Do you live in a city and wonder why it works the way it does? Talking Cities accesses the leaders creating, shaping and improving the cities we call home. Through candid conversation, find out how they are improving our economic, cultural and social epicentres.
As we wrap up Talking Cities for 2020 we look back and ask; what great lessons can we take into 2021?To jog our memories and help us plan for next year we look back at the challenges our guests set us through the year.Thanks again to all of our wonderful and very generous guests, to my co-host James Rosenwax and to the team behind the scenes; Anna Robinson, Giulia Vignaroli, Johnny Soliitt-Davis, Kirsty Douglas, and of course to the team at Whooshka.In 2020 Talking Cities also passed a few significant milestones, such as reaching over 100,000 listens in the series!Have a safe and relaxing break and see you all in 2021!
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Today we have a very special episode with two highly influential Indigenous Australians, Amanda Healy, Executive Officer of Warrikal and Managing Director of Kirrikin, and Jefa Greenaway, Director of Greenaway Architects, co-founder/ chair and director of Indigenous Architecture + Design Victoria and Regional Ambassador (Oceania) of INDIGO (International Indigenous Design Alliance).Jefa and Amanda share the stories of their backgrounds and how this simple act can completely change the nature of a conversation and often leads to the formation of deeper and less transactive partnerships in business and life. Parking our egos and engaging our empathy allows us to become far more aware of our country’s deeper, often hidden intelligence.We talk through the real need to deal with difficult truths of our recent past and how to move beyond the tired clichés often associated with Australian Indigenous culture. We share stories of how both Jefa and Amanda have subtly, yet profoundly engaged people they meet on a much deeper level than many would have expected or been prepared for.Jefa talks through how our society currently suffers from a chronic ‘cultural amnesia’ and how through his work he reveals the nature of the land, allowing us all to become more aware about the land we live in and the culture and people who have taken care of it for so long. Jefa also tells us that genuine collaboration only comes about from listening to each other and ‘sharing 1,000 cups of tea’!Amanda’s challenge to understand where you are, who came before you in your country, look more deeply and ask; who was the last well known warrior of your country, what is the name of their clan group, their traditional names…only then will you start to understand how things should be rather than how they are.Please check out the links to Jefa and Amanda’s business and other websites;Links to Amanda’s businesses and products;https://www.warrikal.com.au/https://kirrikin.com/Links to Jefa’s business and academic involvement;https://www.greenawayarchitects.com.au/https://msd.unimelb.edu.au/alumni/alumni-profiles/jefa-greenawayhttps://creative.vic.gov.au/design/BoDW-program/jefa-greenaway
Join Helen Lochhead (Dean of the Faculty of Built Environment at UNSW and President of the Australian Institute of Architects) and Jill Garner (Victorian State Government Architect) as we discuss how architecture has evolved in response to past global pandemics, from the tuberculosis ‘inspired’ sanitoriums of the 1930’s to the present day...and Jill's 'Grand Tour' of Europe visiting buildings designed by modernist architects determined to solve the health issues of their day through a single building.We also take a look at architecture’s role in the ‘civilizing’ the infrastructure ’boom’ of present day Australian cities and how in the truly integrated city architects can no longer ‘go it alone’ and architecture cannot provide all the answers we need without first collaborating.What of the healthy future city: well both Jill and Helen agree, it has much more to do with the linear open spaces and connections than the single buildings and places themselves.GET IN TOUCH:Email the show at talkingcities@aecom.com. Let us know who should be our next guest, what you like or how we can improve Talking Cities.Connect with our hosts,James Rosenwax, via LinkedIn.Tim O’Loan, via Linked InFor any further information visit AECOM's Brilliant City Insights.Please if you enjoy listening to Talking Cities, leave us a 5 star rating and don't forget to subscribe.
