Jun 29
Episode 302: David Holm, Principal at Cox Architecture on the intersection of connectivity, culture, and placemaking
David Holm, Principal at Cox Architecture has a career spanning major transport and civic infrastructure—from international airports like the new Western Sydney airport and Changi airport in Singapore to urban masterplans and public spaces—David’s work sits at the intersection of ... Show More
21m 24s
Jun 22
Episode 301: Kjetil Trædal Thorsen, co-founder of Snøhetta explains how architecture can shape culture, public life, and collective futures
In this episode of Talking Architecture & Design, we speak with Kjetil Thorsen, co-founder of Snøhetta—the Oslo-based, globally recognised practice known for its transdisciplinary approach to architecture, landscape, interiors, and design. From iconic cultural landmarks like the ... Show More
27m 50s
Jun 15
Episode 300: Jacob Burke, founder of Mijasu, on removing the bottlenecks for people‑centred outcomes across the built environment
Jacob Burke is the founder of Mijasu, an interdisciplinary group of design practices focused on people‑centred outcomes across the built environment. With more than 25 years’ experience in the Australian market, his career was shaped by humble beginnings in a family business and ... Show More
50m 9s
May 2025
Owen Hopkins: Home made manifestos.
In this episode of the A is for Architecture Podcast, author, curator and currently director of the Farrell Centre at Newcastle University, Owen Hopkins discuss his recent book, The Manifesto House: Buildings that Changed the Future of Architecture, published by Yale University P ... Show More
50m 41s
Oct 2024
580: Architects vs. Contractors: Who Really Calls the Shots? with Chris Butler of Walter Lilly
<p>Architects often struggle with balancing leadership roles, managing design integrity, and navigating the complexities of construction development. As project demands increase, they face the challenge of maintaining control while collaborating with contractors who often take on ... Show More
59m 37s
Nov 2023
324: Construction Classroom to Job-site Best Practices
"If you don't like change, you're going to like irrelevance a lot less."Brad Leavitt is President and Founder of “A Finer Touch Construction” - a Scottsdale based luxury residential and commercial builder. AFT Construction, as known throughout the industry, is an award-winning co ... Show More
35m 53s
Aug 2023
Flora Samuel, "Housing for Hope and Wellbeing" (Routledge, 2022)
Housing and neighborhoods have an important contribution to make to our wellbeing and our sense of our place in the world. Housing for Hope and Wellbeing (Routledge, 2023), written for a lay audience (with policy makers firmly in mind) offers a useful and intelligible overview of ... Show More
59m 32s
Nov 2019
Thaisa Way, "The Landscape Architecture of Richard Haag: From Modern Space to Urban Ecological Design" (U Washington Press, 2019)
Today I talked to Thaisa Way about her new books The Landscape Architecture of Richard Haag: From Modern Space to Urban Ecological Design (University of Washington Press, 2019). Haag is best known for his rehabilitation of Gas Works Park in Seattle and for a series of remarkable ... Show More
46m 5s
T3 Collingwood won the Commercial Architecture – Large category and the Best of the Best category at the recently-held Sustainability Awards, that were hosted in Sydney by Architecture and Design. According to the architects behind this project, T3 Collingwood is the firm’s first project in Asia Pacific to adopt the T3 strategy - Timber, Transit and Technol ... Show More
<p>This week David and Marin<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">a of <a href="https://www.famearchitects.com/">FAME Architecture & Design</a></span> are joined by <a href= "https://www.christine-williamson.com/">Christine Williamson</a>, AIA, Assistant Professor of Architecture, V ... Show More
