The BD Weekly Podcast

The BD Weekly Podcast 17: Peter Bishop on London's development

bdonline@ubm.com (Building Design) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMT

Peter Bishop on London's Great Spaces, temporary spaces and future spaces

Peter Bishop, LDA group director of design, development and environment, joins the show to discuss the state of design policy in London.

We discuss this week's launch of the mayor's Great Spaces plan as well as the opportunities for temporary structures and spaces in moribund building sites.

Also, we look at the Boris Johnson-hosted design discussion which brought together some of London's most influential architecture figures to look at the future growth of London.

The BD Weekly Podcast 16: Help for small practices

bdonline@ubm.com (Building Design) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMT

RIBA vice president practice Jane Duncan previews this week's conference and talks about the issues facing small practises, aswell as the institute's decision to scrap the fee graph in the latest client's guide.

And, one of the conference's speakers, intellectual property expert Nigel Calvert, gives some tips on how architects can protect their IP rights.

Finally, on a different note reporter Anna Winston visits the British Film Institute's season of Dreams and Cities.

The BD Weekly Podcast 15: Piers Gough on the week's big stories

bdonline@ubm.com (Building Design) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMT

This week Piers Gough joins the show to give his characteristically outspoken take on the week's big stories.

We take a look at the growing trend of commercial firms snapping up design talent in an attempt to compete with the big signature practises. Will it work?

Also, why Gough thinks that architecture graduates need to stop worrying so much about gaining experience and stay creative to ride out the recession.

Finally, following news that the LDA is insisting on high-quality architects in its London schemes, Gough calls on the HCA to roll out the principle nationwide.

The BD Weekly Podcast 14: Glenn Howells on listings policy & an interview David Chipperfield

bdonline@ubm.com (Building Design) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:00:00 GMT

Glenn Howells is in the studio hot seat, and we speak to David Chipperfield at the opening of his new exhibition.

This week on the BD Podcast we talk to Howells about architecture minister Margaret Hodge's decision to list the US Embassy, and her hint at a new listing policy on 20th Century buildings.

In a BD exclusive interview, she suggested that only buildings 'fit for purpose' should be listed, and only those which include the best examples of an architect's work or a particular building type.

And, after the glitter of the Stirling, we look at the plunge in viewing figures. Is this just a result of the X Factor? Changes in viewing patterns? Or is a revamp of the format needed?

Also, we catch up with David Chipperfield ahead of the opening of his new exhibition at the Design Museum, Form Matters, and ask what the exhibition is trying to achieve.

The BD Weekly Podcast 13: Ben Derbyshire on housing and architectural ethics and an interview with James Wines

bdonline@ubm.com (Building Design) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:00:00 GMT

Ben Derbyshire, MD of HTA, joins the show to talk about what Kevin McCloud's HAB scheme means for the wider industry, and why RIBA should be taking a lead on architectural ethics.

Up for discussion in this week's edition, hosted by editor Amanda Baillieu, was a look at the news that Kevin McCloud's HAB has finally got planning permission for a 42-home scheme in Swindon.

Will the star dust factor lead to the volume house builders taking a greater interest in green building? Or is it just a grand design gone wrong?

Next, as politics enters the Stirling Prize with the £20,000 prize tied up with a donation to Amnesty International, we ask what stance the RIBA should take on ethical issues.

And lastly, we talk to American sculpture and designer James Wines about architecture in the age of austerity.

The BD Weekly Podcast 12: Deborah Saunt on small firms and the Olympics

bdonline@ubm.com (Building Design) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:00:00 GMT

DSDHA's Deborah Saunt joins the show to discuss what's happened to promises that young firms would be involved in the Olympics, and her take on Will Alsop's move to RMJM.

Web editor Emily Cadman also reports from the Young Architect of the Year shortlisting party.

She hears from Architecture Foundation director and judge Sarah Ichioka on the qualities firms need to make the shortlist.