The South East Queensland region has it all, stunning beaches, a sensational climate and economic diversification. With a projected population growth to 5.3 million by 2040, how do we keep pace with this growth, add value to our enviable liveability and capitalise on our competitive advantages? Join us for episode seven of Season 5 of Talking Cities where we talk to influential South East Queensland business and industry leader of 30 years, Renaye Peters (now Vice President Campus Infrastructure and Services - Monash University) and CEO of The Committee for Brisbane, Barton Green and discuss what we need to do now to plan for the future, to 'grow better'.
We are joined by Michel Masson (CEO of Infrastructure Victoria) and Claire Ferres Miles (CEO Sustainability Victoria) to hear what are the most important focus areas to ensure we are well equipped to deal with the challenges of; climate change, population growth, recession and the associated social shocks and stresses. How do we help our cities bounce back from COVID in the short term, and how do we adjust to ‘live with COVID' and the associated stresses on our communities in the long term.GET IN TOUCH:Email the show at talkingcities@aecom.com. Let us know who should be our next guest, what you like or how we can improve Talking Cities.Connect with our hosts,James Rosenwax, via LinkedIn.Tim O’Loan, via Linked InFor any further information visit AECOM's Brilliant City Insights.Please if you enjoy listening to Talking Cities, leave us a 5 star rating and don't forget to subscribe.
Join us for our next episode of Talking Cities where James Rosenwax and Alex O'Mara, group deputy secretary of Place, Design and Public Spaces at the New South Wales Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, discuss the key ingredients for a great public space, the surprising results of the recent government survey about how communities are using public spaces differently as a consequence of COVID-19, and the government’s latest initiatives to improve public spaces for all. For further information about the competition, please visit www.psic.org.au. Entries close at midnight AEST on Friday 28 august 2020.
We hear from Bernadene Voss, Mayor of the City of Port Phillip and Trevor Budge, Strategic Development leader at the City of Greater Bendigo on why the COVID-19 pandemic has many talking and thinking seriously about relocating away from our lager cities and into smaller regional communities. We ask if the great love affair with 'big cities' is over and have we fallen out of love with cities?We also cover; is Fishermans Bend an opportunity to apply the lessons from COVID, what can Jane Jacobs teach us in 2020, what needs to change in the way we plan and deliver our cities in the 'COVID-normal' era and how much can (or should) Local Government actually do?GET IN TOUCH:Email the show at talkingcities@aecom.com. Let us know who should be our next guest, what you like or how we can improve Talking Cities.Connect with our hosts,James Rosenwax, via LinkedIn.Tim O’Loan, via Linked InFor any further information visit AECOM's Brilliant City Insights.Please if you enjoy listening to Talking Cities, leave us a 5 star rating and don't forget to subscribe.
Join us for our next episode of Talking Cities where James Rosenwax and Robyn Dowling, juror for the Public Space Ideas Competition, discuss the the benefits of multidisciplinary collaboration in the design of public spaces, the use of technology to foster social interaction and the potential for semi-formal reclamation of streets for pedestrians.For further information about the competition, please visit www.psic.org.au - entries close at midnight AEST on Friday 28 August 2020.GET IN TOUCH:Email the show at talkingcities@aecom.com. Let us know who should be our next guest, what you like or how we can improve Talking Cities.Connect with our hosts,James Rosenwax, via LinkedIn.Tim O’Loan, via Linked InFor any further information visit AECOM's Brilliant City Insights.Please if you enjoy listening to Talking Cities, leave us a 5 star rating and don't forget to subscribe.
Join Stuart Mosley (CEO of the Victorian Planning Authority) and Distinguished Professor Billie Giles-Corti (RMIT, Director of the Urban Futures Group) in conversation with Tim O'Loan (your host) as they discuss whether COVID-19 really does have urban residents 'running for the hills'. Our talented trio also talk through; the growing importance of urban data collection in creating better performing and resilient cities, the 'with-COVID' 20-minute city, the new role of public open space and if the Arden Precinct (Australia's largest and new innovation precinct) can pivot through lessons from COVID and become a 'demonstrator' for the way cities should be built beyond 2020.Documents referred to in this episode;Arden Structure PlanThe High LifeGET IN TOUCH:Email the show at talkingcities@aecom.com. Let us know who should be our next guest, what you like or how we can improve Talking Cities.Connect with our hosts,James Rosenwax, via LinkedIn.Tim O’Loan, via Linked InFor any further information visit AECOM's Brilliant City Insights.Please if you enjoy listening to Talking Cities, leave us a 5 star rating and don't forget to subscribe.
