
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 • 29 episodes
Design Principles Pod
Latest Episodes
Growth Through Design: An Architectural Evolution
The path to finding your architectural voice isn't a straight line—it's a series of experiments, failures, resets, and breakthroughs. Sam Brown, founding director of Arête Architects, takes us on a candid journey through his evolution as a desi...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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56:44

Mass Timber Construction: A Woody Renaissance
Step into the revolutionary world of mass timber construction with our enlightening conversation featuring Jordan Robinson, Head of Business Development at X-Lam. What begins as a reunion of old architecture school friends quickly transforms in...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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53:51

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
