About this podcast
Architecture. A hot topic, a buzz word, a realm for the rich and famous, or the thing that your step uncle does? We will be unpacking the good, the bad and the downright reality of the architectural and construction industry. With insights from industry professionals and personal anecdotes from our three hosts Ben, Gerard and Sam, you will be given a look behind the closed pages of those fancy looking moleskins. Tune in and redline out.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 44 episodes
- Buildings As Ecosystems: A Conversation with Chitra Vishwanath · 36 min · Season 3 Episode 10Send us Fan Mail If you think sustainable architecture is mostly about energy ratings and lower carbon, this conversation will stretch your frame. We sit down with Indian…
- Kaitiakitanga 2030: Conscious Design Principles · 52 min · Season 3 Episode 9Send us Fan Mail 2030 is not a distant milestone, it is already colliding with the reality of long design and construction timelines. We sit down with Ewan Brown, Director at…
- Kaunitz Yeung: Designing With People · 29 min · Season 3 Episode 8Send us Fan Mail Designing with people sounds like a slogan until you hear what it demands in real life. Recorded at the NZIA Institute Conference, we sit down with Sydney-based…
- Buzzers Ready!: In:situ Q&A · 31 min · Season 3 Episode 7Send us Fan Mail Two architects walk into a conference and we hand them a mic. What comes out is a fast, honest look at how New Zealand architects make decisions when nobody has…
- Vā, Architecture Of Relationships: A Conversation with Dr. Albert L. Refiti · 41 min · Season 3 Episode 6Send us Fan Mail In this episode we are talking with Dr Albert Refiti, professor at AUT and co-director of the Vā Moana Research Centre, about Vā: the relational space that holds…
- D.I.Y Density: F. Gordon Wilson Fellowship Recipients, Spacecraft · 45 min · Season 3 Episode 5Send us Fan Mail If you’ve ever wondered why New Zealand can’t seem to build medium density housing that feels calm, green, and genuinely liveable, this conversation puts a…
- Shared Ground: Architects, Interiors & Better Buildings · 47 min · Season 3 Episode 4Send us Fan Mail Late decisions are the real budget blowouts, and they’re usually a symptom of the wrong team structure. We’re joined by Verity Lawrence and Lou Stringer, two…
- The NZIA: Supporting The Value Of Architects · 46 min · Season 3 Episode 3Send us Fan Mail Architects shape how we live, move, and feel in our towns and cities, yet they’re often missing from the public conversation when housing, infrastructure, and…
- Stop Being Beige: Branding For Designers · 50 min · Season 3 Episode 2Send us Fan Mail Your projects might be exceptional, but if your studio looks and sounds like everyone else, the market won’t always give you the chance to prove it. We’re joined…
- How Much Wood Would Chuck, Chuck?: NZ's Treated Timber Trouble · 43 min · Season 3 Episode 1Send us Fan Mail A pile of treated timber offcuts looks harmless until you ask the awkward question: where does it actually go, and what does it do once it gets there? We get…
- A Bit Of This, A Bit Of That: Year-End Design Debrief · 44 min · Season 2 Episode 17Send us Fan Mail Year-end is when the honest stuff bubbles up: what we built, what broke, and what we’ll try differently next time. We raise a glass to the community that’s…
- Your Beam Is Too Big: Architects & Engineers · 58 min · Season 2 Episode 16Send us Fan Mail Start with a flooded hotel room, end with a four‑metre cantilever, and in between unpack the messy, creative space where structure meets form. We sit down with…
- The Narrative Power: Architecture & Film, Take Two · 57 min · Season 2 Episode 15Send us Fan Mail What if a building could be more than an object on a pedestal and instead feel like a living character on screen? We sit down with two architectural filmmakers…
- Cultivated City: Designed Solutions vs. Organic Growth · 56 min · Season 2 Episode 14Send us Fan Mail A city can make you breathe easier—or grind your teeth—before you’ve even named why. We follow that feeling from a flimsy townhouse hinge to the rhythm of a…
- Capturing Architecture: Moving Image and Storytelling · 51 min · Season 2 Episode 13Send us Fan Mail When we consume architecture, which speaks louder - the frozen moment or the flowing narrative? This question sits at the heart of our fascinating conversation…
- Growth Through Design: An Architectural Evolution · 57 min · Season 2 Episode 12Send us Fan Mail The path to finding your architectural voice isn't a straight line—it's a series of experiments, failures, resets, and breakthroughs. Sam Brown, founding…
- Mass Timber Construction: A Woody Renaissance · 54 min · Season 2 Episode 11Send us Fan Mail Step into the revolutionary world of mass timber construction with our enlightening conversation featuring Jordan Robinson, Head of Business Development at…
- Design With Intent: A Conversation with Architects, Seear-Budd Ross · 56 min · Season 2 Episode 10Send us Fan Mail The seemingly effortless elegance of minimalist architecture masks the extraordinary attention to detail required to achieve it. Tom Seear-Budd and James Ross…
- Hydroforming the Future: Gerard Dombroski's Exhibition, Inflation · 48 min · Season 2 Episode 9Send us Fan Mail What happens when steel becomes soft? When industrial materials take on organic forms? In Gerard Dombrowski's debut solo exhibition "Inflation" at Season…
- Form and Function: Exploring Programme in Design · 53 min · Season 2 Episode 8Send us Fan Mail Ever wondered what architects mean when they talk about "programme"? In our latest deep dive, we crack open this fundamental concept that shapes everything from…
