Talking Architecture & Design

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• Episode 299: Zoe Schmidt & Paul Charteris on how low-carbon construction can actually work 09.06.2026 46min

  This episode tackles one of construction’s biggest questions: If the built environment needs to rapidly cut embodied carbon, what materials and manufacturing systems can realistically scale. The construction sector sits at the centre of the climate challenge. Cement and concrete underpin modern infrastructure but remain among the world’s most carbon-intensive materials. At the same time, a new generation of circular manufacturers is turning waste streams into building products designed to rep...
• Episode 298: Jim Hunter, Managing Director of Capital Corporation on the The Residences at Wahroonga Estate 02.06.2026 14min

  The Residences at Wahroonga Estate, designed by GroupGSA, is a project that’s generating a lot of discussion up on Sydney’s Upper North Shore. Capital Corporation has officially broken ground on The Residences at Wahroonga Estate — a landmark luxury development delivered in partnership with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, award-winning builder DASCO, with architecture by GroupGSA and interiors by Coco Republic. More than just a residential project, this development sits at the interse...
• Episode 297: Architectural representative Cindy Lee from Stratco Architectural on why early collaboration is key to the perfect project 26.05.2026 25min

  Cindy Lee from Stratco Architectural talks about the strategies needed to bridge the gap between design and delivery in her role at Stratco. In this recent interview, Cindy Lee shares insights on the company’s evolution, the shifting challenges of practice, and how early collaboration with suppliers can help architects realise their vision.
• Episode 296: Léo Terrando from Studio Terrando on choreographing interiors for timeless residential and hospitality spaces 19.05.2026 21min

  In this episode of Talking Architecture & Design, Clémence Carayol sits down with Interior Designer Léo Terrando to explore how hospitality thinking is reshaping the way we design and live. With over two decades of experience across hotels and high-end homes, Terrando brings a perspective grounded in how spaces are actually used, how people move through them, and how they feel along the way. He explains that hospitality design has taught him to think beyond aesthetics. In that...
• Episode 295: Leanne Guy Principal & Global Health Sector Leader of Hassell on rethinking our healthcare learning environments 12.05.2026 22min

  As demand for healthcare services rises and workforce shortages intensify, universities and health institutions are under growing pressure to educate more students, more effectively, and in environments that reflect the rapidly changing nature of healthcare itself. A recent research whitepaper, Anatomy of Change: Rethinking Healthcare Learning Environments, explores how architecture, planning and design can help respond to these challenges — from co-locating education with hospitals and resea...
• Episode 294: Senior Landscape Architect and TCL Associate Kar Gan on designing Adelaide's award-winning Breakout Creek / Purruna Pari Stage 3 05.05.2026 29min

  Breakout Creek / Purruna Pari Stage 3 recently took out both the Landscape & Urban category and Best of the Best at the 2025 Sustainability Awards. Delivered by TCL in collaboration with Green Adelaide, the City of Charles Sturt and the City of West Torrens, the project reimagines a once-degraded drainage channel as a thriving blue–green landscape. Featuring over six kilometres of new walking trails, wetlands that improve water quality and habitat, and deep collaboration with the K...
• Episode 293: Sarah Lebner, Director of Cooee Architecture and her stunning award-winning project, The Silos 28.04.2026 30min

  In this episode, we’re joined by award-winning architect Sarah Lebner, Director of Cooee Architecture. Sarah recently took out the Hospitality & Tourism Award at the 2025 Sustainability Awards for her remarkable transformation of an old grain silo into The Silos Accommodation — a sustainable, off-grid farm stay that celebrates adaptive reuse, environmental performance, and regional experience. In this interview, we talk about the challenges and opportunities behind that project, hea...
• Episode 292: Gabriel Solorzano Torres on why & how MMC can solve the housing crisis 21.04.2026 48min

  Gabriel Solorzano Torres is the Executive Director of Commercial, Sustainability and Infrastructure at Melbourne Polytechnic. He brings deep strategic and operational experience in infrastructure and industry development — and is at the forefront of the new Future of Housing Construction Centre of Excellence, a national initiative aimed at scaling Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) skills and innovation across the sector. In this episode, we unpack what MMC really means for architects...
• Episode 291: Hassell Studio Principals Ingrid Bakker and Craig Guthrie on how Melbourne's new Metro Tunnel uses design to improve the city’s liveability 14.04.2026 34min

  Ingrid Bakker is a Principal architect, a board director for Hassell and a Life Fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects. Craig Guthrie is a specialist in Landscape Architecture and Urban Design with over 25 years of experience As Hassell Studio Principals Ingrid Bakker and Craig Guthrie talk about the legacy for Melbourne and how the newly-built Metro Tunnel uses design to increase the city’s liveability.
• Episode 290: Daniel Jarosch, CEO of the new Sydney Fish Market on the importance of designing for place for commercial buildings 07.04.2026 17min