Join us for our first episode of Season 5 of Talking Cities where James Rosenwax and Susan Lloyd Hurwitz, CEO and Managing Director of Mirvac and a juror for the Public Space Ideas Competition, discuss the important role that public space plays in our cities and communities, some of the challenges faced with the delivery of high quality public space and changes to the way we use public space since the COVID-19 pandemic.For further information about the competition, please visit sydney.org.au/psic. Entries close at midnight AEST on Friday 28 August 2020.GET IN TOUCH:Email the show at talkingcities@aecom.com. Let us know who should be our next guest, what you like or how we can improve Talking Cities.Connect with our hosts,James Rosenwax, via LinkedIn.Tim O’Loan, via Linked InFor any further information visit AECOM's Brilliant City Insights.Please if you enjoy listening to Talking Cities, leave us a 5 star rating and don't forget to subscribe.
Join James Rosenwax and Tim O'Loan this season as they cover the Committee for Sydney's Public Space Ideas Competition and examine how our cities will change in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. We'll be talking to; Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz, Stuart Mosley, Michel Masson, Claire Ferres-Miles, Bernadene Voss, Robyn Dowling, Helen Lockhead, Billie Giles-Corti, Trevor Budge and Minister Rob Stokes.GET IN TOUCH:Email the show at talkingcities@aecom.com. Let us know who should be our next guest, what you like or how we can improve Talking Cities.Connect with our hosts,James Rosenwax, via LinkedIn.Tim O’Loan, via Linked InFor any further information visit AECOM's Brilliant City Insights.Please if you enjoy listening to Talking Cities, leave us a 5 star rating and don't forget to subscribe.
Who would you like to hear from on Talking Cities in 2019? Who has been your favourite guest over the past four seasons? As we wrap up Season 4 and plan our escape from the city to the beach, we encourage you to get in touch and tell us how we can improve the show. Thanks for listening and best wishes for the holiday season.GET IN TOUCH:Email the show at talkingcities@aecom.com. Let us know who should be our next guest, what you like or how we can improve Talking Cities.Connect with our host, James Rosenwax, via LinkedIn.For any further information visit AECOM's Brilliant City Insights.Please if you enjoy listening to Talking Cities, leave us a 5 star rating and don't forget to subscribe.
Western Sydney is experiencing an unprecedented boom, will there be a bust? Live from the Boomtown conference we explore Australia’s fastest growing economy, Western Sydney.Joining this special episode is; Maryanne Graham, Western Sydney Airport Co; Natalie Malligan, Uber; Paul Walker, GPT; Sara Mansour, Bankstown Poetry Slam and Christopher Brown, Western Sydney Leadership Dialogue. They discuss flying cars, the 30-minute city, multiculturalism and poetry slams.GET IN TOUCH:Email the show at talkingcities@aecom.com. Let us know who should be our next guest, what you like or how we can improve Talking Cities.Connect with our host, James Rosenwax, via LinkedIn.For any further information visit AECOM's Brilliant City Insights.Please if you enjoy listening to Talking Cities, leave us a 5 star rating and don't forget to subscribe.
If you could redesign your city, where would you start? After a devastating earthquake in 2011 Christchurch had this unique opportunity. Lianne Dalziel became Mayor of Christchurch in 2013 and talks about the redevelopment of the city. Find out why a central government department should run a city’s recovery and hear about an award winning model to capture 100,000 ideas from the local community and what lessons she’s learned along the way.GET IN TOUCH:Email the show at talkingcities@aecom.com. Let us know who should be our next guest, what you like or how we can improve Talking Cities.Connect with our host, James Rosenwax, via LinkedIn.For any further information visit AECOM's Brilliant City Insights.Please if you enjoy listening to Talking Cities, leave us a 5 star rating and don't forget to subscribe.
