Episode 261: New designs, cladding & facade trends and the value of Stratco's local manufacturing base with Eric Lien and Andrew Steele

WeWork is a provider of coworking spaces, including physical and virtual shared spaces, headquartered in New York City. As of December 31, 2021, the company operated 756 locations in 38 countries, and had 590,000 members.WeWork’s Global Head of Studios, Franquibel Lima has extensive design experience, having been with WeWork since 2017. He shares his thoughts on what the office should look like now.He was recently in Australia and we caught up with him for a bit of a chat.

3 Okt 202220min

Ben Vielle is a partner of m3architecture with over 20 years of experience in architectural practice. He has worked extensively in the education sector, having master planned, designed, documented and administered contracts on numerous school and university projects. He also has expertise in contemporary learning environments, passive solar design, environmentally sustainable design, and life cycle assessment. In this interview, Ben explains to us what is really important when it comes t...

26 Sep 202236min

Kate Nason is the chairperson of Australian Passive House Association and is a passionate advocate of high-performance, healthy and resilient buildings. With a background as an architect (ARBV) she has worked across multiple low-energy buildings including Certified Passive House projects such as the Monash Gillies Hall and several single residential homes utilising low carbon prefabricated construction systems. She is a certified Passive House Designer (PHI), Green Star Ac...

19 Sep 202236min

Aidan Hill, Global Technical & Sustainability Manager from Autex, explains sustainability, carbon zero and just what are companies like his doing about lowering their environmental footprint.

5 Sep 202229min

Paul Ratcliff is a building consultant with over 30 years’ experience, with an onsite building background, and a strong foundation in understanding how structures are built and why they fail. Involved in building litigation in all jurisdictions, written litigation reports on residential houses, multi-level residential buildings, commercial buildings, hotels and public buildings, Paul understands the importance of good straight advice in building litigation matters. In this exclusive intervie...

29 Aug 202253min

Alex Goad is passionate about using design for marine restoration and the role it is playing to communicate research to the wider public. His work is focused on combining digital fabrication with traditional techniques to create economically viable habitat solutions that respond to current environmental issues. Alex leads the studio’s collaborative approach to research projects and product development. Alex’s work has been exhibited internationally and acquired in the permanent collection o...

22 Aug 202229min

Clare Connan Senior Associate, Woods Bagot Architect and Stewart Lock, Principal of Jackson Architecture explain the complexity and challenges in redesigning the Victoria University tower in Melbourne. From incorporating the 32-story glass tower onto a super-tight site to understanding the sites past as a one-time early 20th century STD clinic, the trials and tribulations of adaptive and heritage redesign, Clare and Stewart explain how they managed to deliver a structure that now holds...

15 Aug 202236min

Scott Davies is an Urban Designer who in his own words is all about creating places people love. Scott had over 14 years experience in urban design across Australia, with a focus on large scale precinct planning, master planning for town centres and urban regeneration. One of Hassell’s Senior Associates, Scott Davies, is the project lead on Hassell’s work in the new Western Sydney Aerotropolis and its strategic urban design and public realm framework. In a timely move, after all our ra...

8 Aug 202223min