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Iconic Buildings Ideal Palace (Palais Ideal)

The folly of fantasy buildings.

08-26
04:24

This subject podcast is closing

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08-26
01:02

The shipping container and its role in design

A new book explores how shipping containers paved the way for a global economy.

08-19
11:47

Iconic Buildings: Habitat 67, Montreal

Colin Bisset takes us to the Habitat housing complex in Montreal, Canada.

08-19
03:54

Designing for an ageing population

How do we better design our homes so we can stay in them until old age?

08-19
12:32

RN subject podcasts are closing

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08-17
01:02

Iconic Buildings: Einstein Tower

The Einstein Tower outside the German town of Potsdam remains Erich Mendelsohn's best known work.

08-13
03:42

Architecture and faith

Architects Glenn Murcutt and Hakan Elevli talk architecture and faith and the Newport mosque.

08-12
12:09

The sweet sounds of home

While we often association sights and smells with a place what about the sounds? A Sydney researcher has found the sounds of where we live can be just as important in forming our experience of a place.

08-12
10:07

Perfect Asian salad, a thoroughly modern Mosque, a celebration of the veg, bookish gardens, sound of place

The sweet sounds of home. A year without meat and other food choices. Great literary gardens of the world. Architecture and faith. Tips and tricks: Adam Liaw's Asian salad. Sense of Place: Alick Tipoti on Badu Island. The artist and botanical collector. Iconic Buildings: Einstein Tower.

08-12
01:19:18

Olympic aftermath

What happens to Olympic villages when the party's over?

08-05
12:44

Tallangatta named 'notable town' by National Trust

Tallangatta has become one of only two places to get the National Trust of Victoria's 'notable town' label, and all because of a very unique claim to fame.

08-02
04:25

Iconic Buildings: Roxy Theatre, New York

Colin Bisset takes us to New York to revist the Roxy Theatre.

07-29
03:37

Challenges of heritage architecture

How can heritage buildings be preserved, and best used, in the modern age?

07-29
12:47

World's largest fashion parade: the Olympic Games

Part national costume, part fashion statement what makes a memorable Olympic uniform?

07-29
13:51

The Wonder Trail, Shane Gould life after swimming, Olympic uniforms, heritage architecture, Somali cuisine, Laos Gardens

World's largest fashion parade: the Olympic Games. On the Wonder Trail. Cooking up the past: stories of asylum. Challenges of heritage architecture. Iconic Buildings: Roxy Theatre, New York. Sense of Place: Shane Gould on Redgate Beach, Western Australia. A botanic gardens for Laos.

07-29
01:19:20

The common pitfalls of 3D printing

Researchers have created a handy guide for those just starting to experiment with 3D printing.

07-27
06:35

Iconic buildings: Viceroy House, Delhi

Colin Bisset takes us to the opulent Viceroy House.

07-23
03:37

Beating replicas with authentic design

Should Australian designers be protected from replicas?

07-22
13:01

Trees reducing crime, self-drive car safety, cookbooks vs blogs, authentic design, Viceroy House, Adam Liaw's stir fry tips

Beating replicas with authentic design. Cookbooks in an online world. Planting trees for crime reduction. World's greatest cycling destinations. Tips and tricks: Adam Liaw on the perfect stir fry. The ethics of self-driving cars. Science behind the healthiest fruits. Iconic buildings: Viceroy House, Delhi .

07-22
01:19:03

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