https://simplecast.com BDP Podcast The BDP Podcast highlights and debates the biggest challenges facing designers today. From sustainability and carbon-free building to designing for a more inclusive world, each episode welcomes international experts from architecture, engineering and urbanism professions to discuss the most prominent issues in the industry. 2022, BDP, BDP Podcast en Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:08:00 +0000 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:52:14 +0000 https://bdp-podcast.simplecast.com BDP Podcast https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/619255a6-e1a8-46d1-8a88-f786d1d43850/24bd2f54-672d-4938-a660-42145a523e17/3000x3000/bdp-podcast.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://bdp-podcast.simplecast.com episodic The BDP Podcast highlights and debates the biggest challenges facing designers today. From sustainability and carbon-free building to designing for a more inclusive world, each episode welcomes international experts from architecture, engineering and urbanism professions to discuss the most prominent issues in the industry. BDP false https://feeds.simplecast.com/FbmYhl9J adaptive reuse, architecture, building, construction, design, engineering, heritage, inclusive design, inclusivity, place making, structures, sustainability, sustainable design, urban planning, urbanism BDP contact@bdp.com a5fce571-219f-4e66-8351-d0b63ca9cf5f The Good City: Toronto - Growing Pains Welcome to The Good City podcast series, where we bring together designers, planners, engineers, environmental thinkers, academics, and community voices to explore how design can help cities tackle their biggest challenges and create better places for people and the planet.

In our second episode, Toronto - Growing Pains, we turn to one of North America’s most dynamic and pressured cities. Every year, around 120,000 people arrive in the Toronto region, testing the limits of its housing, infrastructure, and public services. But behind the headlines of rising costs and crowded streets lies a bigger question: can rapid growth become a force for good? 

Joined by the authors of The Good City - Toronto paper, we unpack how community-centred TOD, gentle density, and inclusive design can shape a fairer, more resilient and future-ready Toronto. 

Panellists

  • Michelle Xuereb (Host), Innovation Director, BDP Quadrangle
  • Sean Hertel, Principal, Hertel Planning, Lecturer at Toronto Metropolitan University, University of Waterloo, and York University Canada
  • Harim Labuschagne, Senior Architect & Director of Design, BDP Quadrangle

This podcast forms part of The Good City, a global initiative by BDP and Nippon Koei to help cities across the world become better. Find out more: https://www.bdp.com/in-depth/the-good-city

]]> Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:08:00 +0000 contact@bdp.com (BDP) https://bdp-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/the-good-city-toronto-growing-pains-OuDSDaN5 Welcome to The Good City podcast series, where we bring together designers, planners, engineers, environmental thinkers, academics, and community voices to explore how design can help cities tackle their biggest challenges and create better places for people and the planet.

In our second episode, Toronto - Growing Pains, we turn to one of North America’s most dynamic and pressured cities. Every year, around 120,000 people arrive in the Toronto region, testing the limits of its housing, infrastructure, and public services. But behind the headlines of rising costs and crowded streets lies a bigger question: can rapid growth become a force for good? 

Joined by the authors of The Good City - Toronto paper, we unpack how community-centred TOD, gentle density, and inclusive design can shape a fairer, more resilient and future-ready Toronto. 

Panellists

  • Michelle Xuereb (Host), Innovation Director, BDP Quadrangle
  • Sean Hertel, Principal, Hertel Planning, Lecturer at Toronto Metropolitan University, University of Waterloo, and York University Canada
  • Harim Labuschagne, Senior Architect & Director of Design, BDP Quadrangle

This podcast forms part of The Good City, a global initiative by BDP and Nippon Koei to help cities across the world become better. Find out more: https://www.bdp.com/in-depth/the-good-city

]]> The Good City: Toronto - Growing Pains BDP 00:44:22 real estate, inclusive design, design, architecture, urban planning false full 2 5 2a446b89-3e64-4c2f-a00f-31af8bef1c26 The Good City: Rotterdam - Climate Adaptation Welcome to The Good City podcast series, where we bring together designers, planners, engineers, environmental thinkers, academics, and community voices to explore how design can help cities tackle their biggest challenges and create better places for people and the planet.

In our first episode, Rotterdam: Climate Adaptation, we spotlight a city that has turned its greatest climate risks into a platform for innovation. With around 85% of Rotterdam sitting below sea level, water is an everyday reality. By embracing rather than resisting it, the city is transforming into a forward‑looking metropolis where nature, design, and resilience work hand in hand.

Joined by the people behind The Good City - Rotterdam paper, we explore how community driven adaptation, experimental field labs, and climate adaptive public places are turning climate stress into opportunity - showing how liveable, nature positive spaces can be designed and scaled - offering practical lessons to cities worldwide.

