THE CONVERSATIONS
SEASON 1
Christie Bailey
Director,
Brown Falconer
Interview Recorded 14.8.2020
Release Date 8.4.2024
Christie is She-constructed’s inaugural interviewee. It’s a great conversation, thanks entirely to Christie’s ability to articulate her thinking so well and her willingness to share her story and her philosophies.
Listen to hear her thoughts on the importance of listening and for creating space for inspiration. She’ll explain her thinking on shared ownership of projects, on carving out time for yourself, on doing things a little bit differently and on understanding the contribution that an architect can have to the fabric of the city.
Sarah Paddick
Senior Associate-Architecture, Grieve Gillett Architects
Co-founder, TotalSpace Design
Interview Recorded 3.2.2021
Release Date 15.4.2024
TotalSpace was founded in 1993. 30 years on, Sarah merged her practice with Grieve Gillett Architects. This interview was done prior to the merge and our conversation ranges an expansive field. It’s an inspiring story of how architecture can work alongside teaching and learning, philosophy, philanthropy, and advocacy and of how embracing opportunities can unleash a fulfilling career inside and outside of architecture.
Sarah is a thoughtful and articulate architect and I very much enjoyed learning about her life and work thus far.
Deborah Aukland
Principal, Brown Falconer
Formerly, Senior Adviser, Asset Standards & Environmental Management at DfE, SA
Interview Recorded 3.9.2021
Release Date 22.4.2024
At the time of the interview, Deb was Senior advisor with the Department for Education. She has since returned to Brown Falconer as Principal and this conversation allows us a glimpse of the dedication and passion which has gained her the widespread respect of the profession, clients and colleagues, and of the kindness, humour and optimism she radiates whenever you are lucky enough to be in the same space.
This conversation takes us back to Deb’s early days. I hope you enjoy her story as much as I did!
Josephine Evans
Director
JPE Design Studio
Interview Recorded 18.1.2023
Release Date 29.4.2023
On first meeting Jo you will be struck by her warmth and openness and by her ability to articulate her thoughts clearly and always respectfully.
In this conversation, we touch on generational wisdoms, passions, the power of positivity and the pleasure you can take from architecture if you dive right in. There is some good advice about making the most of the journey, about looking outward and at the big picture, and about community, collaboration and experimentation, all the while adapting, evolving and thriving. In all, a gift of insights and reflections.
Nicolette DiLernia
Executive Director, SA Chapter,
Australian Institute of Architects
Interview Recorded 27.4.2023
Release Date 6.5.2023
A familiar figure in the Adelaide architecture sphere, Nicolette balances a richly woven experience professionally and personally.
In this conversation we touch on many things; among them the pace of life now compared with a perhaps gentler, perhaps more polite recent past, the change from practice to administration, the value of advocacy and the fundamental nature of architecture and the role of architects. We dip into the education of architects and the state of society and the value of not taking things for granted among other lofty and important topics.
Nicolette is thoughtful in her observations and candid with her thoughts, making for a very enjoyable and enlightening conversation.
Yaara Plaves
Associate Director and Head of the National Sustainability Forum (NSF), Hames Sharley
Interview Recorded 1.5.2023
Release Date 13.5.2023
Yaara’s is not-the-usual path to architecture, in Australia at least, but like us all, her background, her experiences and her travels, have shaped her world view and led her to this point.
Yaara is an ardent advocate for sustainable and regenerative design as well as for teaching and learning and is a proponent for the adage, “give what you can and take what you need”.
Her journey follows a series of life changing decisions and is full of quiet wisdoms and I’m delighted that she has shared part of it with us.
Image above from Hames Sharley website; accessed 21.3.2024