UrbanTalk Podcast
Episodes
21 - Sydney YIMBY & the YIMBY Movement
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sydney YIMBY is a group advocating for more development in response to Australia’s housing crisis. In this episode of the UrbanTalk Podcast, we’re...
20 - Creating Healthy Cities with the Heart Foundation
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We delve into how the Heart Foundation’s Healthy Active by Design program is creating healthier, more walkable communities. Our guest, Anna Gurnhill...
19 - How Green Infrastructure Can Improve Liveability
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Along with the need to increase housing density, our cities need to also keep up with adequate green infrastructure. It will be more important than ev...
18 - NSW Low-Rise Pattern Book
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New South Wales Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, Paul Scully joins the UrbanTalk Podcast to talk about the low-rise Pattern Book, who it’s f...
17 - Design Competitions and the Government Architect NSW
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What are design competitions, how do they work and how do they ensure a good design outcome? Paulo Macchia, the Director Design Governance at the Gove...
16 - The Suburban Evolution
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
UrbanTalk completes a trilogy of podcasts focusing on suburbia. In this episode we’re joined by Guy Gibson, a Director at Suburban Futures and co-ed...
Planning Congress 2025 Podcast Episode 06 - Disinformation in the City
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Planning Institute of Australia has once again partnered with UrbanTalk to create a series of podcast in the lead up to the Planning Congress 2025...
Planning Congress 2025 Podcast Episode 05 - Solutions Through Good Design with Anthony Burke
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Planning Institute of Australia has once again partnered with UrbanTalk to create a series of podcast in the lead up to the Planning Congress 2025...
Planning Congress 2025 Podcast Episode 04 - The CSIRO and the Urban Living Labs
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Planning Institute of Australia has once again partnered with UrbanTalk to create a series of podcast in the lead up to the Planning Congress 2025...
Planning Congress 2025 Podcast Episode 03 - Embracing Suburbia
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Planning Institute of Australia has once again partnered with UrbanTalk to create a series of podcast in the lead up to the Planning Congress 2025...
Planning Congress 2025 Podcast Episode 02 - Retrofitting Suburbia
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Planning Institute of Australia has once again partnered with UrbanTalk to create a series of podcast in the lead up to the Planning Congress 2025...
Planning Congress 2025 Podcast Episode 01
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Planning Institute of Australia has once again partnered with UrbanTalk to create a series of podcast in the lead up to the Planning Congress 2025...
15 - Who Plans Our Cities? With Rob Stokes
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Former Minister for Planning, Dr Rob Stokes is a passionate urbanist with a unique perspective. He shares some of his philosophy on planning, initiati...
14 - Unsolicited Urbanism
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
UrbanTalk were delighted to be joined by Dallas Rogers – the Associate Professor of Urbanism at the University of Sydney in the latest episode of th...
13 - Promoting Design Excellence
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Architect and urban designer, Jon Johannsen joined us on the UrbanTalk Podcast to discuss the design excellence process and design review panels. In a...
2024 PIA Congress Podcast Episode 07 - The Wrap Up
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
UrbanTalk has teamed up with the Planning Institute of Australia to bring you a special series of podcasts centred around the 2024 PIA Congress that w...
2024 PIA Congress Podcast Episode 06 - Planning with Country
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
UrbanTalk has teamed up with the Planning Institute of Australia to bring you a special series of podcasts centred around the 2024 PIA Congress being ...
2024 PIA Congress Podcast Episode 05 - PIA's Foresight Report
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
UrbanTalk has teamed up with the Planning Institute of Australia to bring you a special series of podcasts centred around the 2024 PIA Congress being ...
2024 PIA Congress Podcast Episode 04 - A Moment of Change
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
UrbanTalk has teamed up with the Planning Institute of Australia to bring you a special series of podcasts centred around the 2024 PIA Congress being ...
2024 PIA Congress Podcast Episode 03 - Doing it Differently
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
UrbanTalk has teamed up with the Planning Institute of Australia to bring you a special series of podcasts centred around the 2024 PIA Congress being ...
2024 PIA Congress Podcast Episode 02 - The National Awards (Part 2)
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
UrbanTalk has teamed up with the Planning Institute of Australia to bring you a special series of podcasts centred around the 2024 PIA Congress being ...
2024 PIA Congress Podcast Episode 02 - The National Awards (Part 1)
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
UrbanTalk has teamed up with the Planning Institute of Australia to bring you a special series of podcasts centred around the 2024 PIA Congress being ...
2024 PIA Congress Podcast Episode 01
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
UrbanTalk has teamed up with the Planning Institute of Australia to bring you a special series of podcasts centred around the 2024 PIA Congress being ...
12 - Defining Density in a Housing Crisis
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of the UrbanTalk Podcast we welcome Karla Castellanos, Director of Urban Design at Audax Urban. Karla has lived and worked in ci...
11 - Community Tension in Urban & Rural Development
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The landscape of urban development in Australia often involves a tension between local communities and new development. In this episode of the podcast...
10 - Planning for the Future
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
UrbanTalk had the great privilege of speaking with a legend of the urban planning and development world, Dr. Ed Blakely. Ed has decades of experience ...
09 - Strategic Planning
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the UrbanTalk Podcast, we’re joined by Mehra Jafari, Director of Policy & Urban Analytics at urban planning consultancy, Meco...
08 - Designing with Country and Public Art
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Acting as a companion to the last episode, we speak with Danielle Mate. Danielle is a First Nations artist working in large-scale mural design and pub...
07 - Landscape Architecture and Designing with Country
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the UrbanTalk Podcast welcomes Dean Boone – Director and Founder of landscape architecture firm, distinctive Living Design. Dean sp...
06 - Mixed Use and the Architect’s Role in Development
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mixed-Use developments make up many of the new projects that are constructed in our cities, but they aren’t all created equal. When done correctly m...
05 - How Demographics Shape Australian Cities
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're joined by Simon Kuestenmacher, Director of Research and co-founder of The Demographics Group, to discuss some of the findings from the 2021 Cens...
04 - Measuring Liveability
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Belinda speaks with Kylie Legge, founder of social research company Place Score to discuss how we measure and think about liveability in our cities. P...
03 - Pandemic Planning Perspectives
22 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a shift in the way we use our cities and interact with our local neighbourhoods. More people are shopping local, work...
02 - How Do Developers Develop? With Hyecorp Director, Stephen Abolakian
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hyecorp's Co-Managing Director & Head of Development, Stephen Abolakian joins us to discuss the steps of development and his philosophy and approach t...
01 - Why Engagement Matters
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our host, Belinda Barnett, touches on who she is and what can be expected from UrbanTalk and the podcast series. UrbanTalk is an online platform that ...