Panellists

  • Michelle Xuereb (Host), Innovation Director, BDP Quadrangle
  • Johan Verlinde, Program Manager, Rotterdam Climate Adaptation Plan
  • Lindsey Schwidder, Programme Manager, The Green Village at Delft University of Technology
  • Yasmin Stip, Citizens Initiative Leader, Iedereenaanboord
  • Björn Bleumink, Architect Director, Head of Rotterdam Studio, BDP

This podcast forms part of The Good City, a global initiative by BDP and Nippon Koei to help cities across the world become better. Find out more: https://www.bdp.com/in-depth/the-good-city

]]> Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:06:24 +0000 contact@bdp.com (BDP) https://bdp-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/the-good-city-rotterdam-climate-adaptation-ZjQZagkS Welcome to The Good City podcast series, where we bring together designers, planners, engineers, environmental thinkers, academics, and community voices to explore how design can help cities tackle their biggest challenges and create better places for people and the planet.

In our first episode, Rotterdam: Climate Adaptation, we spotlight a city that has turned its greatest climate risks into a platform for innovation. With around 85% of Rotterdam sitting below sea level, water is an everyday reality. By embracing rather than resisting it, the city is transforming into a forward‑looking metropolis where nature, design, and resilience work hand in hand.

Joined by the people behind The Good City - Rotterdam paper, we explore how community driven adaptation, experimental field labs, and climate adaptive public places are turning climate stress into opportunity - showing how liveable, nature positive spaces can be designed and scaled - offering practical lessons to cities worldwide.

Panellists

  • Michelle Xuereb (Host), Innovation Director, BDP Quadrangle
  • Johan Verlinde, Program Manager, Rotterdam Climate Adaptation Plan
  • Lindsey Schwidder, Programme Manager, The Green Village at Delft University of Technology
  • Yasmin Stip, Citizens Initiative Leader, Iedereenaanboord
  • Björn Bleumink, Architect Director, Head of Rotterdam Studio, BDP

This podcast forms part of The Good City, a global initiative by BDP and Nippon Koei to help cities across the world become better. Find out more: https://www.bdp.com/in-depth/the-good-city

]]> The Good City: Rotterdam - Climate Adaptation BDP 00:46:17 climate emergency, urbanism, inclusive design, design, urban planning, climate crisis false full 1 5 67138d43-a701-41c0-bbaf-d95610236870 Innovation Applied: Episode 1 - How do we make the UK's innovation districts successful? Panellists

  • Michelle Xuereb (Host), Head of Innovation, BDP Quadrangle
  • Eve Roodhouse, Chief Officer, Culture and Economy, Leeds City Council
  • Deb Hetherington, Head of Innovation, Bruntwood SciTech
  • Vicky Casey, Architect Director and head of Leeds Studio, BDP

BDP's Innovation Applied campaign demonstrates how we harness innovation from within our industry to deliver exceptional results for our clients. The campaign delves into four main themes about innovative practice in the built environment, solving some of the industry’s most challenging issues such as achieving carbon emission reduction targets, increasing operational efficiencies, improving project performance, and best leveraging digital design. 

]]> Fri, 23 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 contact@bdp.com (BDP) https://bdp-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/innovation-applied-episode-1-how-do-we-make-the-uks-innovation-districts-successful-z6FdNstZ Panellists

  • Michelle Xuereb (Host), Head of Innovation, BDP Quadrangle
  • Eve Roodhouse, Chief Officer, Culture and Economy, Leeds City Council
  • Deb Hetherington, Head of Innovation, Bruntwood SciTech
  • Vicky Casey, Architect Director and head of Leeds Studio, BDP

BDP's Innovation Applied campaign demonstrates how we harness innovation from within our industry to deliver exceptional results for our clients. The campaign delves into four main themes about innovative practice in the built environment, solving some of the industry’s most challenging issues such as achieving carbon emission reduction targets, increasing operational efficiencies, improving project performance, and best leveraging digital design. 

