Tag: Interviews
First and last: Kelvin Ho of Akin Atelier
In this interview we wind back the clock as Kelvin Ho of Akin Atelier shares the origin story of his career in architecture, his first and latest projects, and the journey between.
Suzuko Yamada and the handmade city of Tokyo
Ahead of her appearance at The Architecture Symposium, Brisbane Suzuko Yamada spoke to ArchitectureAU about her radical approach to architecture.
First and last: Studio Ongarato
After 30 years in practice together, Ronnen Goren and Fabio Ongarato reflect on their first and most recent way-finding projects for civic institutions.
First and Last: Sonia Simpfendorfer of Nexus Designs
Director at Nexus Designs, Sonia Simpfendorfer shares her earliest and most recent projects, reflecting on the learnings over her 30-year career.
Peter Maddison on what makes Grand Designs Australia unique
Reflecting on more than a decade of hosting Grand Designs Australia, Peter Maddison discusses some of his favourite (and least favourite) projects.
Placemaking over object-making: Shim-Sutcliffe
Brigitte Shim talks to ArchitectureAU about Canadianness in architecture, the use of time as material, and the difference between placemaking and object-making.
Radical questioning and the primacy of context: Kevin Low
Kevin Mark Low of Small Projects speaks with ArchitectureAU about shifting paradigms, finding meaning in the details, and creating relationships through context.
First and Last: Mark Simpson of Design Office
The Artichoke newsletter is launching a new profile series, “First and Last”, diving into the careers of eminent designers, from their earliest project to their most recent.
‘All constraints can be turned into good’: Lacaton and Vassal
Lacaton and Vassal’s architecture celebrates openness, both in its generous provision of air and light and in its conspicuous attempts to do more on a smaller budget.
Conversations across borders with Nord Architects
Morten Rask Gregersen and Johannes Molander Pedersen of the Danish practice Nord Architects were Droga Architects in Residence in 2015.
Burying Howard Roark with Liz Ogbu
The 2016 Droga Architect in Residence Liz Ogbu reminisces about her experience in Australia and discusses the fight for spatial justice.
On small practice
Anita Panov and Andrew Scott discuss small practice with some of the biggest name architects working in small practice.
Urban civic projects: Carmen Fiol-Costa
Barcelona-based architect and urban designer Carmen Fiol-Costa, the first Droga Architect in Residence, looks back on her time in Australia.
Glenn Murcutt, the ‘pavilion architect,’ on his MPavilion
Linda Cheng interviewed Murcutt at his MPavilion to discuss what a pavilion means to him and how this space creates serenity in central Melbourne.
What can the daily market teach us about civic space?
Istanbul-based architect Alexis Şanal was the Droga Architect in Residence in 2018, undertaking research into market spaces and public life.
The London architect and Sydney’s street awnings
As part of a continuing series on the Droga Architect In Residence program, ArchitectureAu spoke with How About Studio founder Nick Wood, the 2015 resident.
Interview series celebrates World Architecture Day
Architectural hardware company Novas and are launching an interview series with four prominent architects.
The inspirations and convictions of a ‘bloody rebel’ – Gabriel Poole
In November 2015, the late Gabriel Poole sat down with academic Elizabeth Musgrave and Lindsay Clare for a wide ranging interview. This edited transcript is published for the first time.
Negotiating an ‘undefined and uncontained’ crisis
Woods Bagot CEO Nik Karalis speaks with ArchitectureAU editor Linda Cheng about his global firm’s response to the COVID-19 crisis.
Rebellion, revolution and disruption: Sharon Egretta Sutton
In this wide-ranging interview architect, activist and academic Sharon Egretta Sutton reflects on action and rebellion in the 1960s, income inequality, and the urgent need for disruption in architecture schools today.
