Episode 166: Doug Southwell and Tina Fox from Scott Carver Architects talk about the challenges & rewards of their redesign of Sydney's Theatre Royal
Doug Southwell is an Architect and Director of Scott Carver who has witnessed the increasing demand for hospitality spaces and sensibility across multiple building typologies, including within the growth market of build to rent residential accommodation and commercial repositioning. Tina Fox is the head of Interior Design at Scott Carver with extensive experience in a variety of hospitality work cross the UK, Europe and Australia NZ from Casinos and cabaret to food and beverage venues. To...
17 Jul 202352min
Episode 165: Professor Michael Stacey on why Aluminium may be the most sustainable building material we have
Professor Michael Stacey is an award-winning architect, who combines practice, teaching, research and writing, based in London at the Bartlett / UCL and Michael Stacey Architects. Professor Stacey is the author of a wide range of publications and books including Component Design, 2001, Digital Fabrication, 2004, Concrete: a studio design guide, 2011, Prototyping Architecture, 2013, Aluminium and Durability, 2014, second edition 2015, Aluminium Recyclability and Recycling, 2015, Aluminium: F...
10 Jul 202346min
Episode 164: Burak Dincel on the rise and rise of Dincel Structural Walling
Burak Dincel left Turkey in 1979 with no English and no professional standing in the Australian market. Over the next 20 years, the structural engineer developed a patented PVC wall building material. His business, Dincel Construction, is based on an internationally patented, lightweight, hollow form, manufactured from a durable rigid polymer, which when filled with ready mixed concrete, produces a load bearing, fire resistant structural element. It now turns over m...
3 Jul 202355min
Episode 163: The Silicosis crisis, the need to update workplace laws and the changing direction of benchtop makers
Cosentino Oceania Vice President Itay Shimony talks about how the Silicosis crisis in Australia is changing not just what materials we are using for our home builds and renovations, but also what laws will need to be put into place to ensure that home building industry workers are protected while also keeping the sector viable for future growth.
26 Jun 202322min
Episode 162: Stuart Braine and Brent Livy from Kingspan on how insulation helps in building 7 Star Energy Efficient Homes in Australia
Stuart Braine is the National Specification Manager for Kingspan Insulation. He has over 20 years of experience in the building materials industry and Brent Livy is the National Residential Sales Manager for Kingspan Insulation. In this exclusive interview Stuart and Brent explain why insulation matters, what does the R-value imply and what does it mean for homeowners in practical terms, what are the benefits of insulating a home, why do floors need insulation, which types of floors need it...
19 Jun 202344min
Episode 161: The stars of Benefactors, a new play featuring an architect talking about design, urban planning and the compromises architects make
Emma Palmer and Gareth Davies star in Benefactors, an Olivier Award-winning architecture comedy set in the late 1960s, where they play Jane & David, where he’s an idealistic architect and she’s an anthropologist who always stands with him. Their neighbours Colin and Sheila are by comparison struggling. Colin’s glory days are over, while Sheila is subservient and unfocused. David feels his new architectural dream, the redevelopment of an inner-city housing project, will be the...
15 Jun 202335min
Episode 160: UK-based urbanist & cities expert Professor Greg Clark on how we could better design our cities
Professor Greg Clark is a UK based urban leadership and sustainable urban transition expert who is in Australia to present a free lecture at the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning titled A National Urban Policy for Australia – what can we learn from global experience, is also a recognised authority on cities, urban leadership, and investment in sustainable urban transition. He has also worked with more than 300 cities, 40 national governments, 20 multil...
12 Jun 202335min
Episode 159: Cox Director Joe Agius recounts what it's like to work on designing zoos and airports
Joe Agius has been a Director of COX since 2005. He sets and guides design direction for many projects in the Sydney studio as Design Director. Joe has experience across sectors, including public and cultural, education, research, hotels, sports, convention and exhibition as well as urban design and master planning. In this wide-ranging interview, Joe talks about redesigning parts of Taronga Zoo, the master planning of Sydney brand new airport and how Cox is leading the way for...
5 Jun 202335min