]]> Innovation Applied: Episode 1 - How do we make the UK's innovation districts successful? BDP 00:40:12 With a booming life sciences industry leading the way, investment in R&D infrastructure is already delivering positive socio-economic benefits in many parts of the UK. We're witnessing a boost in social mobility, attraction of talent, and cultural changes in dynamic hubs like Liverpool’s Knowledge Quarter and Manchester’s Oxford Road Corridor. These areas are becoming beacons of activity, creativity, and modern discovery. And with a general election just four days away, there is a good chance we will see the proliferation of more innovation districts in other major UK cities like Leeds and Birmingham. But how do we ensure that good design, placemaking, and planning are at the forefront of these new Innovation Districts? How can cities harness these developments to benefit everyone, and what lessons can we learn from other global tech and science cities like Toronto, Zug, Lille, and Lisbon? With a booming life sciences industry leading the way, investment in R&D infrastructure is already delivering positive socio-economic benefits in many parts of the UK. We're witnessing a boost in social mobility, attraction of talent, and cultural changes in dynamic hubs like Liverpool’s Knowledge Quarter and Manchester’s Oxford Road Corridor. These areas are becoming beacons of activity, creativity, and modern discovery. And with a general election just four days away, there is a good chance we will see the proliferation of more innovation districts in other major UK cities like Leeds and Birmingham. But how do we ensure that good design, placemaking, and planning are at the forefront of these new Innovation Districts? How can cities harness these developments to benefit everyone, and what lessons can we learn from other global tech and science cities like Toronto, Zug, Lille, and Lisbon? culture, scitech, real estate, technology, investment, development, design, architecture, innovation false full 1 4 0cd171f9-e25c-449a-adae-29e7f4b33d02 Old Buildings – New Beginnings: Resurrecting our Unloved Heritage When we talk about the adaptive reuse of old buildings, we often think of buildings from pre WW1 – romantic buildings from the Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian era. But a large proportion of the UK building stock consists of vacant buildings dating from the fifties to seventies – the not so old, and not so loved buildings. 

This genre of buildings are generally not considered as 'attractive' as pre-war, heritage buildings, and there is a consensus to want to knock these down and start again. But left neglected, they will continue to erode. So how do we successfully modify them?

With their efficient and lean construction, they can be more difficult to modify and present unique challenges. But they also offer fantastic opportunities to save carbon.  

In this episode, Principal and lead of BDP's civil and structural engineering group, John Roycroft invites colleagues and fellow structural engineers, Victoria Martin and Chris Goodwin, along with George Ballard - building surveyor and structural engineer and chairman from GBG Group to explore the challenges these buildings bring when bringing them back to life. 

First we must determine how these buildings operate, their defects, and how we can work with the building... 

]]> Thu, 2 Mar 2023 15:25:00 +0000 contact@bdp.com (John Roycroft, Victoria Martin, Chris Goodwin, George Ballard) https://bdp-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/old-buildings-new-beginnings-resurrecting-our-unloved-heritage-ROLIgU6l When we talk about the adaptive reuse of old buildings, we often think of buildings from pre WW1 – romantic buildings from the Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian era. But a large proportion of the UK building stock consists of vacant buildings dating from the fifties to seventies – the not so old, and not so loved buildings. 

This genre of buildings are generally not considered as 'attractive' as pre-war, heritage buildings, and there is a consensus to want to knock these down and start again. But left neglected, they will continue to erode. So how do we successfully modify them?

With their efficient and lean construction, they can be more difficult to modify and present unique challenges. But they also offer fantastic opportunities to save carbon.  

In this episode, Principal and lead of BDP's civil and structural engineering group, John Roycroft invites colleagues and fellow structural engineers, Victoria Martin and Chris Goodwin, along with George Ballard - building surveyor and structural engineer and chairman from GBG Group to explore the challenges these buildings bring when bringing them back to life. 

First we must determine how these buildings operate, their defects, and how we can work with the building... 

]]> Old Buildings – New Beginnings: Resurrecting our Unloved Heritage John Roycroft, Victoria Martin, Chris Goodwin, George Ballard 00:33:57 When we talk about the adaptive reuse of old buildings, we often think of buildings from pre WW1 – romantic buildings from the Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian era. But a large proportion of the UK building stock consists of vacant buildings dating from the fifties to seventies – the not so old, and not so loved buildings. In this episode, we explore the challenges this era of buildings bring, and how our design approach differs when bringing them back to life. When we talk about the adaptive reuse of old buildings, we often think of buildings from pre WW1 – romantic buildings from the Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian era. But a large proportion of the UK building stock consists of vacant buildings dating from the fifties to seventies – the not so old, and not so loved buildings. In this episode, we explore the challenges this era of buildings bring, and how our design approach differs when bringing them back to life. geotechnical, building, carbon, victorian, constructors, buildings, edwardian, heritage, transform, design, architecture, engineering false full 6 1 adf40905-ad0b-42dd-a4f6-4c23a025accb More Than a Match: The Evolution of Hospitality Design at Sports Venues Long gone is the simple ‘pie and pint’ set up. Make way for a more nuanced, increasingly luxurious future for sports spectatorship.  

From ‘fan villages’ modelled off the high street to a myriad of ticketing options offering enhanced dining, drinking and viewing add-ons, discover how top-tier venues like Everton Football Club and Ashes host, Lancashire County Cricket Ground, Emirates Old Trafford are elevating the sports fan’s big day out.  

Marking the second episode in our Season of Sport series, this week, BDP Pattern Architect Director, Jon-Scott Kohli is joined by Head of Sport, Gavin Elliott, Everton FC’s Senior Manager of New Stadium Sales, Vicky Jaycock and CEO at Lancashire County Cricket Club, Emirates Old Trafford, Daniel Gidney,  

Together, our industry experts explore the latest trends in sports-based hospitality design, asking what’s driven changes to the fan zone and how designers can respond to driving forces like sustainability, disruptive tech and demographic shifts in spectatorship.

