Urban.com.au Podcasts

This week Olivia is joined by Fred Nucara from Aston Commercial and Andrew Fawell from Buxton Stonnington. Fred and Andrew discuss what characterises an up and coming suburb and share valuable insight into the world of investment from a commercial and residential perspective.

This week Olivia is joined by Kate Harris, CEO of Good Environmental Choice Australia. Kate discusses the importance of transparency in supply chains, digital documentation of materials used in construction and more.

Note: The podcast was recorded prior to Kate's DesignBUILD seminar, which has now passed.

This week Laurence sits down with the CEO and Founder of Binyan Studios Andrei Dolnikov. Amongst other things they discuss the company's humble beginnings in Andrei's lounge room to the importance of having an understanding of not just architectural design but also photography.

This week Urban.com.au reaches a significant milestone with our podcast cracking a half century. My guest today is Catherine Sietkiewicz, Senior Content Manager at Neue Media.

This week I sit down with Lucent Development Manager Sophie Whittakers. This follows on from Urban.com.au being invited on a site tour of Lt. Miller & Nightingale last month, which Sophie was kind enough to facilitate.

In this week's episode, I chat to Castran Gilbert Directors Michael Lang and David Howard about the current state of the market.

This week I sit down to chat (and laugh) with Chris Eggleston and Johan Hermijanto from Bates Smart about the office's upcoming exhibition, Time + Space as part of Melbourne Design Week 2019.

The exhibition explores the design process, with a focus on the amount of time required to create space. Using the recently completed Club Stand designed by Bates Smart for Victoria Racing Club as a case study, the installation showcases a layered exploration of process and outcome.

On this week's episode of the podcast I chat with Harcourts CEO Tony Morrsion to get his thoughts on the state of the market. Tony is of the view that auction clearance rates aren't necessarily a true reflection of the state of the market. We also discuss Tony's history with the business and how and why he made the movie from Tasmania to Melbourne.

For our first podcast of 2019, I sit down with Cindy, Chivonne and Emma of SORA Interiors, which is the sister design office to CHT Architects, hence the name Sora which in Latin means 'sister.'

The trio discuss the challenges and opportunities of becoming a standalone office such as fielding an Archisoccer team that is performing better than your parent office, in addition to some of the types of projects they are currently working on.

The PANTONE Color of the Year for 2019 also rates a mention. That's Living Coral (PANTONE 16-1546) for those of you playing at home.

In this week's podcast, recorded at Melbourne Town Hall, I chat with Councillor Nicholas Reece who is also the chair of the City of Melbourne's Planning Portfolio.

We discuss the City of Melbourne's 'Melbourne Design Guide' for the Central City, why they are necessary to ensuring a walkable city and diverse streetscapes that add to Melbourne's design credentials and heritage fabric.