Episode Notes

Today my co-host Penny and I get to talk to a former colleague and dear friend Architect Nicole Larkin.

For many (myself and co-host Penny included) the iconic coastline of NSW is a place of nature, but for Nicole Larkin of Nicole Larkin Architecture it is also a highly managed landscape.

As an architect focusing on coastal planning and design, Nicole has been a guiding force in the protection and elevation of our coastal environment. Most recently, she was selected to consult on the NSW Coastal Design Guidelines, a statewide strategy on coastal planning that was released this year.

Nicole’s acclaimed hardcover book, The Wild Edge, a survey of ocean pools across NSW, serves as a tribute to these outliers of the built environment which are poised at the threshold of our nation's boundary.

Here Nicole discusses the relationship we have with our coastline and how the community, councils and state government work to facilitate intimate encounters with the landscape and reflect its importance in our national psyche.

Find out:

● How Nicole learned to unite complimentary passions for architecture and the coastline to curate a career where she can respect both.
● The emerging issues managing coastal landscapes and how the government and community are working to safeguard the future of coastal infrastructure.
● How the latest NSW Coastal Design Guidelines have considered the longevity of coastal infrastructure to withstand the pressure of coastal environments.
● What you can expect from Nicole at the Illawarra Festival of Architecture & Design on the 27th of October.

More about Nicole:

Nicole is an Illawarra based architect, artist and designer focusing on coastal planning and design, digital fabrication and the built environment. Nicole's body of work spans crafting statewide coastal policies to conceiving individual public artworks, showcasing her versatility and pursuit of design.

Nicole’s hardcover book, The Wild Edge, a survey of ocean pools across NSW, met with critical acclaim as a tribute to our coastline and the contribution these leisure and tourism attractions make to our communities.

Nicole’s career path intertwines coastal design, architecture, research, and the arts.

Me

https://www.nicolelarkin.com/

https://www.instagram.com/nlarkin_design/

Illawarra Festival of Architecture and Design

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https://www.instagram.com/ifad/

Co host Penny Keogh

https://www.linkedin.com/in/pennykeogh/

Host Michael Clarke

https://www.michaelclarkearchitects.com/

https://www.instagram.com/clarchitect/