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]]> Thu, 22 Dec 2022 16:35:11 +0000 contact@bdp.com (Jon-Scott Kohli, Vicky Jaycock, Daniel Gidney, Gavin Elliott) https://bdp-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/more-than-a-match-the-evolution-of-hospitality-design-at-sports-venues-_Y86w_wA Long gone is the simple ‘pie and pint’ set up. Make way for a more nuanced, increasingly luxurious future for sports spectatorship.  

From ‘fan villages’ modelled off the high street to a myriad of ticketing options offering enhanced dining, drinking and viewing add-ons, discover how top-tier venues like Everton Football Club and Ashes host, Lancashire County Cricket Ground, Emirates Old Trafford are elevating the sports fan’s big day out.  

Marking the second episode in our Season of Sport series, this week, BDP Pattern Architect Director, Jon-Scott Kohli is joined by Head of Sport, Gavin Elliott, Everton FC’s Senior Manager of New Stadium Sales, Vicky Jaycock and CEO at Lancashire County Cricket Club, Emirates Old Trafford, Daniel Gidney,  

Together, our industry experts explore the latest trends in sports-based hospitality design, asking what’s driven changes to the fan zone and how designers can respond to driving forces like sustainability, disruptive tech and demographic shifts in spectatorship.

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]]> More Than a Match: The Evolution of Hospitality Design at Sports Venues Jon-Scott Kohli, Vicky Jaycock, Daniel Gidney, Gavin Elliott 00:42:33 Long gone is the simple ‘pie and pint’ set up. Make way for a more nuanced, increasingly luxurious future for sports spectatorship. From ‘fan villages’ modelled off the high street to a myriad of ticketing options offering enhanced dining, drinking and viewing add-ons, discover how top-tier venues like Everton Football Club and Ashes host, Lancashire County Cricket Ground, Emirates Old Trafford are elevating the sports fan’s big day out. Marking the second episode in our Season of Sport series, this week, BDP Pattern Architect Director, Jon-Scott Kohli is joined by Head of Sport, Gavin Elliott, Everton FC’s Senior Manager of New Stadium Sales, Vicky Jaycock and CEO at Lancashire County Cricket Club, Emirates Old Trafford, Daniel Gidney, Together, our industry experts explore the latest trends in sports-based hospitality design, asking what’s driven changes to the fan zone and how designers can respond to driving forces like sustainability, disruptive tech and demographic shifts in spectatorship. Long gone is the simple ‘pie and pint’ set up. Make way for a more nuanced, increasingly luxurious future for sports spectatorship. From ‘fan villages’ modelled off the high street to a myriad of ticketing options offering enhanced dining, drinking and viewing add-ons, discover how top-tier venues like Everton Football Club and Ashes host, Lancashire County Cricket Ground, Emirates Old Trafford are elevating the sports fan’s big day out. Marking the second episode in our Season of Sport series, this week, BDP Pattern Architect Director, Jon-Scott Kohli is joined by Head of Sport, Gavin Elliott, Everton FC’s Senior Manager of New Stadium Sales, Vicky Jaycock and CEO at Lancashire County Cricket Club, Emirates Old Trafford, Daniel Gidney, Together, our industry experts explore the latest trends in sports-based hospitality design, asking what’s driven changes to the fan zone and how designers can respond to driving forces like sustainability, disruptive tech and demographic shifts in spectatorship. sport, stadia, business, sports, hospitality, tech, football, stadiums, cricket, design, architecture, fan zone false full 2 3 44455b5d-3f71-4531-9d1d-5817628f2a96 Designing the Ultimate Sports Training Facility The training venue to the athlete is what the office is to the aspiring CEO - a place where elite sportspeople go to perfect their craft, hone their skills and connect with their team and trainers.

Yet, in the highly competitive world of professional sport, can decisions taken during the design of training venues really determine a team’s long-term shot at victory?

From personalisation to community use, social media partnerships and the rise of female and disabled sports, learn about the evolution of training venues in this week’s episode, where Head of Sport Gavin Elliott is joined by Architect Director Andrew Capewell and Ardent Sports Founder and MD Nick Smith, best known for his work with UFC, UEFA and Munster Rugby.

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]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2022 11:44:48 +0000 contact@bdp.com (Nick Smith, Andrew Capewell, Gavin Elliott) https://bdp-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/designing-the-ultimate-training-facility-JiPo2dWF The training venue to the athlete is what the office is to the aspiring CEO - a place where elite sportspeople go to perfect their craft, hone their skills and connect with their team and trainers.

