure industries. Jan oversees an estimated 1000 staff on ... Read More

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Episode 179: Professor Chimay Anumba from the University of Florida talks about Digital Twin technology

Professor Chimay Anumba is a Professor and the Dean of the College of Design, Construction, and Planning at the University of Florida. He has over 500 scientific publications to his name and has also supervised... Read More

Hospitality & Retail

Episode 178: Esther Dickins from Architectus on biophilia, water-saving design and trends in hospitality design

Architectus has launched a new landscape architecture offering, introducing a number of leading Landscape Architects to our growing Urban Futures team. The change allows the practice to make an even greater impact through layered, integrated design solutions... Read More

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Episode 177: Rob Kirkovski, Principal Designer of WAs Rural Building Company on building styles, the industry and his recent HIA award win

Rob Kirkovski is the MD & Principal Design Manager for The Rural Building Company, with a design history that spans close to 30 years, with a background in architecture, interior design and construction. In this... Read More

Hospitality & Retail

Episode 176: Lorena Gaxiola on the changing trends and challenges of hospitality design

Lorena Gaxiola, an internationally acclaimed interior architect and designer renowned for her expertise in creating bespoke spaces that add value to any project. With over two decades of experience, Lorena has worked across Europe, the... Read More

Episode 185: Emma Bombonato on the continuing sustainability journey of the iconic Sydney Opera House

Episode 185: Emma Bombonato on the continuing sustainability journey of the iconic Sydney Opera House

Episode 184: Dean Landy on the economic and spiritual value of humanitarian architecture

Episode 183: Llewellyn Regler and Matthew O’Neill on flammable cladding, condensation, the NCC and what’s next for the building industry

Episode 182: James Cooper from Sanctum Design about the wonders of passive design, façade materials, shading, and window glazing

Episode 181: Richard Hough from Arup on some of the secrets behind building the Sydney Opera House

Episode 180: Jan Kwak, MD of Hatch on how sustainability, housing affordability and mining are connected

Episode 179: Professor Chimay Anumba from the University of Florida talks about Digital Twin technology

Episode 178: Esther Dickins from Architectus on biophilia, water-saving design and trends in hospitality design

Episode 177: Rob Kirkovski, Principal Designer of WAs Rural Building Company on building styles, the industry and his recent HIA award win

Episode 176: Lorena Gaxiola on the changing trends and challenges of hospitality design

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