Hearing Architecture

Our guest in this episode is Elizabeth Farrelly, who, although not being a registered architect, has had a prolific career contributing to the architecture profession through many disciplines. Elizabeth is an author, journalist, critic, educator and former public servant for the City of Sydney. In this interview, Elizabeth shares her incidental entry into the study of architecture, her thoughts on architecture criticism in public media outlets, the importance of getting "placemaking" right in Australian cities, and Elizabeth also expands on some of the themes in her latest book "Killing Sydney", which addresses some of the significant issues of expedited development in Australia's biggest metropolis. This interview is conducted by Sally Hsu, an EmAGN representative based in New South Wales.

Our guest in this episode is one of Australian architect's greatest champions, modernist fanatic and comedian Tim Ross. In 2019 Tim was awarded the National President's Prize, where the jury said, "Tim is one of our industry's most passionate activists and champions. Not only has he raised the profile of heritage and design in general, he also promotes Australian architecture in his unique voice in popular culture". In this interview, Tim shares why he started his performance tour "Man About House" staged in significant residential architecture, how Tim uses his unique experience and narratives to connect almost anyone to the Australian built environment, and how buildings say something important about the time in which they were built in. This interview is conducted by Daniel Moore, who is an EmAGN representative based in Victoria, and Sally Hsu, who is an EmAGN representative based in New South Wales.

Our guest in this episode is Scott Verdouw from Jaws Architects, based in Tasmania. Scott is a registered architect and has practised architecture in Tasmania and Europe, with much of Scott's work being located in remote places that require sensitive responses and minimal impact. Scott shares how they approach accepting sensitive commissions from their clients, what Jaw's went through working on the public accommodation huts on the Three Capes Track in the Tasman Peninsula National Park, and how the discussion and debate that takes place during a contentious project is part of a healthy design process. This interview is conducted by Abby Hibberd, who is an EmAGN representative based in Tasmania.

Our guests in this episode are Tania Davidge and Christine Philips who are based in Victoria. Tania and Christine have been involved in multiple campaigns highlighting when the public should be better engaged and recognised in developing the built environment. Tania and Christine share some stories about revealing the difficulties of navigating the city through the "Urban Tactility" program with Open House Melbourne, working with Indigenous communities designing for country with RMIT, and the importance of listening and action for underrepresented groups. This interview was conducted by Kimberley Hui who is an EmAGN representative based in Victoria.

Our guest in this episode is Sean Godsell from Sean Godsell Architects, based in Victoria. Sean is one of Australia's most celebrated architects who won the Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal in 2022 for his contribution to the profession. In this interview, Sean shares what he went through designing projects for people without housing, how producing these projects provoked conversation and debate around the associated issues of housing people in need, and how working on the smaller projects affected the design of some of Sean's larger public projects. This interview is conducted by Hilary Duff who is an EmAGN representative based in Victoria.

Our guest in this episode is Sarah Paddick from Total Space Design based in South Australia. Sarah shares how she became a specialist in the design of security architecture working on buildings that include prisons, what considerations go into the design for criminals and the staff that monitor them, and how prison design has evolved to increase the efficacy of what these buildings are meant to achieve. This interview is conducted by Renata Gebara who is an EmAGN representative based in South Australia.

Our guest in this episode is Fred Holt from 3XN Architects. 3XN Architects is a multi-national architecture firm with its head office in Copenhagen Denmark, and Fred is a partner in their Sydney studio. 3XN also has a sustainability and research arm to their studio called GXN where they rethink architecture, spaces, and materials. Fred shares with us how 3XN approaches their built and unbuilt projects, how 3XN integrates their research work into their architectural services, and how the Australian architecture market compares to the speculative and competition work taking place overseas. This interview is conducted by Sally Hsu who is an EmAGN representative based in New South Wales.

Our guest in this episode is Katherine Vand who is a graduate of architecture who at the time of recording was working at Core Collective Architects in Tasmania. Kat, and her beautiful Danish accent, received an honourable mention in the 2022 Architecture Australia Unbuilt Prize for her project "A Rare Relation" an interpretation centre for the Antarctic heritage of Tasmania. Kat shares with us why she chose to submit her project to the competition, what she went through designing the project in her final year of university, and why it's important that architects and the public get exposure to unbuilt projects and the ideas behind them. This interview was conducted by Abby Hibberd who is an EmAGN representative based in Tasmania.

Our guest in this episode is Anna Jankovic and Andre Bonnice from the speculative architecture practice Simulaa. Anna and Andre are registered architects and academics who designed a project for the NGV Architecture Commission as part of the environmentally regenerative movement "A New Normal" called Gas Stack. Even though their submission didn't win the commission, their unbuilt design won the 2022 Architecture Australia Prize for Unbuilt Work. Anna and Andre share what they built into the design of Gas Stack, how working on speculative projects contributes to their emerging practice, and how design research and teaching allow an architecture practice to investigate and explore ideas that might not be possible at the same scale in practice. This interview was conducted by Max Leegal Wight who is an EmAGN representative based in Victoria.

Our guest in this episode is Peter Edwards from Archipelago Architects based in Queensland. Peter is a registered architect and director of Archipelago Architects, a practice that works across all scales from city-making through to small multi-residential projects. Philip shares his thoughts on the unrealised potential of unbuilt projects, how the new city of Brisbane interfaces with country and its indigenous culture, and how people design differently with regards to reformed legislation, such as liquor licence changes, or destroyed buildings, such as Notre Dame, and they're forced to look at existing conditions differently. This interview is conducted by Bridie O'Toole who is an EmAGN representative based in Queensland.