Welcome to Episode 054! Today the full team gather to kōrero on what's filled our WhatsApp over the last month. We ponder the arguments in a great NYT article about the risks and rewards of hosting an Olympics, and the shortlists of the UK and Aotearoa's own top respective architecture gongs. New York Times article, Hosting the Olympics Costs Billions. What Does a City Get Back?: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/22/magazine/olympics-city-redevelopment-paris.html RIBA Stirling Prize Shortlist 2024: https://www.architecture.com/awards-and-competitions-landing-page/awards/riba-stirling-prize Commentary on the shortlist: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/article/2024/jul/31/stirling-prize-2024-nominees and https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/article/2024/jun/02/stirling-prize-2024-a-two-horse-race 2024 New Zealand Architecture Awards shortlist: https://nzia.co.nz/explore/news/2024/2024-new-zealand-architecture-awards-shortlist/ Theme Music: The Cosmic Wheels

Welcome to Episode 053! Today Arch, Tash, and Jeremy talk with Bill McKay, senior lecturer in the School of Architecture at University of Auckland. We discussed the new book Urban Aotearoa: The Future for Our Cities, a new release from Bridget Williams Books, which Bill co-edited with David Batchelor. We asked Bill his views on the issues facing our cities, the current Government positions on the topic, and what answers he sees to address the needs of a growing Aotearoa. Urban Aotearoa is out now, and available from BWB at the link below. Urban Aotearoa: https://www.bwb.co.nz/books/urban-aotearoa/ Theme Music: The Cosmic Wheels

Welcome to Episode 052! The team range across several topics today, starting with the recent NZIA awards round and Tash's experience as a judge, and whether Aotearoa's architects are good presenters. We also review the recent success of the film 'Maurice and I', talk about adaptive reuse as a tool for central city revitalisation, and what books we're reading. Maurice and I website and trailer: https://mauriceandi.com/ Theme Music: The Cosmic Wheels

Our third and final interview from Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects In:Situ 2024 conference is with Jeanne Gang, founder of Studio Gang. Studio Gang's work is extremely wide-ranging, and defies categorisation. We talked with Jeanne about some of her most meaningful projects, the new ways in which architects shape cities, technology and making, and the patient art of long projects. We thank the NZIA for their support in organising these interviews. Studio Gang: https://studiogang.com/ NZIA's Q&A with Jeanne Gang: https://www.nzia.co.nz/in-situ/q-a-jeanne-gang/ Theme Music: The Cosmic Wheels

In our second interview from Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects In:Situ 2024 conference, we talk with Sandra Barclay and JeanPierre Crousse about their talk, how they collaborate as 'double partners' in life and work, and their love of creative constraints. They established Barclay & Crousse Architecture in Paris in 1994 and Lima, Peru, in 2006. We are grateful to the NZIA for their support in organising these interviews. Barclay & Crousse: https://www.barclaycrousse.com/ NZIA's Q&A with Sandra Barclay: https://www.nzia.co.nz/in-situ/q-a-barclay-crousse/ Theme Music: The Cosmic Wheels

In the first of three interviews from Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects In:Situ 2024 conference, we join Kai-Uwe Bergmann to talk about his work, projects, and BIG's emphasis on refining design communication. Kai-Uwe is a partner at BIG Architects and oversees their urban and landscape projects globally. We are grateful to the NZIA for their support in organising these interviews. BIG Architects: https://big.dk/ NZIA's Q&A with Kai-Uwe: https://www.nzia.co.nz/in-situ/q-a-kai-uwe-bergmann/ Theme Music: The Cosmic Wheels

Welcome to Episode 048! Today Arch, Tash and Jeremy huddled in St Matthew's in the City to talk with Kevin O'Brien, a Principal at BVN Architects in Australia, leading their Designing with Country strategy. Kevin was in Aotearoa to judge the Te Kāhui Whaihanga Resene Student Design Awards. We spoke with Kevin about what it means to Design with Country, the Student Design Awards work, and his recent projects. Kevin O'Brien - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_O%27Brien_(architect) https://www.bvn.com.au/person/kevin-o-brien Designing with Country - https://www.indesignlive.com/people/kevin-obrien-designing-for-country/amp and https://www.bvn.com.au/tenet/designing-with-country Theme Music: The Cosmic Wheels

Welcome to Episode 047! Today Arch, Tash and Jeremy interview Canadian architect Tye Farrow, who visited Aotearoa in October to promote his upcoming book Constructing Health. Tye is a captivating speaker, and works 'at the intersection of architecture and neuroscience', uniquely qualified in holding a Master of Neuroscience Applied to Architecture (University of Venice IUAV), a Master of Architecture in Urban Design (Harvard University), and a Bachelor of Architecture degree (University of Toronto). We hope you enjoying hearing from Tye as much as we did talking with him, and we thank Woodworks for bringing Tye to New Zealand for his lecture series. Pre-order Tye Farrow's book 'Constructing Health' here https://utorontopress.com/9781487557225/constructing-health/ Farrow Partners - https://farrowpartners.ca/ Theme Music: The Cosmic Wheels

Welcome to Episode 046! It's the full team this episode as we discuss the upcoming NZIA National Awards, David Adjaye, Jeremy's new book on matua Rewi Thompson with Jade Kake, and how this is all to do with Oceangate. NZIA 2023 New Zealand Architecture Awards Shortlist https://nzia.co.nz/explore/news/2023/2023-new-zealand-architecture-awards-shortlist Theme Music: The Cosmic Wheels

Welcome to Episode 045! We get out and about and visit CoHaus in Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand, and talk to its architects - Thom Gill and Helle Westergaard of Studio Nord. Thom and Helle kindly welcomed us into their home for our chat, and explained the design and development process of CoHaus, as well as their background, what they've learned as designers, and paint a picture of a less common response to meeting our housing and social needs. It's a brilliant and generous interview, and we thank them both for allowing us to visit. There's lots you can read about CoHaus, including: * Cohaus website http://cohaus.nz/ * Christopher Kelly's Architecture NZ review of CoHaus 12 Jan 2022 https://architecturenow.co.nz/articles/watching-the-collectives/ * Thom and Helle's response to the above https://architecturenow.co.nz/articles/letter-to-the-editor/ *Stuff article on the project and talking to residents https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/retirement/128510805/what-its-like-to-retire-to-a-cohousing-development-with-neighbours-from-1-to-80 Theme Music: The Cosmic Wheels