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Landscape architect and member of the 2025 Habitus House of the Year Jury, Phil Withers, joins Timothy Alouani-Roby at The Commons in Melbourne to discuss the idea of the garden alongside questions of control, Country and place. 

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The Mim x Tim show: Miriam Fanning of Mim Design joins Timothy Alouani-Roby at The Commons in Melbourne to discuss art, design on television, interior design and more. 

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The award-winning British architect, BBC presenter and founder of Invisible Studio has been in Sydney to deliver a keynote speech at the inaugural Glenn Murcutt Symposium. Piers Taylor joins Timothy Alouani-Roby at The Commons to discuss the overlaps of his thought and practice with Murcutt's and Francis Kéré's, his renowned 'Studio in the Woods' and the sheer desire to make things with whatever might be at hand. 

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The London-based architect was recently in Australia for SyLon, an event broadcast simultaneously in Sydney and London to explore housing solutions across both cities. Earle joins Timothy Alouani-Roby from London to discuss housing, density, the two cities' architectural histories, his global career path and more.

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The Melbourne-based interior designer is celebrating 25 years of his eponymous practice in 2025. He joins Timothy Alouani-Roby at The Commons during a flying visit to Sydney to discuss this milestone and much more. 

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The founder of Sydney-based Smac Studio tells me about running her own practice, interiors versus architecture, Paddington compared to Paris and the design inspiration to be found inside an Irish pub. (Oh, and the reason behind the name 'Smac')! 

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It's been all over mainstream news, but what are the deeper architectural ideas at play in the NSW Government and Government Architect NSW's Housing Pattern Book? I'm joined by four of the architects directly involved to discuss what it means for Sydney and NSW. Conrad Johnston is director at Studio Johnston; Gabrielle Pelletier is associate director at Sam Crawford Architects; Shaun Carter is principal architect and Carter Williamson Architects; and Harry Catterns is partner at SAHA. 

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DJ, wine enthusiast, prodigious traveller – and CEO of Fritz Hansen Asia: Dario Rechierl joins Timothy Alouani-Roby at The Commons in Sydney to discuss the different regions of Asia and their reception of furniture design from around the world, as well as his own passions and journey through design.

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International industrial designer and interior architect Hicham Lahlou was in Australia to speak at Design & Build Week 2025. He joins me at The Commons in Surry Hills, Sydney just hours before flying home, sharing his views on African and Arab design as well as ideas about identity, diplomacy and more. 

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Cult Founder and Managing Director, Richard Munao, joins me at The Commons in Sydney to discuss his personal journey through the world of design and commercial furniture.

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