Talking Architecture & Design Podcast (Episode 225) - 2024 AIA Gold Medal Winner Philip Thalis on urban density, transport design and how to fix Sydney Listen Now
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    The unifying power of design: Bridging the gap between offline and online learning
    The unifying power of design: Bridging the gap between offline and online learning

    A look back at the university sector, over the past decade or so, reveals a dynamic and agile landscape. The introduction of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) provided an alternative to ‘traditional’ bricks-and-mortar campuses.


    Why electric vehicles won’t be enough to rein in transport emissions any time soon
    Why electric vehicles won’t be enough to rein in transport emissions any time soon

    Progress towards Australia’s new emissions target of a 43% reduction by 2030 (from 2005 levels) has been decidedly mixed. Emissions in the electricity sector have fallen in recent years, but the upward trend in another major sector, transport, is set to continue.


    Mental blocks: How better design of acute mental health units could aid recovery
    Mental blocks: How better design of acute mental health units could aid recovery

    It is a niche kind of membership that lets you in behind the doors of an acute mental health facility. Unless you work there or are admitted as an inpatient, these publicly funded private spaces that house people at their most vulnerable are really difficult to get into.


    The unfulfilled American dream stalks Mike Davis’s dystopian Los Angeles
    The unfulfilled American dream stalks Mike Davis’s dystopian Los Angeles

    The death of the radical historian Mike Davis, on October 25 in San Diego, brings back memories of Los Angeles, and of Davis’s landmark book on that city.


    Clearer rules on reporting climate risks could lead to decarbonising corporate Australia
    Clearer rules on reporting climate risks could lead to decarbonising corporate Australia

    Australian company directors have long had legal obligations to identify, disclose and manage material financial risks to the company. Where risks result from climate change, or from measures to mitigate climate change, they have an obligation to address and report these.


    Are Aussie pubs really filled with tiles because it’s easier to wash off the pee?
    Are Aussie pubs really filled with tiles because it’s easier to wash off the pee?

    The “six o’clock swill” is one of the best known terms in Australian history. It captures the unedifying drinking habits of a 50-year period from the first world war until the 1960s, when hotel bars closed at 6pm in the south-eastern states of Australia.


    For Australia to lead the way on green hydrogen, first we must find enough water
    For Australia to lead the way on green hydrogen, first we must find enough water

    Australia is well-positioned to be a global leader in green hydrogen production. Green hydrogen is produced using a renewable power source such as solar or wind. As a substitute for fossil fuels, it will help to meet growing renewable energy needs.


    Raising the design EQ with Marina Carroll
    Raising the design EQ with Marina Carroll

    The complexities of modern education projects demand we leave our biases behind and open our ears to those on the edges of the process. We hear from Architectus’ National Education Sector Leader, Marina Carroll.


    How closely monitoring households’ energy data can unleash their solar outputs and (possibly) make them more money
    How closely monitoring households’ energy data can unleash their solar outputs and (possibly) make them more money

    Almost one in three Australian households have solar panels on their roofs. Most are motivated by rising electricity prices and environmental concerns.


    Using AI to help protect the oceans from plastic waste
    Using AI to help protect the oceans from plastic waste

    You’ve seen the art AI image generators can create, and you may have played with natural language AI chatbots. You’ve benefited from artificial intelligence tools recommending you music and suggesting your next streaming show.


    Sydney is losing its food-growing land to development
    Sydney is losing its food-growing land to development

    Our newly published research used the Western Sydney region as a case study of land lost since the 2011 census, and newly released Australian Bureau of Statistic (ABS) data allowed us to update our findings.


    Despite government delays, food waste recycling bins are coming to your kitchen sooner than you think
    Despite government delays, food waste recycling bins are coming to your kitchen sooner than you think

    Only 24% of local councils in Australia separately collect household food organics and garden organics (FOGO) waste. Another 16% provide garden waste collection only. This limited progress has prompted the federal government to push back the target date, from 2023 to 2030, for all councils to collect food and garden waste separately from landfill waste.


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