Talking Architecture & Design

Lynette Apostolou, CEO of Jackson Teece, brings more than 30 years of experience in architecture and practice leadership and is a committed mentor and advocate for inclusion within the profession. 
She began in architecture and design, then moved through the public and construction sectors into the commercial operations of architectural practices, giving her a complete view of a project, from design and delivery to the business behind it.
Lynette leads the practice’s growth and its engagement with the wider community. She is a committed mentor to students and emerging designers, including through the Australian Institute of Architects and NAWIC programs, and established the practice’s EDI committee to build an inclusive workplace. She also supports Parlour, a research-based advocacy organisation working to improve equity in architecture and the built environment professions.
In this interview with guest host and former Architecture & Design deputy editor Jarrod Reedie, Lynette talks about the changes and challenges in the design sector and how having the right level of training, diversity and positivity can be the difference between thriving and just surviving in the Brave New World of design.

In this episode, we’ll talk about sustainability—but not simply as a checklist of energy ratings, materials, and technical performance. We’re looking at how sustainable design is evolving, what a genuinely regenerative approach to architecture might look like, and whether traditional models of designing, building, and inhabiting our homes still fit the future. 
Joining me is architect Talina Edwards, a director at Envirotecture, with more than 25 years’ experience in architecture and a particular focus on sustainable, healthy and high-performance buildings. Talina is also a certified passive house designer and a strong advocate for more sustainable practice across the profession. 
This podcast is brought to you in association with Autex Acoustics, proud sponsors of our 2026 Sustainability series of podcasts.

Engineering has traditionally been understood as a discipline focused on solving technical problems—designing structures, calculating loads, moving people and water, generating and distributing energy, and ensuring the infrastructure around us works safely and efficiently.
But that role is changing.
Engineers are increasingly asked to think beyond individual assets and projects—and instead consider how infrastructure interacts with cities, communities, the environment, technology, energy systems, and an increasingly uncertain future.
At the same time, artificial intelligence is beginning to reshape how design and engineering work is actually done — raising questions about productivity, skills, creativity, professional judgement and what the engineer of the future will look like.
And then there is the question of uncertainty itself.
Liam O’Donohue, Managing Principal for Australia and New Zealand at Arup, explains how you design infrastructure today when tomorrow's technology, climate, demographics, energy systems, and community expectations may look very different.

Clinton Cole is a boundary-pushing architect and builder who believes we can all be a force for good. With industry-leading expertise in regenerative design, he creates premium homes that actively repair damage to our planet and give back to future generations. In the same spirit, he puts ethics and responsibility front and centre at CplusC, one of only five Australian architects to earn B Corp certification.

Clinton holds two degrees in Architecture and is a registered Architect, a licenced Builder and accredited Construction Supervisor with over 20 years’ experience in the industry. A frank and fearless contributor to professional debate, he’s often invited to present to industry peers, academic panels and design publications.
In this revealing interview, Clinton Cole talks about what it takes to build a genuinely sustainable home in Australia.
This podcast was sponsored by CSR

In our first Shortcast in over two years, we talk with Will Messiter, Chief Operating Officer - Residential Communities and Home Building at Sekisui House Australia, at the company's manufacturing and assembly facility in southwest Sydney, about house building, the bottlenecks in Australia's building market, and how prefab and modular can offer a solution to our house affordability woes.