Talking Architecture & Design

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Talking Architecture & Design

Now celebrating its 7th year, Talking Architecture & Design is Australia’s first B2B architecture podcast that regularly talks about a range of issues that affect Australia’s architects, building designers and built environment professionals.  Run by Australia’s most popular architecture magazine, Architecture & Design, the Talking Architecture & Design podcast gives a regular bite-sized dose of what is important and sometimes what is just plain old interesting to anyone and everyone in the business of building design.

  1. 4 DAYS AGO

    Episode 237: US architect Jessica Saravia on design trends, sustainability, fireproofing homes and AI in the Trump era

    Jessica Saravia is the technical director of DMAC Architecture & Interiors based in Chicago Illinois in the US. With over 20 years of experience, Jessica brings extensive technical expertise in design, construction and administration, assuring high performance results on every DMAC project. Jessica currently sits on the AIA National Building Performance Knowledge Community Leadership Group and is Vice-Chair of the Chicago Building Enclosure Council. She joins us from the US to talk ...

    26 min

  2. FEB 10

    Episode 236: ASA founder Alex Symes on sustainability, winning awards and how design can help alleviate our housing woes

    Alex Symes, the founder of ASA picked up the Commercial Architecture - Small with Coconut Crab as well as the Single Dwelling -Alteration award at the 2024 Sustainability Awards with his Fun Haus adaptive Passive House reuse. He also delivered the keynote speech at last year’s sustainability summit that was held on the same day. Away from those wins, Alex Symes founded his practice in 2014 with a mission to advance sustainable architecture. Alex combines a deep understanding and i...

    31 min

  3. FEB 3

    Episode 235: Tina Tziallas on energy-efficient building design, sustainable materials and promoting behavioural change to promote sustainability

    Recently elevated to Fellow by the Institute of Architects, Tina Tziallas graduated from Sydney University in 2003 and underwent registration with the NSW Architects Registration Board soon after. In 2013, she launched her own practice, Tziallas Architects in the Southern Highlands of NSW and has never looked back. Tina has worked on a variety of projects, including high-end and sustainable residential, multi-unit, commercial, equine, religious, and landscape projects, as wel...

    42 min

  4. JAN 27

    Episode 234: The advantages of using metal ceilings in transport infrastructure hubs

    Transport infrastructure projects, such as airports and railway stations, are complex buildings with demanding requirements for functionality, longevity, and durability. Most transport hubs operate around the clock and are expected to last for decades while also being subject to heavy foot and equipment traffic. Airports and railway stations are architecturally complex structures, placing high demands on functionality, aesthetics, and performance. As a ceiling material, metal offers des...

    1 hr

  5. JAN 13

    Episode 233: Australia's Jansen Che, winner of a competition to help redesign Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city

    As part of the new concept masterplan being developed for Ukraine’s 2nd largest city, Kharkiv, whoch is home to some 1.4 million people. The Norman Foster Foundation along with the City Council, UNECE and Arup launched an international competition to create a new landmark for the city, which was requested by the Mayor in April 2022. Jansen Che is a Sydney-based architect with over 10 years of experience having worked on a wide range of projects, from home renovations to high-rise tower...

    16 min

  6. 12/16/2024

    Episode 232: Sam Morris on mass timber design and why Architectus' Barker College Maths Hub won the Editors Choice Award at the 2024 Sustainability Awards

    Sam Morris, a multi-award-winning architect and Senior Associate and Public Sector Sustainability Lead at Architectus drives sustainable design solutions and is uniquely positioned to understand the social and environmental challenges facing the architectural profession. An expert in mass timber construction, Sam has led innovative projects such as the Macquarie University Ainsworth Building - winner of the 2021 Sustainability Awards. In our last podcast interview for 2024, Sam explains why ...

    28 min

  7. 12/09/2024

    Episode 231: Nuanu Creative City - a mirage in the jungle or a vision of the future?

    Nuanu Creative City is a city spanning 44 hectares set on a lush tropical site in Bali, Indonesia. Designed as an integrated ecosystem, the city features dedicated spaces for education, art & culture, wellness, experience, and nature-inspired living, envisioning a future where these elements seamlessly intertwine. And Lev Kroll is the CEO of Nuanu Creative City. Lev’s entrepreneurial ventures span creative agencies, SaaS companies and global projects. In addition to his role at Nuan...

    33 min

  8. 12/02/2024

    Episode 230: Jimmy Walker from JCB Architects reflects on the practice's big wins at the 2024 Sustainability Awards

    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 Technology. Senior Associate at Jackson Clements Burrows Architects Jimmy Walker has worked in leading design practices in both Melbourne a...

    21 min
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3.8
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About

Now celebrating its 7th year, Talking Architecture & Design is Australia’s first B2B architecture podcast that regularly talks about a range of issues that affect Australia’s architects, building designers and built environment professionals.  Run by Australia’s most popular architecture magazine, Architecture & Design, the Talking Architecture & Design podcast gives a regular bite-sized dose of what is important and sometimes what is just plain old interesting to anyone and everyone in the business of building design.

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  • Creator
    Architecture & Design
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2025
  • Episodes
    234
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Talking Architecture & Design
  • Show Website
    Talking Architecture & Design

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