Yet, in the highly competitive world of professional sport, can decisions taken during the design of training venues really determine a team’s long-term shot at victory?

From personalisation to community use, social media partnerships and the rise of female and disabled sports, learn about the evolution of training venues in this week’s episode, where Head of Sport Gavin Elliott is joined by Architect Director Andrew Capewell and Ardent Sports Founder and MD Nick Smith, best known for his work with UFC, UEFA and Munster Rugby.

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]]> Designing the Ultimate Sports Training Facility Nick Smith, Andrew Capewell, Gavin Elliott 00:41:18 The training venue to the athlete is what the office is to the aspiring CEO - a place where elite sportspeople go to perfect their craft, hone their skills and connect with their team and trainers. Yet, in the highly competitive world of professional sport, can decisions taken during the design of training venues really determine a team’s long-term shot at victory? From personalisation to community use, social media partnerships and the rise of female and disabled sports, learn about the evolution of training venues in this week’s episode, where Head of Sport Gavin Elliot is joined by Architect Director Andrew Capewell and Ardent Sports Founder and MD Nick Smith, best known for his work with UFC, UEFA and Munster Rugby. The training venue to the athlete is what the office is to the aspiring CEO - a place where elite sportspeople go to perfect their craft, hone their skills and connect with their team and trainers. Yet, in the highly competitive world of professional sport, can decisions taken during the design of training venues really determine a team’s long-term shot at victory? From personalisation to community use, social media partnerships and the rise of female and disabled sports, learn about the evolution of training venues in this week’s episode, where Head of Sport Gavin Elliot is joined by Architect Director Andrew Capewell and Ardent Sports Founder and MD Nick Smith, best known for his work with UFC, UEFA and Munster Rugby. sport, ufc, stadia, lionesses, sports, football, stadiums, community, rugby, training, design, architecture false full 1 3 200d6ec4-fdb3-496e-8eb0-3332311ecb5b Design for Inclusion: Designing an Inclusive and Hybrid Workplace Not only are workers demanding more flexibility in where they work, but they are also increasingly directing the shape of our offices in a post-pandemic world. But what do employees really want and need from workplaces that can’t be achieved from home setups? In this week’s episode, our guests reveal what it takes to create a truly hybrid and inclusive workplace, and how to elevate office design from merely satisfactory to revolutionary.

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]]> Mon, 31 Oct 2022 15:37:09 +0000 contact@bdp.com (Julie Sumairski, Eirini Theodorou, Steph Calder, Haley Rae Dinnall-Atkinson) https://bdp-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/design-for-inclusion-designing-an-inclusive-and-hybrid-workplace-400EgcbX Not only are workers demanding more flexibility in where they work, but they are also increasingly directing the shape of our offices in a post-pandemic world. But what do employees really want and need from workplaces that can’t be achieved from home setups? In this week’s episode, our guests reveal what it takes to create a truly hybrid and inclusive workplace, and how to elevate office design from merely satisfactory to revolutionary.

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]]> Design for Inclusion: Designing an Inclusive and Hybrid Workplace Julie Sumairski, Eirini Theodorou, Steph Calder, Haley Rae Dinnall-Atkinson 00:34:08 Not only are workers demanding more flexibility in where they work, but they are also increasingly directing the shape of our offices in a post-pandemic world. But what do employees really want and need from workplaces that can’t be achieved from home setups? In this week’s episode, our guests reveal what it takes to create a truly hybrid and inclusive workplace, and how to elevate office design from merely satisfactory to revolutionary. Not only are workers demanding more flexibility in where they work, but they are also increasingly directing the shape of our offices in a post-pandemic world. But what do employees really want and need from workplaces that can’t be achieved from home setups? In this week’s episode, our guests reveal what it takes to create a truly hybrid and inclusive workplace, and how to elevate office design from merely satisfactory to revolutionary. diversity, inclusive design, workplace, hybrid working, inclusion, inclusive, work from home, accessibility, inclusivity, design, gender false full 3 2 72690d61-0ee0-4262-a6c8-4548475f82d8 Design for Inclusion: Design that reflects race, colour and culture in the built environment How can we give power to those historically excluded from planning processes and champion inclusive spaces for all, from the moment a rendering is drafted through to the completion of a building? Navigating the complex conversations of cost, timelines, funding and representation - and how these impact the inclusive design process - this week’s guests ask how we can challenge default norms to account for race, colour and culture in the built environment.

 

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]]> Mon, 1 Aug 2022 09:59:14 +0000 contact@bdp.com (Daniel Walder, Frances Hahn, Esther Yeboah, Haley Rae Dinnall-Atkinson) https://bdp-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/design-for-inclusion-design-that-reflects-race-colour-and-culture-in-the-built-environment-vnKmKXp4 How can we give power to those historically excluded from planning processes and champion inclusive spaces for all, from the moment a rendering is drafted through to the completion of a building? Navigating the complex conversations of cost, timelines, funding and representation - and how these impact the inclusive design process - this week’s guests ask how we can challenge default norms to account for race, colour and culture in the built environment.

