Cate Blanchett's performance as Lydia Tár —  a beguiling American composer — has sent Oscars rumours abuzz. But it has been Tár's steely, minimalist looks — paired with American baseball caps — that are also generating the film's hype. Costume designer, Bina Daigeler, shares how she visualised this complex character, thread by thread. 

Plus, author Robert Bevan shares his insights about what to do with the monuments we'd prefer to put away, and agribusiness expert Elizabeth Jackson explains why Australia's recent natural disasters have exposed the vulnerability of national food supply chains. And later, Blueprint's resident design expert Colin Bisset gives you the history behind the man behind landscape architecture.