  Daniel Jarosch, Chief Executive Officer of Sydney Fish Market has lead the organisation through a once-in-a-generation relocation and reopening that has attracted millions of visitors and redefined this iconic waterfront for the future. He explains how the new Sydney Fish Market is a game changer in terms of designing for place and the future of retail and hospitality design in busy and growing cities like Sydney.
• Episode 289: Lisa Munao, Managing Director and Principal of Gensler Sydney on sustainability, creativity and designing an award-winning koala sanctuary 31.03.2026 31min

  Lisa Munao, Managing Director and Principal of Gensler’s Sydney office leads the strategic growth and operations of the firm across Australia and New Zealand. With over 25 years of experience in the design industry, Lisa has guided major interior and workplace projects for global and local organisations and brings a passion for creative thinking, collaborative problem-solving, and sustainable design to everything she does. In this conversation she describes how design thinki...
• Episode 288: Taylor Buchtmann Architecture founders Anne Taylor and Michael Buchtmann on adaptive reuse, rural design and lowering building waste 24.03.2026 39min

  We talk with architects and founders of Taylor Buchtmann Architecture, Anne Taylor, and Michael Buchtmann, who are also the winners of the 2025 Sustainability Award in the Adaptive Reuse – Alteration/Addition category about their extraordinary award-winning project, The Stopover. This remarkable build transformed a dilapidated grain store into resilient, sensitive accommodation that honours both place and purpose. We dive in and hear from the two amazing minds behind this inspirin...
• Episode 287: Gabrielle Pavicic, GBCA's emerging leader in sustainable design on reshaping how the built environment approaches sustainability 17.03.2026 37min

  With a background in architecture and interior design, emerging leader in sustainable design and the Green Star Program Lead at the Green Building Council of Australia, Gabrielle Pavicic is helping reshape how the built environment approaches sustainability — particularly at the fitout level, where waste and embodied carbon have long been overlooked. Her work bridges design thinking with technical delivery, driving measurable change across buildings and infrastructure. She’s also ...
• Episode 286: Reviewing 40 Years of Architecture with Ed Lippmann 10.03.2026 30min

  Known for his thoughtful, context-driven approach to design, acclaimed Australian architect Ed Lippmann, owner and founder of architectural practice, Lippmann Partnership, has a design portfolio that spans decades of civic buildings, cultural spaces, religious buildings, educational projects, and private residences that have helped define parts of Australia’s, as well as his own architectural identity. Ed Lippmann is a very busy man – he is also an author and in his new book, 40 Years o...
• Episode 285: Talking sustainability with 2025 Sustainability Awards Lifetime Achievement Winner, Distinguished Professor Deo Prasad 03.03.2026 57min

  Across more than three decades, UNSW Professor Deo Prasad has shaped the national and global conversation on low carbon living through research, education, policy leadership, and industry collaboration. From pioneering sustainability education in the southern hemisphere to leading Australia’s largest built-environment research collaboration through the CRC for Low Carbon Living, his impact spans academia, government, industry, and generations of practitioners worldwide. He talks about h...
• Episode 284: COX Executive Chair Patrick Ness and BLP Principal Mark Mitchell on designing the ‘People’s Hospital’ in Footscray 24.02.2026 38min

  In this episode of Talking Architecture & Design, host Clémence Carayol heads to Melbourne’s west to unpack one of Australia’s most ambitious health projects: the new Footscray Hospital. More than a deep dive into a major piece of infrastructure, the conversation explores how architecture can reshape the experience of healthcare itself. The $1.5 billion hospital, designed by COX Architecture in collaboration with Billard Leece Partnership, is delivered by the Plenary Health co...
• Episode 283: Dr. Kavita Gonsalves & Brayden Goodwin from Populous on Beyond the Games: How circular design and sustainability are transforming sports infrastructure 17.02.2026 42min

  To help us unpack what it really means to build not just for a few weeks of sport, but for decades of community benefit, reuse, and resilience we spoke to two experts from design firm Populous: Dr. Kavita Gonsalves, Associate Principal - Sustainability Design Lead ‑ APAC, and Brayden Goodwin, Principal, Architect — Brisbane, on how circular design and sustainability are transforming sports infrastructure in Australia.
• Episode 282: Talking about the unique design of Sydney's brand new Fish Market with BVN, 3XN GXN & ASPECT Studios 10.02.2026 17min

  Catherine Skinner, Principal, BVN, Audun Opdal, Senior Partner, 3XN, Louise Pearson, Studio Director, ASPECT Studios, and Miguel Serrao, Associate, ASPECT Studios, sat down with Talking Architecture and Design at the recent opening of the stunning Sydney Fish Markets, to talk about the highlights, surprises and challenges of working on such a large, iconic and complex public infrastructure project.
• Episode 281: Shaping Melbourne’s cultural future with Director and CEO of the Melbourne Arts Precinct Katrina Sedgwick 03.02.2026 49min

  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 connecting Federation Square through to Southbank. Sedgwick shares what it’s like to build a new organisation while simultaneously delivering a project of national significance. Establishing MAP Co’s culture, partnershi...
• Episode 280: Suzanne Toumbourou, Australian Council of Recycling CEO, on why waste reduction is actually a revenue stream 27.01.2026 40min

  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, builders and policymakers all have a critical role to play in shaping a more sustainable, resource-smart future.