 

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]]> Design for Inclusion: Design that reflects race, colour and culture in the built environment Daniel Walder, Frances Hahn, Esther Yeboah, Haley Rae Dinnall-Atkinson 00:40:03 How can we give power to those historically excluded from planning processes and champion inclusive spaces for all, from the moment a rendering is drafted through to the completion of a building? Navigating the complex conversations of cost, timelines, funding and representation - and how these impact the inclusive design process - this week’s guests ask how we can challenge default norms to account for race, colour and culture in the built environment. How can we give power to those historically excluded from planning processes and champion inclusive spaces for all, from the moment a rendering is drafted through to the completion of a building? Navigating the complex conversations of cost, timelines, funding and representation - and how these impact the inclusive design process - this week’s guests ask how we can challenge default norms to account for race, colour and culture in the built environment. race, culture, social responsibility, diversity, inclusive design, inclusion, inclusive, social equity, inclusivity, design false full 2 2 d11ba10f-3676-4500-bf4b-25719448afd1 Design for Inclusion: Exploring gender equity through our buildings and places The design of buildings and spaces can shape our behaviour and perceptions of the world in subtle yet powerful ways. How then, have public spaces come to impact people of different genders and reinforced narrow stereotypes and assumptions? For the debut podcast in our Design for Inclusion series, we invited four guests to share their experiences of designing for gender equity. From wayfinding and lighting intensity to residential development layouts, this week’s design experts debate what truly matters when creating a more inclusive world. 

 

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]]> Wed, 22 Jun 2022 16:57:31 +0000 contact@bdp.com (Haley Rae Dinnall-Atkinson, Colin Ball, Heather Rolleston, Romulus Sim) https://bdp-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/design-for-inclusion-exploring-gender-equity-through-our-buildings-and-places-NeHJPpvF The design of buildings and spaces can shape our behaviour and perceptions of the world in subtle yet powerful ways. How then, have public spaces come to impact people of different genders and reinforced narrow stereotypes and assumptions? For the debut podcast in our Design for Inclusion series, we invited four guests to share their experiences of designing for gender equity. From wayfinding and lighting intensity to residential development layouts, this week’s design experts debate what truly matters when creating a more inclusive world. 

 

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]]> Design for Inclusion: Exploring gender equity through our buildings and places Haley Rae Dinnall-Atkinson, Colin Ball, Heather Rolleston, Romulus Sim 00:38:08 The design of buildings and spaces can shape our behaviour and perceptions of the world in subtle yet powerful ways. How then, have public spaces come to impact people of different genders and reinforced narrow stereotypes and assumptions? For the debut podcast in our Design for Inclusion series, we invited four guests to share their experiences of designing for gender equity. From wayfinding and lighting intensity to residential development layouts, this week’s design experts debate what truly matters when creating a more inclusive world. The design of buildings and spaces can shape our behaviour and perceptions of the world in subtle yet powerful ways. How then, have public spaces come to impact people of different genders and reinforced narrow stereotypes and assumptions? For the debut podcast in our Design for Inclusion series, we invited four guests to share their experiences of designing for gender equity. From wayfinding and lighting intensity to residential development layouts, this week’s design experts debate what truly matters when creating a more inclusive world. social responsibility, diversity, inclusive design, inclusion, inclusive, social equity, accessibility, inclusivity, design, gender false full 1 2 5ea4fac4-6b62-4fa2-8f17-a688db104a2d Old Buildings – New Beginnings: Designing Age-Defying Buildings Why do some buildings last for centuries while others disappear in mere decades? From the remerging role of passive design measures to creating ‘flexible’ buildings, this week sees guest experts from our lighting, engineering and architecture teams question what it takes to design long-lasting, sustainable buildings for generations to come.  

 

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]]> Wed, 27 Apr 2022 14:35:50 +0000 contact@bdp.com (Alan Davies, Nick Durham, Jessica Kennedy, Mark Ridler) https://bdp-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/old-buildings-new-beginnings-designing-age-defying-buildings-Bnm0xdCu Why do some buildings last for centuries while others disappear in mere decades? From the remerging role of passive design measures to creating ‘flexible’ buildings, this week sees guest experts from our lighting, engineering and architecture teams question what it takes to design long-lasting, sustainable buildings for generations to come.  

