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This is a special episode of the Hearing Architecture podcast made in collaboration with the Asia Pacific Architecture Festival. In keeping with the APAF 2021 theme "How New Is Now?", in this episode we're speaking about Architectural Education and how traditional knowledge can find a place in the modern university.

In this mini episode of the Hearing Architecture podcast we speak with Andrew Walter about designing for carbon neutrality in the age of climate change.

The built environment is one of the biggest contributors to climate change. We've known for a long time about these impacts and that the way architects design directly effects how much of an impact buildings have on the environment. We talk to Caroline Pidcock, Jenny Edwards, and Jo Best about how architects are designing differently in the age of climate change.

In this mini episode of the Hearing Architecture podcast we speak with Tom Caddaye about designing in bushfire areas of Australia.

Architects in Australia are working to mitigate the devastating effects of bushfires on people and their properties, as this growing seasonal risk impacts our natural landscape. We speak with Katharina Hendel, Kim Irons, and Ian Weir about designing in bushfire areas and what architects can do to provide support for communities before or after being affected by bushfires.

The design of any building is an act of looking into the future. The look of our cities and neighbourhoods evolve with every building that architects design. Throughout history, many architects have had aspirations for what our cities should look like. Some designs have shown buildings interconnected with nature, others are dystopic visions of cities run by machines without any considerations for people. Weather architects are mainly concerned with climate change, emerging technologies, or changes in the social structure of work, there are many things that are going to change the fabric of cities in the future.

In this episode of Hearing Architecture, we've asked architects from around Australia what our cities and towns will look like in 2050.

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This episode of Hearing Architecture featured the following guests: Justin Carrier, Steven Postmus, Sue Dugdale, Jane Wetherall, Damian Madigan, Dik Jarman, Jo Rees, Peter Stutchbury, Yvette Breytenbach, Jefa Greenaway, Rob McGauran Jane Caught, Nicholas Braun, Timothy Moore, Amelia Borg, Professor Philip Thalis, Andrew Maynard, Joe Agius, Shaneen Fantin and Belinda Allwood.

The interviews in this episode were produced around Australia by EmAGN committee members: Jamileh Jahangiri, Daniel Hall, Kirsty Volz, Kali Marnane, Chris Morley, Sam McQueeney, Reece Currey, Brad Wetherall, Jess Beaver, Bede Taylor, Rebecca Webster, and Daniel Moore.

The Australian Institute of Architects production team was Daniela Crawley, Stacey Rodda, Monique Woodward, and Thom McKenzie.

Produced by the Australian Institute of Architects Emerging Architects and Graduates Network, in collaboration with Open Creative Studio.

Written and Directed by Daniel Moore.

This content is brought to you by the Australian Institute of Architects Emerging Architects and Graduates Network, in collaboration with Open Creative Studio. This content does not take into account specific circumstances and should not be relied on in that way. This content does not constitute legal, financial, insurance, or other types of advice. You should seek independent verification or advice before relying on this content in circumstances where loss or damage may result. The Institute endeavours to publish content that is accurate at the time it is published, but does not accept responsibility for content that may or will become inaccurate over time.

Architects used to draw everything with set squares, compasses, and rulers, then came the mechanical drafting table. During this time architects had to draw every part of their drawings individually, then came dye-line machines and printers. By this time studios were filled with large format drafting tables, printers and plotters, and then computers were slowly introduced so you could do most things on a small monitor. After this, fax machines allowed drawings to be sent by phone so it took less time for everyone in the project team to get drawings and instructions, but this was soon replaced by email. To see how engineers and architects drawings worked together, some firms started playing with Building Information Management, which allowed multiple people in a team to see how the parts of the building come together in 3D. These days there's a lot of discussion around parametric modeling, Artificial Intelligence, and automated manufacturing. With so many ways of designing architecture throughout history, there seems to be an almost unending conveyor belt of technology that architects need to use to do their job.

In this episode of Hearing Architecture we've asked architects from around Australia what will happen to architecture as more advanced technology is introduced into the studio.

