These podcasts are a series of interviews with leading commentators on Architecture and the practice of Architecture, hosted by Austin Williams.
Initially these were intended as value-added content for the Part 3 class in Kingston School of Art in London for the simple reason that there are not enough hours in the day to teach the range of information that young, aspiring architects need to learn. Very soon they morphed into free-to-air programmes that are available as part of a wider CPD programme, so that practices as well as other students can be informed of changes and offered clarifications of the main points. There is then, clearly, an opportunity for them to engage in wider and deeper research depending on their particular interests.
As a result of this innovation, Austin Williams was awarded the SCOSA* Award for Innovation in Architectural Education in 2025
Listen to the full archive here.
*SCOSA – Standing Conference of Schools of Architecture
A SAMPLE LIST OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE PODCASTS:
- Tim Tapper on Terminations
- Bob Cordran on The Employment Rights Act
- Ian Walmsley (The Planning Geek) on Permitted Development
- Matt Thompson on The Handbook of Practice Management
- Kate Marks on HR strategy and practice
- Sean Hanlon on Disproportionate Collapse
- Adam Eaton on Fire Safety & Risk-Based Design
- Colin Blatchford Brown on Registered Building Inspectors
- Karen Kirkham on JCT 2024 suite of contracts
- Stephen Brookhouse on Construction Law and Disputes
- Bola Oladimeji on Insurance cover
- Geoff Wilkinson on The Building Safety Act
- Paul Bussey on Principal Designers
- Ed Farrell on Conservation & Listed Buildings
- Digital Architecture with Zaha Hadid Architects’ Charles Walker
- The Plan of Work with Dale Sinclair
- Practice Management with Colin McColl of Orms
- Design Reviews with Nigel Bidwell, JTP
- Amin Taha on Planning Applications and Enforcement
- Architectural Education with the RIBA’s David Gloster
- Business Management with Nigel Ostime
- Employee Ownership Trusts with John McRae, Orms
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