Did you know you make economic decisions daily? Anna Chau, Acting Chief Executive at Infrastructure Australia appreciates that society has unlimited needs but with limited resources they need to evaluate projects effectively. That’s why economists have been involved with creating our national infrastructure to do list. Find out how Anna and the Infrastructure Australia team use social and place based analysis to ensure cities get the best return on their infrastructure investment decisions.
What would you change about your city’s education system? If the Hon. Rob Stokes, MP, NSW Minister for Education had a magic wand he would start again. Hear why on this episode of Talking Cities along with his views on STEM, shared facilities and the real reason why schools have big fences around them.GET IN TOUCH:Email the show at talkingcities@aecom.com. Let us know who should be our next guest, what you like or how we can improve Talking Cities.Connect with our host, James Rosenwax, via LinkedIn.For any further information visit AECOM's Brilliant City Insights.Please if you enjoy listening to Talking Cities, leave us a 5 star rating and don't forget to subscribe.
Did you know 91% of engineers in the United Kingdom are male? Roma Agrawal, associate director at AECOM in London has been using this insight to inspire girls to become engineers. She was recently awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honour’s list. In this episode you will hear about robotics, balancing bridge functionality and sustainability, the Good Wife and the importance of designing cities for everyone.GET IN TOUCH:Email the show at talkingcities@aecom.com. Let us know who should be our next guest, what you like or how we can improve Talking Cities.Connect with our host, James Rosenwax, via LinkedIn.For any further information visit AECOM's Brilliant City Insights.Please if you enjoy listening to Talking Cities, leave us a 5 star rating and don't forget to subscribe.
How would you solve a city’s biggest transport challenges with only two days to brainstorm? Julie Mitchell, Deputy Director General for Policy, Planning and Investment for the Department of Transport and Main Roads talks about the Department’s focus on innovation, the longest electric superhighway in a single State and teraflop's of data.Two hackers also join the conversation live from CityHack18, which facilitates fast paced idea generation and group problem solving. We fast-forward a month to talk to Alice from the winning team.For more information on CityHack18 visit www.cityhack.com.auGET IN TOUCH:Email the show at talkingcities@aecom.com. Let us know who should be our next guest, what you like or how we can improve Talking Cities.Connect with our host, James Rosenwax, via LinkedIn.For any further information visit AECOM's Brilliant City Insights.Please if you enjoy listening to Talking Cities, leave us a 5 star rating and don't forget to subscribe.
What would you do without access to water for 100 days? Wellington’s primary water supply lies on a major seismic fault. Zac Jordan, deputy Chief Resilience Officer for Wellington discusses how the city is using an island concept to overcome stresses and the role of insurance literacy in educating communities.GET IN TOUCH:Email the show at talkingcities@aecom.com. Let us know who should be our next guest, what you like or how we can improve Talking Cities.Connect with our host, James Rosenwax, via LinkedIn.For any further information visit AECOM's Brilliant City Insights.Please if you enjoy listening to Talking Cities, leave us a 5 star rating and don't forget to subscribe.
Did you know that Mexico City only has 5 years of water left or the second highest threat to Melbourne’s GDP is a cyber-attack? Toby Kent and Mike Gillooly, Chief Resilience Officers for Melbourne and Christchurch respectively, discuss resilience and how cities need to strike the right balance between safety and security and livability and social cohesion.GET IN TOUCH:Email the show at talkingcities@aecom.com. Let us know who should be our next guest, what you like or how we can improve Talking Cities.Connect with our host, James Rosenwax, via LinkedIn. For any further information visit AECOM's Brilliant City Insights.Please if you enjoy listening to Talking Cities, leave us a 5 star rating and don't forget to subscribe.