 

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]]> Old Buildings – New Beginnings: Designing Age-Defying Buildings Alan Davies, Nick Durham, Jessica Kennedy, Mark Ridler 00:31:06 Why do some buildings last for centuries while others disappear in mere decades? From the remerging role of passive design measures to creating ‘flexible’ buildings, this week sees guest experts from our lighting, engineering and architecture teams question what it takes to design long-lasting, sustainable buildings for generations to come. Why do some buildings last for centuries while others disappear in mere decades? From the remerging role of passive design measures to creating ‘flexible’ buildings, this week sees guest experts from our lighting, engineering and architecture teams question what it takes to design long-lasting, sustainable buildings for generations to come. climate emergency, technology, sustainable, sustainability, heritage, lighting, net zero, design, architecture, climate crisis, engineering, net zero carbon false full 5 1 cf36ae35-596e-440d-ad8f-49bab3ed6d9c Old Buildings - New Beginnings: Bringing Old Buildings Back to Life This week, Alan Davies and his new panel of experts discuss how to bring old buildings back to life. As we emerge from the global pandemic, new civic strategies require more modern solutions for spaces. From adaptive reuse of historic structures to retrofit projects in modern buildings, there are more options available to building owners and designers than ever before. Retrofit and refurbishment seems like the obvious choice but is it more cost-effective and can we retain the important character and history that is inherent in these buildings? 

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]]> Thu, 14 Apr 2022 10:00:00 +0000 contact@bdp.com (Michael Cambden, Bruce Kennedy, Alan Davies, Dev Mehta) https://bdp-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/old-buildings-new-beginnings-bringing-old-buildings-back-to-life-9PA1OmxL This week, Alan Davies and his new panel of experts discuss how to bring old buildings back to life. As we emerge from the global pandemic, new civic strategies require more modern solutions for spaces. From adaptive reuse of historic structures to retrofit projects in modern buildings, there are more options available to building owners and designers than ever before. Retrofit and refurbishment seems like the obvious choice but is it more cost-effective and can we retain the important character and history that is inherent in these buildings? 

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]]> Old Buildings - New Beginnings: Bringing Old Buildings Back to Life Michael Cambden, Bruce Kennedy, Alan Davies, Dev Mehta 00:38:32 This week, Alan Davies and his new panel of experts discuss how to bring old buildings back to life. As we emerge from the global pandemic, new civic strategies require more modern solutions for spaces. From adaptive reuse of historic structures to retrofit projects in modern buildings, there are more options available to building owners and designers than ever before. Retrofit and refurbishment seems like the obvious choice but is it more cost-effective and can we retain the important character and history that is inherent in these buildings? This week, Alan Davies and his new panel of experts discuss how to bring old buildings back to life. As we emerge from the global pandemic, new civic strategies require more modern solutions for spaces. From adaptive reuse of historic structures to retrofit projects in modern buildings, there are more options available to building owners and designers than ever before. Retrofit and refurbishment seems like the obvious choice but is it more cost-effective and can we retain the important character and history that is inherent in these buildings? climate emergency, sustainability, heritage, net zero, design, climate crisis, net zero carbon false full 4 1 536dcb92-1def-4d7d-9875-77c7b39a05a6 Old Buildings - New Beginnings: Adaptive reuse is a global trend Alan Davies is joined by Tianyi Gu, Akshay Khera and Illyas Maljee to explore how adaptive reuse is becoming a global trend in design and architecture. No one country has the ability to solve the climate emergency and when it comes to the reuse of buildings, we have to be sensitive to the building stock, environments and policies that influence the industry. But how does this affect the design and construction process? Do we still have a way to go to persuade some nations that reusing older buildings is the best approach or is it already taking off as a worldwide initiative?  

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]]> Wed, 6 Apr 2022 14:13:50 +0000 contact@bdp.com (Tianyi Gu, Akshay Khera, Illyas Maljee, Alan Davies) https://bdp-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/old-buildings-new-beginnings-adaptive-reuse-a-global-trend-NapO_DMU Alan Davies is joined by Tianyi Gu, Akshay Khera and Illyas Maljee to explore how adaptive reuse is becoming a global trend in design and architecture. No one country has the ability to solve the climate emergency and when it comes to the reuse of buildings, we have to be sensitive to the building stock, environments and policies that influence the industry. But how does this affect the design and construction process? Do we still have a way to go to persuade some nations that reusing older buildings is the best approach or is it already taking off as a worldwide initiative?  

