Episode 204: Tara Veldman from BLP on the future of health infrastructure & designing for collective wellbeing

Tara Veldman, Principal and Health Sector Leader at BLP brings over 15 years’ experience designing projects across Australia, Europe, and the Middle East. 

She initially joined BLP in 2003 to work on the Royal Melbourne Hospital, the Royal Women’s Hospital and led the masterplan and feasibility for the Royal Children’s Hospital Redevelopment.

Tara’s expertise in mental health design began in the Netherlands, working on Regional Mental Health Centres,  Intensive Care clinic and  Protected Living including mental health rehabilitation units.

In this podcast, Tara explains how she is shaping the future of social infrastructure by designing health care spaces that promote collective wellbeing.

This Podcast was brought to you by Siniat, proud sponsors of our 2024 Aged & Healthcare series.

Episode 202: Taking commercial flooring to the next social level: GH Commercial & Dreamtime Flooring collaboration

Joel Williamson (left) is the National Sales Manager of GH Commercial  and Josh Haddock (right) is the Managing Director of Dreamtime Flooring. 

Together they have embarked on a journey that has seen them create a partnership  between the two companies that is designed to help indigenous artists expand their reach into the world of commercial flooring and providing a whole new inventory of flooring designs, while also go some way to helping Close the Gap for Indigenous Australians.

They give us an insight into how they’ve achieved this and where it’s taking both companies in this exclusive interview.

This podcast is brought to you in association with GH Commercial proud sponsors of our 2024 Commercial series of podcasts.

Episode 200: Rebecca Plumstead from dwp on what it takes to design modern aged care facilities

Rebecca Plumstead (left), dwp sector leader for seniors living, has 25 years of extensive design and project management experience gained across diverse project types. She has a deep understanding of the profound contribution that built form makes to our environment, particularly regarding seniors living, residential, education and community buildings.

In this podcast, our 200th episode, Rebecca explains what it takes to designing modern aged care facilities, and what is the future of aged care and how this will impact both the design and wider communities.

This Podcast was brought to you by Siniat, proud sponsors of our 2024 Aged & Healthcare series.

Episode 199: Katie Rigg-Smith on multi-generational homes and designing for a future Australia

Katie Rigg-Smith is the Chief Strategy Officer for WPP in Australia and New Zealand. WPP is the creative transformation company, using the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities.

Katie is a keen student of human behaviour and a futurist. Katie delivers strategic expertise across WPP’s network of agencies in service of their clients. This includes an emphasis on how cultural, social, economic, and geographic trends influence behaviour, and in turn, how these behaviours will shape the future of marketing.

She spoke with us exclusively in Hobart recently.

Episode 198: Royce Epstein, Senior Design Director, Mohawk Group talks about the ‘Culture of Care’ in design

Royce Epstein is a seasoned professional with three decades of experience in commercial interior design and architecture, spanning a diverse range of roles, including interior designer, product designer and developer, and university lecturer and educator. 

Her passion lies in understanding the intricacies of materials: how they’re made; how they’re used; and most importantly, their impact on the planet. She has created a series of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) to share her lifelong learning of materials with the commercial architecture and design community. 

She recently spoke to us from chilly Philadelphia in the US about the latest trends in urban design and how they are being influenced by what she calls, the ‘Culture of Care’ in design.

This podcast is brought to you in association with GH Commercial proud sponsors of our 2024 Commercial series of podcasts.

Episode 196: The latest material trends in health care acoustic management and their role in sustainable aged care wellbeing & design

Nazli Almasirad (left), National Architectural Manager at Siniat Australia has been with the business since 2010 and leads the company’s architectural strategy nationwide with a keen eye for emerging trends and a deep understanding of market dynamics. 

Nazli is committed to sustainable practices, strategic product development and forward-thinking innovation to foster better ways of living in the construction industry.

Patrick Jeannerat (right), Head of Carbon and Circularity with the consulting firm Perspektiv Australia, a small bunch of sustainability experts dedicating their work to finding a better way.

As an engineer and leader of a small team of specialists, Patrick is on a mission to accelerate net positive and regenerative outcomes for organisations.

Together, they explain how acoustics matter in aged care design and how choosing the right materials helps not only manage acoustics, but also sustainability and resilience outcomes as well.

This Podcast was brought to you by Siniat, sponsors of our Aged & Healthcare series.

Episode 195: Rowan Maclean and how to help increase female participation in construction

Designed by Wardle and engineered by Aurecon, the $650 million Australian Institute for Infectious Disease (AIID) project in Melbourne has a majority women-led team, with six out of seven members being women, including the three most senior roles.

With International Women’s Day (IWD) coming, we speak with AIID Executive Director, Rowan Maclean  to offer Architecture & Design about the work her team is doing to use the economic influence of the project’s development to influence gender diversity.