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Episode 281: Shaping Melbourne’s cultural future with Director and CEO of the Melbourne Arts Precinct Katrina Sedgwick
In this episode of Talking Architecture & Design, we’re joined by Katrina Sedgwick, the inaugural Director and CEO of the Melbourne Arts Precinct Corporation (MAP Co), who is leading one of Australia’s most ambitious cultural transformations – a $1.7 billion revitalisation connec ... Show More
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Episode 280: Suzanne Toumbourou, Australian Council of Recycling CEO, on why waste reduction is actually a revenue stream
Suzanne Toumbourou, CEO of the Australian Council of Recycling, shares her insights and helps us understand on the challenges the enormous opportunities that recycling and circular thinking present for Australia’s built environment. She also explains how architects, designers, bu ... Show More
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Episode 279: 2025 Brisbane Lord Mayor’s Business Awards Lifetime Achievement Award winner Michael Rayner on urban design & his 'what else' philosophy
Michael Rayner is a Life Fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects, co-founder of Blight Rayner Architecture and the 2025 recipient of the Brisbane Lord Mayor’s Business Awards Lifetime Achievement Award.This prestigious honour — presented only six times in the Awards’ two ... Show More
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From Ground Zero to Luxury Resorts: Designing Spaces That Transform Lives
<p dir="ltr">Kevin Kennon is an internationally renowned architect with over 40 years of experience, specializing in environmentally sustainable and innovative design. As the founder and CEO of Beyond Zero DDC Inc., Kevin leads the development of zero-carbon emission luxury eco-r ... Show More
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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 c ... Show More
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449. How to do a PhD? - Chero Eliassi
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James T. White and John Punter, "Condoland: The Planning, Design, and Development of Toronto's CityPlace" (UBC Press, 2023)
Casting an eye toward the frantic vertical urbanization of Toronto, Condoland: The Planning, Design, and Development of Toronto’s CityPlace (UBC, 2023) traces the forty-year history of the city’s largest residential megaproject. James T. White and John Punter summarize the tools ... Show More
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451. Urban Planning and Design: Experiences from Working in the UK and Scandinavia - Angela Woda and Stefan Sjöberg
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How to measure the unmeasurable qualities of urban space
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#440 - Christine Williamson, AIA, Assistant Professor of Architecture, Virginia Tech
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Pushing Boundaries
Known for seamlessly interweaving sustainable landscapes, art, and architecture, Andrea Cochran is the founding partner of Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture and a recipient of numerous awards, including the 2023 Design Futures Council Lifetime Achievement Award. On this editi ... Show More
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Paul Boyce - The meaning of becoming an architect
In this episode, Nhi Trinh and Daniel Moore speak with Paul Boyce, Director of Tridente Boyce Design Studio and Chair of the Architectural Practice Board of South Australia. With decades of experience in Adelaide, Melbourne, and London, Paul reflects on a career spanning master p ... Show More
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Cathy Inglis AM is Group CEO for Think Brick, Concrete Masonry Association & Roofing Tile Associations Australia and is an experienced Materials Engineer and technical expert with nearly 30 years in the building industry with a focus on research, product development and product compliance. Cathy has worked in key leadership roles in management and busine ... Show More
<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/chero-eliassi/overlay/about-this-profile/">Chero Eliassi</a> (Landscape Architect & PhD Candidate at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden)
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<p>We are talking about:</p>
<p>-How is it to do a PhD?<br>-What are the challenges?<br ... Show More
<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-woda-47198b36/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Angela Woda</a> (Senior Urban Designer,
Kjellander Sjöberg Studio) and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefan-sj%C3%B6berg-09a35bb/" target="_blank" rel="noopener norefer ... Show More
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<p>Special Bonus Episode! Charlie has The McNeil Team from the Colorado School of Mines, this year's EPIC location, on to get to know them bit more. <br/> <br/><b>The McNeil Team</b></p><p><b>Sid Hanna Saleh, Ph.D. – McNeil Center Director and Associate Professor</b></p><p>A ... 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