Design Speaks Weekly
Episodes
What kind of designer do you want to be? | Rory Hyde and Grace Mortlock
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There is a lot to be learnt from traditional practice, but architects have the capacity to tackle greater social and environmental issues as well – ...
Advice to a young architect | Sean Godsell
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Architect Sean Godsell has won numerous local and international awards, including the 2022 Gold Medal of the Australian Institute of Architects. In h...
Does architecture have a PR problem? | Elizabeth Farrelly
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We all interact with architecture in some way, but the public’s understanding of the value and services of architects continues to be limited. Is th...
Indigenising architecture, from the 90s to now | Kevin O’Brien
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin O’Brien is a Brisbane-based architect of Kaurereg and Meriam heritage and principal at BVN Architecture. Over the past three decades, Kevin ...
Can lessons from London solve our housing crisis? | Alexis Kalagas
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The housing crisis is one of the most important challenges of our time. It is a complex and highly politicised issue, but it is not unique to Australi...
What makes a great Australian home? | Mel Bright
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Over the last thirteen years, Studio Bright has garnered numerous national architecture and interior design awards for its residential work. The lates...
From starting out to standing out | Jared Webb
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the three years since Jared Webb opened his practice, J.AR Office, the studio has won a number of significant national architecture and interior aw...
Why do architects need to be advocates? | Jennifer McMaster
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Architects have always been advocates for design solutions, but as global challenges grow, so too does pressure on architects to stand up and do more....
Can design save the planet? | Ross Harding
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Reducing carbon emissions has long been a global priority. Ross Harding, principal of Finding Infinity – a creative and technical environmental cons...
Does Australia need a federal government architect? | Adam Haddow
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Australia has a chief medical officer and chief scientist – but no federal government architect. In today’s episode, associate editor of Architect...
Is “trend” a dirty word? | Rachel Nolan and Patrick Kennedy
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Nolan and Patrick Kennedy are founding partners of the award-winning practice Kennedy Nolan. Along with its many accolades and acknowledgments,...
Who, or what, defines Indigenous architecture today? | Carroll Go-Sam and Deidre Brown
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Design Speaks Weekly, Carroll Go-Sam and Deidre Brown explore the progress of Indigenous recognition and representation in architec...
Mastering the art of high-low design | Brahman Perera
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, editor of InteriorsAu Cassie Hansen speaks with interior designer Brahman Perera about mixing styles, textures and price points ...
What makes a successful Olympic city? | Lawrence Nield and Philip Thalis
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week marks 25 years since the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games – an event that reshaped the city through an ambitious masterplan developed by a team o...
Trusting the chaos | Simone Bliss
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Design Speaks Weekly, Emily Wong, editor of Landscape Architecture Australia, is joined by landscape architect and creative directo...
What is an architect, really? | Timothy Hill
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Timothy Hill is the director of architecture studio Partners Hill. In 2025, he was awarded the Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal in recogn...
Is the competition system failing architects? | Camilla Block
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Camilla Block is director of architectural studio Durbach Block Jaggers. In this episode of Design Speaks Weekly, she tackles the state of architectur...
Are you paid fairly? | Justine Clark
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
August 19Â is the national Equal Pay Day for 2025. The date marks the 50 additional days from the end of the financial year that women in Australia ne...
My greatest lessons | Glenn Murcutt
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With a career that spans almost 60 years, Glenn Murcutt AO is no stranger to the changing world of architectural practice. His work, which is ongoing,...
Why prefab? | Stuart Vokes and Dan Burnett
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of the Design Speaks Weekly podcast, architects Stuart Vokes of Vokes and Peters and Dan Burnett of Blok Modular discuss their co...