The more support we get from you the more episodes we get to make. So if you'd like to show your support please rate, review, and subscribe to Hearing Architecture in your favourite podcast app.

This episode of Hearing Architecture featured the following guests: Justin Carrier, Steven Postmus, Lee Hillam, Jo Rees, Jefa Greenaway, Rod Simpson, Sue Dugdale, Amelia Borg, Timothy Moore, Jane Caught, Shaneen Fantin, Belinda Allwood, Rob McGauran, Professor Philip Thalis, Dik Jarman, and Andrew Maynard.

The interviews in this episode were produced around Australia by EmAGN committee members: Jamileh Jahangiri, Daniel Hall, Kirsty Volz, Kali Marnane, Chris Morley, Sam McQueeney, Reece Currey, Brad Wetherall, Jess Beaver, Bede Taylor, Rebecca Webster, and Daniel Moore.

The Australian Institute of Architects production team was Daniela Crawley, Stacey Rodda, Monique Woodward, and Thom McKenzie.

Produced by the Australian Institute of Architects Emerging Architects and Graduates Network, in collaboration with Open Creative Studio.

Written and Directed by Daniel Moore.

This content is brought to you by the Australian Institute of Architects Emerging Architects and Graduates Network, in collaboration with Open Creative Studio. This content does not take into account specific circumstances and should not be relied on in that way. This content does not constitute legal, financial, insurance, or other types of advice. You should seek independent verification or advice before relying on this content in circumstances where loss or damage may result. The Institute endeavours to publish content that is accurate at the time it is published, but does not accept responsibility for content that may or will become inaccurate over time.

Becoming an architect takes a long time. In Australia, a student has to spend a minimum of 5 years at university in order to get an architecture degree. During this time, students learn about the design process, the history and theories that have shaped the profession, and practical building techniques. After graduation, it still takes at least 2 years to get enough experience to become registered. Despite having all those years of study under their belt, architects need to continue educating themselves in order to keep up with the evolving built environment landscape. Not only do architects have to stay up-to-date with the core areas of competency, but they can also tailor their professional development towards the areas that they specialize in. With so many elements that architects need to understand from business through to detailing, it's an ongoing task for architects to keep their knowledge base current.

In this episode of Hearing Architecture, we've asked architects from around Australia how they continue to learn and develop their practices in their fast-evolving profession.

This episode of Hearing Architecture features the following guests: Jefa Greenaway, Justin Carrier, Steven Postmus, Damian Madigan, Andrew Maynard, Sue Dugdale, Peter Stutchbury, Yvette Breytenbach, Joe Agius, Amelia Borg, Nicholas Braun, Shaneen Fantin, Belinda Allwood, Dik Jarman, Lee Hillam, and Joe Rees.

The interviews in this episode were produced around Australia by EmAGN committee members: Jamileh Jahangiri, Daniel Hall, Kirsty Volz, Kali Marnane, Chris Morley, Sam McQueeney, Reece Currey, Brad Wetherall, Jess Beaver, Bede Taylor, Rebecca Webster, and Daniel Moore.

The Australian Institute of Architects production team was Daniela Crawley, Stacey Rodda, Monique Woodward, and Thom McKenzie.

Produced by the Australian Institute of Architects Emerging Architects and Graduates Network, in collaboration with Open Creative Studio.

Written and Directed by Daniel Moore.

This content is brought to you by the Australian Institute of Architects Emerging Architects and Graduates Network, in collaboration with Open Creative Studio. This content does not take into account specific circumstances and should not be relied on in that way. This content does not constitute legal, financial, insurance, or other types of advice. You should seek independent verification or advice before relying on this content in circumstances where loss or damage may result. The Institute endeavours to publish content that is accurate at the time it is published, but does not accept responsibility for content that may or will become inaccurate over time.

