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Commute-sized conversations about the city, with David Taylor
Commute-sized conversations with host David Taylor and guests exploring the built environment, cities, design and more
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20. Detailer 19 - Stephen O'Malley
54:44||Season 1, Ep. 20David catches up with Stephen O'Malley, chief executive of engineering firm Civic at property conference MIPIM in Cannes to talk about his experiences of the bike ride there from London, growth of the practice, system thinking, post-riots Dublin, Manchester, housing, joinery, the 'patchy' market - and architects living with cows in a barn for a month...
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18. Detailer 18 - Tom Larsson
49:55||Season 1, Ep. 18David meets Tom Larsson of developer Grow Places, who is aiming to add sensitively to the delicate ecosystem around the Truman Brewery and Brick Lane, retaining the spirit and energy of the area and taking the local community with him on the journey. Tom talks about his path from architecture to development, heritage, all-night raves, horses, coffee, podcasts as consultation, the perils of gentrification - and his early inspiration from a two-inch powerball...
17. Detailer 17 - Gordon Adams
50:00||Season 1, Ep. 17Power player! David catches up with Gordon Adams - the man who went from his family farm in Australia to ultimately spending12 years as head of planning and cultural affairs at Battersea Power Station Development Company, shepherding the £10 billion project through from the building's derelict state to today - and even accommodating some peregrine falcons as its illustrious residents
16. Detailer 16 - Professor Yolande Barnes
48:06||Season 1, Ep. 16David catches up with Professor Yolande Barnes of The Bartlett to tap into her future-leaning expertise - and neurodivergance - in predicting property changes as they affect markets, offices, cities - and the way we work, live and play
15. Detailer 15 - Tim Pyne
45:36||Season 1, Ep. 15Dome truths - David catches up with Tim Pyne, who came to notoriety chiefly by designing four of the zones in the Millennium Dome saga and is now one of the leading figures in net zero thinking as the creator of the Footprint show. Listen in for an entertaining romp through his career, design, sailing his boat for 10 years...and fox flaps!
14. Detailer 14 - Hanif Kara
51:00||Season 1, Ep. 14Life is a rollercoaster - David catches up with celebrated engineer Hanif Kara OBE of AKTII to talk through his life and early designs of rollercoasters and oil platforms through to his long collaborations with people like Zaha Hadid, the state of engineering and education, winning the Stirling Prize four times, AI, designing in Saudi, and the spirit of entrepreneurialism that comes from being an immigrant - and overcoming a fear of heights...
13. Detailer 13 - Tyler Goodwin
50:40||Season 1, Ep. 13David catches up with developer Tyler Goodwin of Seaforth Land to talk about how 'profit' shouldn't be a dirty word, 'brutal' market conditions for retrofit and affordable, working in Canada and the Far East, the love and care that has gone into his latest creation - the revitalised Space House in central London, dubbed the coolest new building in London...and being a silversmith