Light, Cities and Architecture

The Architecture of the Inca: Machu Picchu and a Civilisation Built to Last

High in the Andes of Peru, 2,400 metres above sea level, Machu Picchu stands as one of the world’s great architectural achievements. But the extraordinary stonework, terr

Carbon, Code & Concrete: Australia's Climate and Data Centre Crossroads

Australia is entering a new era of climate accountability. As mandatory carbon reporting becomes law, businesses are being forced to rethink how they measure risk, manage

The Power of Light: The Modern World’s Uneasy Relationship to Light

In this episode of Lights, Cities and Architecture, we explore the fundamental role of light in shaping how we experience the world around us. From the science of what li

Sustainability: Selling Point or Ethical Choice?

In this episode of the Light, Cities + Architecture podcast, architect Antony DiMase sits down with buyer’s advocate Sven Fischer to explore a key question shaping contem

Season 4 Episode 5: Are Australian cities still living with “The Australian Ugliness”?

In this episode, Justine Costigan and Antony DiMase explore the legacy of Australian architect and critic Robin Boyd, focusing on his 1960 book The Australian Ugliness an

Season 4: Ep 4: Jane Jacobs and the challenges of city planning.

In this episode of Light Cities and Architecture, we explore the legacy of urbanist and writer Jane Jacobs and her 1961 book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities.

Season 4: Ep 3: Art Deco and the Architecture of Shanghai

Welcome back to Light Cities and Architecture, where we explore the ideas behind the buildings and people and that shape our built environment. In a change of approach t

Season 4: Ep 2: Learning from Le Corbusier

Le Corbusier’s Unité d’habitation in Marseille remains one of the most polarising architectural landmarks of the 20th century. A bold experiment in modernist housing, it

Season 4: Ep 1: Ayn Rand and the architect as hero

Ayn Rand’s philosophical novel The Fountainhead is one of the most-read and most  and quoted books of the 20th century. Dismissed and loved in equal measure, it polarised

Season 3: Ep 3: NIMBY V YIMBY

Join architect Antony DiMase and writer and editor Justine Costigan as they discuss the rise of NIMBYs and YIMBYs and how these groups reflect the growing dissatisfaction

Season 3: Ep 2 The impact of war on cities

Join architect Antony DiMase and writer and editor Justine Costigan as they explore the impact of war on cities and the people who live in them. From current battleground

Season 3: Ep 1 Melbourne's Housing Commission Towers

In a new format for Season 3 - Antony is joined by writer Justine Costigan. Together they explore the recent announcement by the State Government to demolish the Housing

The Circular Economy & Office Fit-outs with Andrew Egan

"For people with a passion for sustainability there's never been a better time to be alive." - Andre Egan. This podcast our guest is Andrew Egan, who, fascinatingly, ope

Cities: Power & Public Health with Brendan Gleeson

Author, Professor and recently, Poet Brendan Gleeson joins LCA to discuss the gravitational power and development of cities, with a focus on Melbourne. With a backgroun

Migrant Housing with Mirjana Lozanovska

This episode I invite esteemed author and Professor of Architecture Mirjana Lozanovska, a good friend of mine on to the podcast to talk about post-war southern European m

Design More to Consume Less with Damien Wright

From this episode onwards, we are introducing a new discussion point on which we will invite speakers to contribute - Design More to Consume Less. This topic will introdu

Light & Space Movement - Robert Irwin, Helen Pashgian, James Turrell and Olafur Eliasson

After a hiatus of 8 months Jackson and Antony are back talking Light, Cities and Architecture.  In this episode they talk about The Light and Space movement emanating fro

Beyond Alvar Aalto - The future of natural light within a world of electrified architecture.

In this bonus episode Jackson and Antony depart from Aalto that was discussed in last episode and discuss the role of daylight design in contemporary buildings.  We ventu

Alvar Aalto - A master of natural and electric light in architecture.

In this episode Jackson and Antony look at the work of Alvar Aalto.  Specifically, we look at his library buildings and the relationship to lighting design and daylight. 

24-hour cities: Disappearance of the night-time sky.

In Episode 5 Antony and Jackson delve into the delights and mysteries of the night time sky and the impact that light pollution is having on our connection to the stars a