Would you live in a micro apartment, give up your car and share a laundry if it meant you were close to work and all a city has to offer? Jason Twill Founder and Director of Urban Apostles discusses collaborative urbanism, South Lake Union and negative gearing.GET IN TOUCH:Email the show at talkingcities@aecom.com. Let us know who should be our next guest, what you like or how we can improve Talking Cities.Connect with our host, James Rosenwax, via LinkedIn. For any further information visit AECOM's Brilliant City Insights.Please if you enjoy listening to Talking Cities, leave us a 5 star rating and don't forget to subscribe.
Coming Soon Jason Twill doesn't want governments to sell public land, ever. Enjoy this sneak peek of season 4 of Talking Cities today. Subscribe now so you do not miss out on upcoming episodes.
Closing out Season 3, James shares his highlights from our local and international guests and gives a flavour of what to look out for in Season 4.
Whilst in Brisbane James has the pleasure of meeting Dr Catherin Bull, landscape architect and urban design extraordinaire. They discuss designing and planning cities for the long term, Brisbane’s Southbank and the importance of open space and how to do it well
James chats with award winning author, international urban sustainability expert Professor Peter Droege about renewable energy technology advancements and Sydney’s path and its prospects for renewable energy self sufficiency
In Melbourne, James and Melinda discuss how Australia's 20% population growth between 2006 and 2016 needs to be balanced with liveability, transport, infrastructure and housing affordability so that the benefits of economic success are shared with people in both cities and regions
While in London, James catches up with Guillaume Arth to discuss how technological improvements and a consumer-oriented approach to services (such as transport) are revolutionising the way we move around cities by prioritising convenience and cost over ownership
Barcelona, London and New York are often singled out as some of our favourite places to live and visit. They share a number of common traits such as being described as a connection of distinct but easily walkable villages. Recorded on a recent visit to London, James meets Kayvan Karimi from Space Syntax and Chris Choa from AECOM to discuss how people move around cities, how technology is being used to influence design and transit planning and the impact on liveability.
This week, James returns to Sydney to meet with Saneia Norton who spent her early career working on public projects for the public good at the NSW Government Architect's Office and now focuses on assisting designers and related disciplines communicate their ideas and collaborate with clients
Chairman and co-founder of New London Architecture, Peter Murray, meets with James to discuss new ideas and solutions to the challenges facing London and the built environment, including the need for high quality architecture and design excellence as some 430 new tall buildings emerge on London's skyline
Talking Cities is in London this week for the hOUR City student design competition, presented by AECOM and Van Alen Institute with 100 Resilient Cities - Pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation, where James, David and Stephen debate how to make people’s lives better and more connected with both the local and global context through good design, place making and measuring the performance of places
James meets Ken Shuttleworth in London to discuss how collaboration, curiosity and an equal sense of ownership, where every employee is a maker and partner in the business, uses design meritocracy to achieve design excellence
That's a wrap - James discusses the international and local guests we have featured on Season 2 of Talking Cities, then hints at a couple of exciting topics to be covered in Season 3.
Ludo Campbell-Reid discusses the transition of Auckland from a city that was "shut" to a walkable, mixed use waterfront city that emphasises its unique natural attributes, embraces people-focused design and enables change through unified local governance.
We are joined by Dr Tim Moonen, Managing Director of The Business of Cities, to learn how insights and data analysis tools they use can help city leadership, global firms and organisations to understand the latest dynamics of urbanisation and globalisation as cities compete to attract the best and brightest talent from around the world. Tim discusses the importance of good DNA and an entrepreneurial culture can foster innovation and provide significant benefit to cities.
Tom Dallessio joins us in Australia to explore how Newcastle, a post-industrial city, is rapidly re-inventing itself to align with the innovation economy and the fourth industrial revolution. At nextcity.org's global Vanguard conference in Newcastle, 100 professionals from around the world investigated opportunities to revitalise its inner city and industrial heritage while rethinking how we plan our cities for the many future generations to come.
