Dig Beneath Design Podcast

Dig Beneath Design Podcast


Latest Episodes

Terrence Stapleton says good leaders listen, ask questions and include diverse voices.
December 15, 2024

Pouring beer and waiting tables during uni, Terrence Stapleton would never have dreamed of his fabulous future career. Now hes a successful landscape architect leading TCLs Sydney studio, with rich,

Libby Gallagher champions climate resilience with clarity and courage.
October 20, 2024

Dr Libby Gallagher designs major parks in Sydney, teaches at leading universities and advises government on urban tree canopy. Her Cool Streets research gained national media coverage and was featured

Bo Wong speaks like she swims: with purpose, presence and joy.
August 06, 2024

Freelance photographer Bo Wong has done things most sole traders only dream of. Like take an 8-month creative sabbatical, swim in the ocean daily, even collaborate successfully with family and friends

John O’Callaghan designs interactive and fun ways to engage with urban planning.
May 14, 2024

As a young planner, John OCallaghan created a buzz in the industry. Instead of rules, regulations and tedious town hall meetings, he kickstarted initiatives like Idea Bombing Sydney, online blogs and

Nicole Larkin taps into beauty, love and memory to spark conversations.
November 18, 2023

Nicole Larkin is an architect, artist and an expert on ocean pools. Her Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarship canvassed all 59 pools along the NSW coast, allowing Nicole to create opportunities, forge c

Chris Moller says the language of architecture isn’t images or words, it’s making.
July 13, 2023

Host of Grand Designs New Zealand for six years, Chris Moller is a charismatic TV star. But behind the camera is an erudite architect urbanist who challenges the way we live, build and think. Chris ha

Helen Lochhead believes authentic communicators make strong leaders.
December 11, 2019

Helen Lochhead sends a refreshing jolt of energy through the architecture profession. As the first female dean of the Faculty of the Built Environment at UNSW Sydney, national president of the Australian Institute of Architects and one of the Australia...

Greg Grabasch empowers people to have a say in designing their own places.
October 09, 2019

Greg Grabasch models a new role for landscape architects - as design facilitators. In 2006 he founded UDLA design studio in Fremantle, Western Australia on strong principles of social and environmental justice.

Indira Naidoo always seeks ways to connect with her audience.
July 25, 2019

Indira Naidoo is an expert communicator. You might have seen her on TV, heard her on radio or read her books The Edible Balcony and its sequel The Edible City. Indira knows how to hook you into a story, from a spelling bee that nearly spelled the end o...

Jennie Officer wants architects to justify their language, not dumb it down.
May 03, 2019

Jennie Officers life is immersed in architecture. She practices as co-director of Officer Woods Architects, teaches at the University of Western Australia and writes about architecture in the dead of