Stuart Vokes and Aaron Peters are the Directors of Vokes and Peters, a Brisbane-based practice founded in 2015 that has produced a significant body of award-winning projects across Australia. In this episode, Stuart, Aaron and I discussed: Why the studio believes engaging with the profession, and immersing themselves in their passion for architecture through books, travel and teaching, have contributed to a more sustainable and quality design practice. How Aaron and Stuart value the role of...

Sean Godsell is one of Australia’s most venerated and accomplished architects. Since founding his small practice in Melbourne in 1994, Sean’s work and ideas have achieved international recognition. His work has been published in El Croquis, exhibited in the Venice Biennale, and awarded a Papal Silver Medal. Most recently, Sean was the recipient of the Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal, and toured the country presenting a talk on his work, career and philosophy.

Sophia Leopardi is a director of Williams Burton Leopardi, a leading architecture and interiors practice based in Adelaide.

Neil Hugh Kenna and Lillian Lim are the Directors of NHO, a brand strategy and marketing agency who specialise in design and the built environment. Some of the clients NHO manages include Milieu, Fieldwork, Mim Design, Daniel Boddam Studio, The National Gallery of Victoria and Melbourne Design Week.

Jeremy McCleod is the co-founder and design director of Breathe Architecture, one of Australia’s most awarded sustainable architecture practices. Jeremy is also the co-founder of Nightingale Housing, a not-for-profit organisation building apartments that are socially, financially and environmentally sustainable.

John Gollings is Australia’s most established, recognised and published architectural photographer.

Michael McCormack is the Managing Director of Milieu, a creative property development company based in Melbourne. Milieu are known for their award-winning projects such as Napier Street by Edition Office, Whitlam Place by Freadman White and Breese Street by DKO and Breathe Architecture.

Chris Barnes is the Director of Field Office Architecture, a 7-person architecture practice based in Melbourne.

Chris Gilbert is a director at Archier, an 11-person architecture practice with offices in Melbourne and Hobart. Archier are best known for their award winning residential projects such as View House, Corner House and Sawmill House. Outside of their main design services, the studio is also busy selling their own range of lighting products, will soon be offering a selection of pre-fabricated home designs to the residential market, and is currently building an advanced manufacturing facility...

Graham Charbonneau is a founding director at studio gram, a 9-person architecture and interiors practice based in Adelaide, South Australia. studio gram are best known for their nationally recognised hospitality work, almost half of which is located outside South Australia.

William Smart is the founder and creative director of Smart Design Studio, a 40-person practice based in Sydney.

Joining me on the show today is Amanda Baillieu from Archiboo. Amanda is an experienced journalist and was the editor in chief of Building Design from 2006 to 2013. After BD, Amanda launched Archiboo, and events and content platform focused on inspiring architects to engage with the public in a richer way through their digital channels. Amanda has run the Archiboo awards every year since 2016, which now has 13 different categories such as best use of social media, best written content, best...

David Welsh is a director of Sydney-based practice Welsh + Major, who are known for their creative and rigorous approach to public, residential and commercial projects. David is also a prolific architectural writer, with his words appearing in the top architectural magazines on a regular basis.

Mat Barnes is the director of CAN, a young UK-based practice whose unique and expressive projects have seen the studio awarded the RIBA Rising Star Award in 2021, and the RIBA London Award for the Mountain View house in 2022.

Amos Goldreich is the director of Amos Goldreich Architecture, a residential practice based in London.

Jared Kettle and Jacob Williams are from Cheer Squad Film Co, a video production company who many of you will know for their work with The Local Project YouTube channel, having shot popular project features with John Wardle Architects, YSG, Flack Studio, Room11 and many more.

Rion Willard is the host of the Business of Architecture UK Podcast, where he interviews successful UK-based architects on the secrets for running a profitable and impactful architecture practice.

Jennifer McMaster is from TRIAS, a 7-person studio in Sydney known for their solid, simple and beautiful residential architecture.

Glen Chamberlain and Pom Kimber are from Chamberlain Architects, a high-end residential practice based in Melbourne.

Amelia Borg and Nicholas Braun are founders at SIBLING Architecture, an 18-person studio with offices in Melbourne and Sydney.

Yasmine Ghoniem is the Director of YSG, a Sydney based studio known for their gutsy and adventurous interiors.

Ben Mitchell is a Co-founder and Director at THOSE Architects, an architecture practice with studios in Sydney and Byron Bay.

Ben Peake is an Associate at Carter Williamson Architects, a prominent 18-person practice in Sydney known for playful, clever and crafted architecture.

Adam Haddow is a Director and Owner at SJB, a 160-person practice of architects, interior designers, planners and urban designers with offices in Melbourne and Sydney. We discussed how SJB wins new projects, what they look for in the right client, and how Adam attracts business and builds relationships by saying "yes" to new opportunities.

Nikita Morell is a copywriter and marketing strategist for architects. In this special Q&A episode, Nikita and I answer your questions about copywriting, websites, projects descriptions, about pages and much more.