Gary White, Chief Planner for New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment leads the team that balances the strategic planning system with broader government goals and community need. He provides specialist expertise, leadership and advice across government and business sectors. In this episode we explore a place based planning system, innovation precincts and the role of technology in planning.
Property is Australia's number one obsession! What is the special sauce that drives demand and interest in a particular suburb or market? REA Group chief economist, Nerida Conisbee, shares her passion for property and how data from millions of daily searches on realestate.com.au can help predict the next property hot spot
A chartered engineer, Philip Davies has worked in the infrastructure sector for over a quarter of a century in the UK and in Australia. His mandate as Chief Executive of Infrastructure Australia is to provide independent expert advice to all levels of government on how to prioritise and evaluate the nation’s infrastructure needs.
Dr. Tim Williams is currently CEO of the Committee for Sydney. Before coming to Australia Tim was CEO of the Thames Gateway London Partnership, where he played an important role in attracting new investment in infrastructure into East London and established the urban renewal case which helped secure the 2012 Olympic Games for the area.
Crossrail is one of the largest infrastructure projects underway in London and you have access to Simon Bennett, Head of Learning Legacy at Crossrail and Mark Raiss, Director of Engineering at AECOM Europe Middle East India and Africa. Simon worked on the original 1990s Crossrail scheme for London Underground and in 2000 was seconded to Cross London Rail Links to work on developing the project. Mark led all of AECOM’s design work on the Crossrail Central Section, part of Europe’s largest construction project.
Chris Ward served in Mayor Bloomberg’s first administration and more recently led the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. He is currently Chief Executive of AECOM’s Metro New York business. After being rescued from the collapse of Tower 2 during the 9/11 attacks he led the redevelopment of the World Trade Centre precinct.
Season two kicks off with a true blue Aussie legend, Dick Smith. After dropping out of tertiary studies he opened a small store, known today as the retail chain Dick Smith Electronics. Recognised as an Australian Living Treasure, and appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia, Smith’s current focus is on encouraging major political parties to moderate immigration rates and challenge the need for increasing population in Australian Cities.
A brief shout-out from James Rosenwax, the host of Talking Cities to wrap up season 1. In this series James gets to know the people focused on the many challenges facing the world’s rapidly growing cities. James reveals a number of city shapers lined up for season 2, launching in October, including Dick Smith, Tim Williams, Ken Shuttleworth and Phil Davies.
Bill Hanway is arguably the world’s leading sport stadium and precinct planner. Some of his project highlights include the Rio and London Olympic Games and the recently opened Golden 1 Centre, home to the LA Kings in Sacramento California. An architect by training, Bill is currently Executive Vice President and the leader of Global Sports at AECOM and holds a Master of Architecture from the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
James is in Los Angeles, the home of over a dozen freeways. He discusses movement with two of AECOM’s leading thinkers, Andrew Bui and David De Rosa. An experienced city and transport planner, David is working on a variety of projects including autonomous vehicles, high speed rail, light rail and Hyperloop. Andrew is at the forefront of integrating electric car and truck charging into existing roadways.
Stephen Engblom leads AECOM’s cities practice and is based in San Francisco. A qualified architect Stephen and his team are dedicated to innovative urban policy and development strategies that underpin world-class infrastructure that enhances the environment, equity, and liveability of our cities.
Mark Steinert has been the CEO of Stockland since 2012, making a switch to property from his previous career in investment banking. Today, Steinert heads a team working on $20 billion of projects that will create new communities around the country.
David Pitchford currently Principal of the Right Pitch Consultancy was until recently Chief Executive of UrbanGrowth NSW. UrbanGrowth NSW’s mandate is to focus on large-scale urban transformation projects. Prior to this David was Head of Profession for UK Government Major Projects and advised Prime Minister David Cameron.
Clare Gardiner-Barnes is the Deputy Secretary, Freight, Strategy and Planning at Transport for New South Wales. In her current role Clare is focused on delivering a safe and efficient transport system, keeping people and goods moving, connecting communities and supporting economic growth.
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