Vicky Richardson is a curator, writer and educator. She is the former Head of Architecture and Drue Heinz Curator at the Royal Academy of Arts. She is launching a new curatorial office, Pick Up Architecture, which is working on exhibitions internationally. She is also Director of Grymsdyke Farm,a maker-space and design school just outside London, and teaches at the Bartlett School of Architecture.

In this episode, Vicky shares her journey of exploring her interest in journalism, writing, exploring the arts and immersing herself in the cultural life centred around Camden in London.

Check out Pick Up Architecture

https://pickuparchitecture.com/[email protected]@vcky_rchrdsn

Jackie Wu is a motion designer and game developer. More importantly, he is a climbing enthusiast who practices weekly with Dee. This episode rambles through many topics, including climbing in London, queer community, the pride parade in Taiwan, language barriers, tattoos, Lara Croft, Tomb Raider, motion design and game development.

Chinese Takeaway makes a comeback after a 6-month break. In this episode, I discussed my experience of listening to Audiobooks, how it fits into work, and some of the highlights and reviews of the books I listened to lately.

In this episode, Dee delivers a reflective monologue on the origins of the Chinese Takeaway podcast and her journey so far. The conversation with Dee herself stretches from her professional background as an architect in London, the cross-cultural lived experience in her twenties, and her current outlook on life. This is also an open invitation to listeners and podcast enthusiasts to join her in exploring, questioning, and unpacking the myths of Chinese identity and global modern culture.

Rand is a practising architect who lives in London. Having worked in Lebanon, Romania and London, she adapts her view on well-being to the changing environment of the practice. What is it like to work in a cross-cultural architectural Corporation? How do we address well-being with our personal development? What kind of resilience do we need to live in a cosmopolitan city?

Davide Lombardi is the Head of Department (HoD) of Architecture at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU). Before this, Davide lived and studied in his hometown Pescara in Italy, where he attained a PhD in Architecture. He also worked at the University of Edinburgh before Suzhou.

2024 marked his seventh year in XJTLU. What has changed over the years? How does technology speak with a traditional profession? What does it feel like to be an Italian in China? And what does he have to say to the current students?

Davide Lombardi is the Head of the Department (HoD) of Architecture at Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University (XJTLU). Before this version of life, Davide lived and studied in his hometown Pescara in Italy, where he attained a PhD in Architecture. Before Suzhou, he also worked at the University of Edinburgh.

Will Kemp is from Macclesfield, UK. He now lives in Chiang Mai and runs a music/performing arts band.

Will has relocated to Asia for over 10 years, with footprints in Ankang, Chongqing, and Shanghai. In his professional life, he switched from software programming, to teaching English, to the gaming industry, and then to performing art. Will describes his way of life as ‘processing the experience’, reflected also in his thought method and meditative writing practice. In this episode, Will shares his lived experience in China and Thailand, the history and lifestyle in Chiang Mai, the conception of China in the West and his prospects.

Will's ins:

https://www.instagram.com/waidiren_sh/

photo credit:

https://www.instagram.com/thehu.cnx/