
Design Principles Pod
Architecture. A hot topic, a buzz word, a realm for the rich and famous, or the thing that your step uncle does? We will be unpacking the good, the bad and the downright reality of the architectural and construction industry. With insights from industry professionals and personal anecdotes from our three hosts Ben, Gerard and Sam, you will be given a look behind the closed pages of those fancy looking moleskins. Tune in and redline out.
Podcasting since 2024 • 27 episodes
Design Principles Pod
Latest Episodes
Design With Intent: A Conversation with Architects, Seear-Budd Ross
The seemingly effortless elegance of minimalist architecture masks the extraordinary attention to detail required to achieve it. Tom Seear-Budd and James Ross, founders of Wellington-based Seear-Budd Ross Architects, pull back the curtain on th...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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55:42

Hydroforming the Future: Gerard Dombroski's Exhibition, Inflation
What happens when steel becomes soft? When industrial materials take on organic forms? In Gerard Dombrowski's debut solo exhibition "Inflation" at Season Aotearoa Gallery, steel transforms into something unexpectedly fluid and inviting....
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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48:22

Form and Function: Exploring Programme in Design
Ever wondered what architects mean when they talk about "programme"? In our latest deep dive, we crack open this fundamental concept that shapes everything from the tiniest apartments to sprawling civic buildings.This episode begins wit...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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52:34

Feel Good, Look Good: Performance vs Aesthetics in Architecture
What happens when award-winning architects and builders challenge the notion that sustainable, high-performance buildings must sacrifice aesthetics? This thought-provoking conversation brings together Passive House experts who are transforming ...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:04:51

Outside Influence: Has the Architectural Pilgrimage Changed?
What happens when architecture becomes more accessible through images than through physical experience? This question forms the backbone of our conversation with Nina Boyd, a New Zealand architect currently working in Paris.The traditio...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:02:52
