Design Speaks Weekly
Design Speaks Weekly
Podcast Description
Design Speaks Weekly brings you the biggest stories in Australian architecture and design. Produced by Architecture Media, each episode explores a key theme shaping the built environment, paired with the latest industry news and analysis. As an extension of the Design Speaks event series, this podcast opens up vital conversations to a wider audience, wherever you are.
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The podcast explores topics such as gender equity in architecture, lessons from renowned architects, and advancements in modular design. Specific episodes include discussions on pay equity with Justine Clark, reflections on architectural practice by Glenn Murcutt, and the benefits of prefab construction led by Stuart Vokes and Dan Burnett.
Design Speaks Weekly brings you the biggest stories in Australian architecture and design. Produced by Architecture Media, each episode explores a key theme shaping the built environment, paired with the latest industry news and analysis. As an extension of the Design Speaks event series, this podcast opens up vital conversations to a wider audience, wherever you are.
Renowned Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson is best known for his large-scale immersive installations that harness ephemeral materials, including light, air and water, to explore topics of time, the natural environment and the effects of climate change.
For this episode, Landscape Architecture Australia editor Emily Wong sat down with Olafur at the opening of his latest exhibition, Presence, at the Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, which runs until 12 July 2026.
They talk about nature in cities, the tensions between the natural and human-made worlds, and the need to face the trauma of the climate crisis.
Further reading
Holding space for the future: Olafur Eliasson
architectureau.com/articles/holding-space-for-the-future-olafur-eliasson
Olafur Eliasson: Presence
architectureau.com/calendar/exhibitions/olafur-eliasson-presence
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