The founder and design director of Mathieson Architects joins Timothy Alouani‑Roby at The Commons in Sydney. Phillip Mathieson opens up on his career in architecture as well as his design approach and wider influences, including a formative experience living in Jakarta. 

Image: Timothy Kaye.

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Italian architect and designer Roberto Palomba has been travelling across Australia in February 2026 for a series of talks, showroom events and product launches. He joins Timothy Alouani-Roby at The Commons in Sydney for a conversation about his design philosophy, Sardinian heritage and contemporary inspiration.

Photo: Carlo William Rossi + Fabio Mureddu.

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Fred Holt (3XN), Catherine Skinner (BVN) and Louise Pearson (ASPECT Studios) join editor Timothy Alouani-Roby at The Commons on Gadi Country to discuss Sydney’s new fish market just weeks after its grand opening.

Photo: Rasmus Hjortshoj.

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The CEO and Founder of Model – a build-to-rent development, operations and investment group – joins the show to discuss Australia's housing crisis, arguing that we shouldn't have to choose between quality design, tenant rights and sustainable construction. 

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The Creative Director and Co-founder of Studio Round joins Timothy Alouani-Roby at The Commons in Melbourne to discuss graphic design and what architects might learn from creative branding approaches. 

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The Stylecraft stalwart has had a hand in just about everything over the last 25 years at the company. Celebrating this milestone, Tony Russell joins Timothy Alouani-Roby at The Commons to tell the full story. 

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The Aga Khan Award for Architecture (AKAA) was established in 1977 and the latest round of winners were announced earlier in 2025. To discuss these projects and the wider history of the Award, Farrokh Derakhshani – Director of the AKAA – joins Timothy Alouani-Roby from Geneva.

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Having worked at Brickworks for 30 years, Brett Ward knows a thing or two about the company, the design industry and of course the humble brick itself. He delves into this millennia-long history as well as the contemporary story of sustainability at Brickworks.

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Adele Winteridge is the Founder and Director of Foolscap, a cross-disciplinary, research-led design practice with studios in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth. She shares the origin story of the practice, as well as discussing hospitality projects, workplace design and international inspiration. 

Image: Martina Gemmola.

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They were once neighbours in Sydney, and now Anthony Gill (Anthony Gill Architects) and Jason Gibney (Jason Gibney Design Workshop - JGDW) both have winning projects in Habitus House of the Year 2025. They join Timothy Alouani-Roby at The Commons in Sydney to discuss Clifton House and Amongst the Eucalypts – especially how these two apparently opposed projects draw out common themes for housing in New South Wales.

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