As Australia's population continues to rise, the demand for housing continues to intensify. To meet this demand, apartment buildings are building built at a rapid pace. Most high streets around the country are growing 6 storeys taller above the existing 2 storey row houses. In some streets, you might notice a single house being torn down to clear space for 2 or 3 townhouses on the same block. All of these types of developments increase housing density. While this meets the need for more houses, it is also increasing the number of people who want to use services like public transport, library's, and schools. While there's so much focus on getting the houses built, there's a parallel need to make sure all the extra people in a community don't exhaust the services and amenities in an area. As our cities as towns continue to grow, we need to make sure that while we make buildings that accommodate everyone we don't reduce the amenity that made an area so good in the first place.

In this episode of Hearing Architecture, we've asked architects from around Australia if high-density developments are being planned with communities in mind.

This episode of Hearing Architecture featured the following guests: Damian Madigan, Jane Wetherall, Jefa Greenaway, Rod Simpson, Shaneen Fantin, Belinda Allwood, Rob McGauran, Amelia Borg, Timothy Moore, Jane Caught, Andrew Maynard, Professor Philip Thalis, Lee Hillam, and Dik Jarman.

The interviews in this episode were produced around Australia by EmAGN committee members: Jamileh Jahangiri, Daniel Hall, Kirsty Volz, Kali Marnane, Chris Morley, Sam McQueeney, Reece Currey, Brad Wetherall, Jess Beaver, Bede Taylor, Rebecca Webster, and Daniel Moore.

The Australian Institute of Architects production team was Daniela Crawley, Stacey Rodda, Monique Woodward, and Thom McKenzie.

Produced by the Australian Institute of Architects Emerging Architects and Graduates Network, in collaboration with Open Creative Studio.

Written and Directed by Daniel Moore.

This content is brought to you by the Australian Institute of Architects Emerging Architects and Graduates Network, in collaboration with Open Creative Studio. This content does not take into account specific circumstances and should not be relied on in that way. This content does not constitute legal, financial, insurance, or other types of advice. You should seek independent verification or advice before relying on this content in circumstances where loss or damage may result. The Institute endeavours to publish content that is accurate at the time it is published, but does not accept responsibility for content that may or will become inaccurate over time.

One of the things that makes Australia great is our richness of diversity. There are people from so many cultural backgrounds, language groups, and belief systems, which influences the way they want to live and shape their buildings. Allowing for these differences in the architecture process can raise some interesting opportunities. When an architect works with a client from a different background they'll need to learn how to design for that clients needs and the architect might not have experienced that before. It's these collaborations that can help the way Australian buildings evolve over time. However, when buildings are designed to meet the needs of large number of people in Australia, the results sometimes only meet the minimum requirements for a narrow demographic of our diverse community. By working with an architect, it should be possible to get much closer to the individual needs of all the people who make up our rich multicultural society.

In this episode of Hearing Architecture we've asked architects from around Australia how empathy, understanding and diversity impacts their clients and the community.

This episode of Hearing Architecture featured the following guests: Jefa Greenaway, Shaneen Fantin, Belinda Allwood, Andrew Maynard, Sue Dugdale, Dik Jarman, Professor Philip Thalis, Jo Rees, Jessica Mountain, Emily Van Eyk, Kylee Schoonens, and Lee Hillam.

The interviews in this episode were produced around Australia by EmAGN committee members: Jamileh Jahangiri, Daniel Hall, Kirsty Volz, Kali Marnane, Chris Morley, Sam McQueeney, Reece Currey, Brad Wetherall, Jess Beaver, Bede Taylor, Rebecca Webster, and Daniel Moore.

The AIA production team was Daniela Crawley, Stacey Rodda, Monique Woodward, and Thom McKenzie.

Produced by the Australian Institute of Architects Emerging Architects and Graduates Network, in collaboration with Open Creative Studio.

Written and Directed by Daniel Moore.

This content is brought to you by the Australian Institute of Architects Emerging Architects and Graduates Network, in collaboration with Open Creative Studio. This content does not take into account specific circumstances and should not be relied on in that way. This content does not constitute legal, financial, insurance, or other types of advice. You should seek independent verification or advice before relying on this content in circumstances where loss or damage may result. The Institute endeavours to publish content that is accurate at the time it is published, but does not accept responsibility for content that may or will become inaccurate over time.