Local Architecture Now

Michael Gloster, author of 'The Shaping of Noosa', is an architect, urban designer and policy planner. He discusses the 40 year history of he and his brilliant Noosa Council colleagues in shaping the iconic Noosa coastal district, on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. Anyone who knows Noosa and all of us passionate about coastal environment and human settlement planning, can be enriched by this world- leading urban and regional parks development story. Rosalind Derby of Rosalind Derby Architecture, interviews colleagues across the construction industry, discussing architecture and building, urban design, public space design. Buildings mediate between people and their environment. Todays guest is:

Afdel Aziz (The Conspiracy of Love) discusses his groundbreaking documentary ‘The Genius of the Place'. This is an extraordinarily beautiful film, introducing us to Geoffery Bawa and his architecture in Sri Lanka. Bawa (1919 – 2003), recognised as one of the influential architects of the twentieth century, devoted his work to a discovery of a contemporary Sri Lankan sense of place. Afdel's interview reveals the importance of the film as a story of Bawa's life and work within the utterly beautiful Sri Lankan geography, Bawa's beloved place. Afdel enchanted his film with special interviews among the talented Sri Lankan architects, artists, and craftspeople with whom Bawa collaborated, to bring forward his formative expression of a de-colonised Sri Lankan architecture. Rosalind Derby of Rosalind Derby Architecture, interviews colleagues across the construction industry, discussing architecture and building, urban design, public space design. Buildings mediate between people and their environment. Todays guest is:

We meet TreeSpace Kapiti. Viola Palmer, Founder and Geoff Scrase, Chairman, two members of TreeSpace Kapiti introduce us to this new urban tree advocacy group. Advocating the importance of tree canopy quality in urban areas for wellbeing, suburban temperature cooling, and carbon sequestration, they also discuss their latest local planting project, the Miyawaki tiny forest concept. For more information email treespace.kapiti@gmail.com Rosalind Derby of Rosalind Derby Architecture, interviews colleagues across the construction industry, discussing architecture and building, urban design, public space design. Buildings mediate between people and their environment. Todays guest is:

An action-packed interview with James Beban, Co-Owner Urban Edge Planning, Lower Hutt, who is Planning and Natural Hazards Director. James discusses, in riveting clarity, their District Plan advice in support of individual and investor / developer clients' intentions. Equally James advises where NOT to build, as experts in natural hazard policy formation and research. The multi-disciplinary Urban Edge team describe ‘quality' as their core principle across all services: Resource Consent Planning / Landscape Architecture and Urban Design / District Plan Policy and Private Plan Changes / Natural Hazard Policy Formation and Research. They have a team of Planners, Landscape Architects and Urban Designers. Their services also include strategic policy advice for local and central government; evidence for council and Environmental Court hearings; Stakeholder and Community consultation.' https://www.urbanedgeplanning.co.nz/ Rosalind Derby of Rosalind Derby Architecture, interviews colleagues across the construction industry, discussing architecture and building, urban design, public space design. Buildings mediate between people and their environment. Todays guest is:

Michael Anistasidis discusses mortgage finance, especially for First Home Buyers. He is a Registered Mortgage Advisor / Mortgage Broker and part of Bozinoff Mortgages and Insurance. Michael clearly and simply, in straightforward language, describes the important work of property finance for his clients, particularly First Home buyers and those requiring ‘top-up' loans for additions and alterations to existing dwellings. Michael's understanding of this country's property market and the current housing landscape is underpinned with a commitment to service for people's need for a home and the ability to finance it. Broad brush discussion on Aotearoa New Zealand's current housing issues and the cycles of the market and an optimism toward the kinds of questions we need to ask of the collective challenges ahead of us. contact Michael at https://www.michaelmortgageman.co.nz/

Economist Mary Hedges, fundraising manager for the restoration of Christ Church in Ellerslie, discusses the ‘hook' that enabled their highly successful fundraising campaign for this historic restoration. The hook: stained glass windows donated by foremost, Victorian stained-glass designer and fabricator Alfred Bell of Clayton and Bell. Mary clearly understood every element of the design report by heritage architects Salmond Reed Architects, to inform their funding application. This is an exciting adventure of local history, involving Albin Martin, one of the founders of the church and considered ‘The Father of Art' in Auckland. Rosalind Derby of Rosalind Derby Architecture, interviews colleagues across the construction industry, discussing architecture and building, urban design, public space design. Buildings mediate between people and their environment. Todays guest is:

This episode Ros talks with Giles Keating, current Owner of Athelhampton - one of the oldest Tudor manors in England, dated 1485 and pre-1066. Giles describes his restoration work and their Athelhampton Zero project with Spase Ltd Architects and Surveyors. As a team together, client and architect provided an award-winning conversion of a Grade 1 listed estate into becoming carbon neutral. Listen here for stories of their restoration of the huge kitchen hearth, writer Thomas Hardy's deep association with the house after his career as an architect, the house as film location and sharing carbon neutral power installation expertise with Hampton Court consultants. Athelhampton Manor is open to visitors year round. visit https://www.athelhampton.com More information can be found at Space architects website https://www.spase.co.uk/portfolio/athelhampton-zero/

Paula Clarke of Go Architecture in Lower Hutt discusses the business of architecture. Her excellent design studio is managed with well-considered systems and structure, achieving an optimum working environment for her team. The space supports high quality communication with her clients, colleagues, consultants and contractors. Business and communication systems and a well-designed office environment support her delivery of high-quality architecture. Rosalind Derby of Rosalind Derby Architecture, interviews colleagues across the construction industry, discussing architecture and building, urban design, public space design. Buildings mediate between people and their environment.

