In this special episode ahead of International Women's Day this March 8 and for her debut podcast for Talking Architecture & Design, our Digital Editor Clémence Carayol talks to Gray Puksand Lead Partner Maria Correia to discuss her journey as a woman in architecture, the challenges she faced, and the progress being made toward greater gender equality in ... Show More
Oct 5
Episode 316: Will Messiter from Sekisui House on housing affordability, prefab and modular houses and some ideas on fixing our house shortage
In our first Shortcast in over two years, we talk with Will Messiter, Chief Operating Officer - Residential Communities and Home Building at Sekisui House Australia, at the company's manufacturing and assembly facility in southwest Sydney, about house building, the bottlenecks in ... Show More
8m 32s
Sep 29
Episode 315: Jono Mountfort on how to reduce the carbon embodied in the materials and products used in the built environment
As operational energy efficiency improves, attention is increasingly turning to embodied carbon—the emissions associated with extracting raw materials, manufacturing products, transporting them, installing them, and, ultimately, dealing with them at the end of their useful life. ... Show More
42m 52s
Sep 22
Episode 314: Tara Veldman, Managing Director & Principal, Billard Leece Partnership (BLP) on how architecture can influence how people feel, heal and connect
Tara Veldman, Managing Director and Principal at Billard Leece Partnership, has played a major role in growing BLP’s health architecture practice and has worked across hospitals, health hubs, research facilities, education precincts, and other complex environments. In 2025, Tara ... Show More
39m 30s
Nov 2023
Vera Wang Was a Vogue Editor Before She Created a Bridal Empire | PLUS Maria Cornejo’s Silver Year
This week on the pod, Chloe and Chioma chat about all things Phoebe [Philo!]. Then Vogue’s Nicole Phelps, Laia Garcia-Furtado, and Mark Holgate interview two iconic designers: Maria Cornejo and Vera Wang. Both women are being honored at next week’s CFDA awards. Learn more about y ... Show More
58m 7s
Feb 2024
How to Blow Up Your Life with Relationship Mentor Maria Rei
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">In today's episode, I'm talking to <span style= "font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; whit ... Show More
38m 35s
Mar 2020
Exploring Gender Equality: Language Assistants and Beyond
<p>With International Women's Day on 08 March, the Language Assistant podcast has carried out a special episode exploring gender within the programme itself and the British Council's work. On this episode, Finola is joined by Ceana from the Language Assistants Team, Anna fr ... Show More
37m 48s
<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariiasmoliakova/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Mariia Smoliakova</a> (Architect & Urban Designer, BAU)</p>
<p><br>we are talking about:<br>- How did Mariia's interest in community building start and grow?<br>- Her " ... Show More
