Episode 241: Tackling urban density, rediscov...

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

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

This week, I’m joined by Anne-Marie Galmstrup, architect and Obel Award jury member, and Enlai Hooi, Head of Innovation at Schmidt Hammer Lassen and part of House Europe. They share a visionary yet practical take on how retrofitting, not tearing down, can reshape Europe’s urban f ...  Show more

In this episode 12, Meshary Al Nassar Creative Director & Founder and Mishari Awadhi Managing Director & Associate Architect of Studio Meshary Al Nassar share their journey of designing spaces that transcend functionality to become deeply meaningful and timeless. They discuss how ...  Show more

Boredom is a ubiquitous feature of modern life. Endured by everyone, it is both cause and effect of modernity, and of situations, spaces and surroundings. As such, this book argues, boredom shares an intimate relationship with architecture-one that has been seldom explored in arc ...  Show more

In this episode, we discuss Cormac’s excitement about the Detroit Lions making the playoffs and explore the significant transformation happening in Detroit. We examine how the city's struggles have led to a new era of development and restoration. The main focus of our conversatio ...  Show more