The BD Weekly Podcast 11: Daniel Moylan on design in the capital

bdonline@ubm.com (Building Design) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:00:00 GMT

Deputy leader of Kensington and Chelsea council Daniel Moylan is this week's special guest, speaking about why the Commonwealth Institute redesign deserves the go-ahead, Richard Rogers' resignation and Euston arch.

Also this week, BD talks to French architect Anne Lacaton of Lacaton & Vassal, the key note speaker at this week's RIBA's Changing Practices symposium, about how architects should engage with politics and economics.

The BD Weekly Podcast 10: Eric Parry on Cabe and the future of mega practices

bdonline@ubm.com (Building Design) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:00:00 GMT

Stirling Prize nominee Eric Parry joins the show to discuss the future of mega practices and Cabe's 10th anniversary party. Also, reporter Anna Winston investigates London's last remaining Roman amphitheatre underneath the Guild Hall.

The BD Weekly Podcast 09: Carbuncle Cup and the future of the Lighthouse

bdonline@ubm.com (Building Design) — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:00:00 GMT

Architect David Rosenberg of Velorose joins the show to talk about whether the Carbuncle Cup has gone to a worthy winner and what the future holds for the Lighthouse. Also, we talk to Victoria Thornton, director of Open House, about plans for this year's event.

The BD Weekly Podcast 08: Chelsea Barracks, Will Alsop and cloud computing

bdonline@ubm.com (Building Design) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 09:00:00 GMT

AHMM's Simon Allford joins the team to discuss Chelsea Barracks and Will Alsop's announcement he is quitting architecture for painting, and reporter Anna Winston learns how cloud computing could affect office design.

The BD Weekly Podcast 07: Cabe audits, the British Museum and the Stirling shortlist

bdonline@ubm.com (Building Design) — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:00:00 GMT

This week the BD team is joined by Rab Bennetts of Bennetts Associates to discuss design audits, the Stirling shortlist and the decision to reject RSHP's British museum extension.

The BD Weekly Podcast 06: Falling tender costs and remembering Cadbury-Brown

bdonline@ubm.com (Building Design) — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:00:00 GMT

Architect and developer Roger Zogolovitch joins the discussion on what renegotiation of tender bids means for architect and his memories of HT Cadbury-Brown.

The BD Weekly Podcast 05: The Commonwealth Institute saga, Carmody Groakes’ 7/7 memorial

bdonline@ubm.com (Building Design) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:00:00 GMT

This week the BD team is joined by Brian Waters of the ACA to chew the fat over the continuing Commonwealth Institute saga and the recently unveiled 7/7 memorial by Carmody Groake.

The BD Weekly Podcast 04: Student shows, colour in architecture and RIBA

bdonline@ubm.com (Building Design) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:00:00 GMT

The BD team talks to Peter Cook about why architecture schools need to show in London, the need for more colour in architecture and the RIBA’s efforts to boost its membership.

The BD Weekly Podcast 03: New survey for Robin Hood Gardens, Crossrail design woes and the Architecture Foundation's new HQ opens

bdonline@ubm.com (Building Design) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:00:00 GMT

This week, a new survey of Robin Hood Gardens' residents challenges demolition, architects' anger after Crossrail boss questions value of good design and to round it all off there's the opening of the Architecture Foundation's new HQ.

The BD Weekly Podcast 02: Will there be a boycott on Chelsea Barracks?

bdonline@ubm.com (Building Design) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:00:00 GMT

This week, no prizes for guessing that Chelsea Barracks is top of the agenda. Also featured are the Rubble Club and the vexed question of shared space.

The BD Weekly Podcast 01: Chelsea Barracks dropped, Vinoly in Colchester and Zaha's shoes

bdonline@ubm.com (Building Design) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:00:00 GMT

Episode one of BD’s weekly podcast includes Ellis Woodman's take on the Chelsea Barracks saga, the background behind news of a rescue plan for Vinoly's Colchester project and a look at Zaha Hadid's latest shoes.