Rosalind Derby of Rosalind Derby Architecture, interviews colleagues across the construction industry, discussing architecture and building, urban design, public space design. Buildings mediate between people and their environment. Todays guest is: Aidan Hart

This exciting interview is with Brendan Macfarlane, who with his partner Dominique Jakob, runs Jakob + Macfarlane architecture | urbanism | design | research, a multidisciplinary and multicultural architecture agency based in Paris, France. Visit their amazing work at http://www.jakobmacfarlane.com/en Brendan will excite you with his evocative discussion of their venture near Cairo Egypt for a new 5000 student university. He discusses desert shadow and geometry and the intimacy of sub-ground tombs, as his archeological context. They also won the competition C40 Reinventing Cities May 2019. Calling it the Energy Plug, this was to be a gateway building for the Paris Olympics 2024.

Rosalind speaks to the UK – Tania Ihlenfeld. Tania is CEO Ede Enablers: ‘Ede Enablers Ltd - Developing and supporting formidable leaders to deliver impactful, future-fit built environments without compromise'. www.edeenablers.com Former architect with Grimshaw Architects London and Lead Architect on Reading Station transport infrastructure project https://grimshaw.global/projects/rail-and-mass-transit/reading-station/

Join Rosalind Derby of Rosalind Derby Architecture this week, where she has an all too brief interview with award winning architect Michael Lehrer from Lehrer Architects in Los Angeles. This all round nice guy has wonderful insights for the listener - a joyful and uplifting listen.

Rosalind Derby of Rosalind Derby Architecture, interviews colleagues across the construction industry, discussing architecture and building, urban design, public space design. Buildings mediate between people and their environment. Todays guests are: Sophie Handford and Bede Laracy

Rosalind has a wonderful conversation with Iris from Isthmus around regeneration and their guiding Kaupapa.

The 3 screens protecting the King as the sacred oils were applied by the Archbishop of Cantebury were designed by Aidan Hart, and he speaks to Rosalind about this process and also speaks about art and architecture with Rosalind. A fascinating and special episode.

Rosalind Derby of Rosalind Derby Architecture, interviews colleagues across the construction industry, discussing architecture and building, urban design, public space design. Buildings mediate between people and their environment. Todays guest is: Anna, from Land Matters. Land Matters are a specialist property consultancy and management company focused on resource planning and consenting, engineering and surveying.

Rosalind Derby of Rosalind Derby Architecture, interviews colleagues across the construction industry, discussing architecture and building, urban design, public space design. Buildings mediate between people and their environment. Todays guest is: Susi from Lavender Creek Farm

Rosalind Derby of Rosalind Derby Architecture, interviews colleagues across the construction industry, discussing architecture and building, urban design, public space design. Buildings mediate between people and their environment. Todays guest is: David Mills of Mills Albert.

Rosalind Derby of Rosalind Derby Architecture, interviews colleagues across the construction industry, discussing architecture and building, urban design, public space design. Buildings mediate between people and their environment. Todays guest is: Nick Mouat

Rosalind presents a programme about building design and use.

Rosalind presents a programme about building design and use. Her guest today is Neil Cotton of ASC Architects

Rosalind presents a programme about building design and use. Her guest today is Tanya

Rosalind presents a programme about building design and use. Her guest today is Jon Calame

Rosalind presents a programme about building design and use. Her guest today is Phillip Ascot

Rosalind presents a programme about building design and use. Her guest today is Suzanne McNamara

Rosalind presents a programme about building design and use. Her guest today is Kay Flavell

Rosalind presents a programme about building design and use. Her guest today is John Rennie Short, Human / Urban Geographer is a Professor in the School of Public Policy, University of Maryland Baltimore County. https://publicpolicy.umbc.edu/john-rennie-short/ His research interests include: Geopolitics, urban issues, environmental concerns and cartographic representations

This is a repeat of an earlier programme with Hugh Tennant

Rosalind presents a programme about building design and use. Her guest today is Kate Mackness

Ros chats with Emma McInnes about urban design

Kapiti Gateway is the topic today

Ros chats with Todd about the family home.

Rosalind speaks with Libby Hakaraia about converting the old Edhouses, and Maoriland.

Kemi and Nico are Ros's guests today

Simon Wallace of Lotus Eco Village is todays guest

Mark Williams is Rosalinds guest today

Bianca is Rosalinds guest today

Ros's guest today is Bryce Holmes, and they discuss land matters

Arvid O'Sullivan of Fusion Engineering is Rosalinds guest today.