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
Feb 2023
#329 - The Livability of Designer Homes
<p>This week David and Marina of <a href= "https://www.famearchitects.com/">FAME Architecture & Design</a> discuss the livability of designer homes. The two cover designing for function and aesthetics, material resilience, lifestyle changes, space efficiency, designing based on r ... Show More
43m 17s
Jan 2024
#379 - Designing a Home as a Narrative
This week David and Marina of FAME Architecture & Design discuss one of their approaches to designing homes which is creating a narrative. The two cover why they work this way, the parallels between film scenes and sets and architectural spaces, sequences and processions, creatin ... Show More
49m 34s
Apr 2017
The Architect of Hollywood
<p>Los Angeles is rich with architectural diversity. On the same block, you could find a retro-futuristic Googie diner next to a Spanish-style mansion, sitting comfortably alongside a Dutch Colonial dwelling, all in close proximity to a Deconstructivist concert hall. In … <a href ... Show More
19m 48s
Dec 2024
Meet Rabah Saeid: Redefining Design with Emotion
This week, we’re delighted to have the acclaimed AD100 designer, Rabah Saeid, founder of Styled Habitat, on the Design Pod podcast! In this episode, we explore Rabah’s philosophy of creating timeless and sensual aesthetics, her approach to integrating cultural context into design ... Show More
49m 21s
Jul 2024
550: Blending Futurism and Sustainability with Giovanni Patania & Ryan Windsor of Windsor Patania
In this engaging podcast episode, architects Giovanni Patania and Ryan Windsor delve into their groundbreaking projects, showcasing their innovative approach to blending technology with architecture. They discuss their celebrated XR Lab, which integrates elements inspired by futu ... Show More
45m 50s
Feb 2024
509: Rock n Roll Architecture Practice with Paul Southouse of Paul Southouse Architects
In this captivating episode of the Business of Architecture podcast, host Rion Willard sits down with the innovative Paul South House, a name synonymous with blending tradition with modernity in the architectural realm. Their discussion unfolds in an unconventional setting, revea ... Show More
48m 34s
This is the story of Sydney House, a transformative mixed-use development that redefines luxury living while honouring over 130 years of built legacy. Rising above the historic facades of the former City Tattersalls Club, this elegant composition is more than just a building—it’s a conversation between past and present. From the scalloped rhythms of the to ... Show More