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]]> Old Buildings - New Beginnings: Adaptive reuse is a global trend Tianyi Gu, Akshay Khera, Illyas Maljee, Alan Davies 00:49:17 Alan Davies is joined by Tianyi Gu, Akshay Khera and Illyas Maljee to explore how adaptive reuse is becoming a global trend in design and architecture. No one country has the ability to solve the climate emergency and when it comes to the reuse of buildings, we have to be sensitive to the building stock, environments and policies that influence the industry. But how does this affect the design and construction process? Do we still have a way to go to persuade some nations that reusing older buildings is the best approach or is it already taking off as a worldwide initiative? Alan Davies is joined by Tianyi Gu, Akshay Khera and Illyas Maljee to explore how adaptive reuse is becoming a global trend in design and architecture. No one country has the ability to solve the climate emergency and when it comes to the reuse of buildings, we have to be sensitive to the building stock, environments and policies that influence the industry. But how does this affect the design and construction process? Do we still have a way to go to persuade some nations that reusing older buildings is the best approach or is it already taking off as a worldwide initiative? climate emergency, sustainability, heritage, net zero, design, climate crisis, net zero carbon false full 3 1 b0bf6f9e-dc21-49b5-9e46-d47833b44aa3 Old Buildings – New Beginnings: Can we make historic buildings sustainable? In this first episode of our debut series, Old Buildings - New Beginnings, BDP’s head of heritage, Alan Davies meets with Lucy Townsend, Il’ic Testoni and James Hepburn to ask the fundamental question, ‘Can we make historic buildings sustainable?’ They discuss how to measure sustainability in old buildings and analyse what we can do to adapt existing structures to meet ever-stringent net zero carbon ambitions in the face of a climate emergency.

 

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]]> Mon, 21 Mar 2022 17:30:32 +0000 contact@bdp.com (Lucy Townsend, Il’ic Testoni, James Hepburn, Alan Davies) https://bdp-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/old-buildings-new-beginnings-can-we-make-historic-buildings-sustainable-2vl2_y3S In this first episode of our debut series, Old Buildings - New Beginnings, BDP’s head of heritage, Alan Davies meets with Lucy Townsend, Il’ic Testoni and James Hepburn to ask the fundamental question, ‘Can we make historic buildings sustainable?’ They discuss how to measure sustainability in old buildings and analyse what we can do to adapt existing structures to meet ever-stringent net zero carbon ambitions in the face of a climate emergency.

 

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]]> Old Buildings – New Beginnings: Can we make historic buildings sustainable? Lucy Townsend, Il’ic Testoni, James Hepburn, Alan Davies 00:34:39 In this first episode of our debut series, Old Buildings - New Beginnings, BDP’s head of heritage, Alan Davies meets with Lucy Townsend, Il’ic Testoni and James Hepburn to ask the fundamental question, ‘Can we make historic buildings sustainable?’ They discuss how to measure sustainability in old buildings and analyse what we can do to adapt existing structures to meet ever-stringent net zero carbon ambitions in the face of a climate emergency. In this first episode of our debut series, Old Buildings - New Beginnings, BDP’s head of heritage, Alan Davies meets with Lucy Townsend, Il’ic Testoni and James Hepburn to ask the fundamental question, ‘Can we make historic buildings sustainable?’ They discuss how to measure sustainability in old buildings and analyse what we can do to adapt existing structures to meet ever-stringent net zero carbon ambitions in the face of a climate emergency. climate emergency, sustainability, heritage, net zero, design, architecture, sustainable design, climate crisis, net zero carbon false full 1 1 9973258d-714e-4a42-9a7e-018ddd4aaf82 Old Buildings - New Beginnings: Can we make historic buildings inclusive for all? In this episode of Old Buildings - New Beginnings, Alan Davies is joined by Jesse Klimitz, Christine Davis and David Artis to discuss how to make old buildings more inclusive. Together they debate the meaning of accessibility, inclusivity and equality in the built environment, highlighting physical and perceived barriers that users can face. Concluding the episode, our experts discuss how heritage buildings can be adapted to be more considerate of everyone who uses them.

 

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]]> Wed, 16 Mar 2022 11:22:58 +0000 contact@bdp.com (Alan Davies, Jesse Klimitz, Christine Davis, David Artis) https://bdp-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/old-buildings-new-beginnings-can-we-make-historic-buildings-inclusive-for-all-yWcuHnY6 In this episode of Old Buildings - New Beginnings, Alan Davies is joined by Jesse Klimitz, Christine Davis and David Artis to discuss how to make old buildings more inclusive. Together they debate the meaning of accessibility, inclusivity and equality in the built environment, highlighting physical and perceived barriers that users can face. Concluding the episode, our experts discuss how heritage buildings can be adapted to be more considerate of everyone who uses them.

 

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]]> Old Buildings - New Beginnings: Can we make historic buildings inclusive for all? Alan Davies, Jesse Klimitz, Christine Davis, David Artis 00:25:29 In this episode of Old Buildings - New Beginnings, Alan Davies is joined by Jesse Klimitz, Christine Davis and David Artis to discuss how to make old buildings more inclusive. Together they debate the meaning of accessibility, inclusivity and equality in the built environment, highlighting physical and perceived barriers that users can face. Concluding the episode, our experts discuss how heritage buildings can be adapted to be more considerate of everyone who uses them. In this episode of Old Buildings - New Beginnings, Alan Davies is joined by Jesse Klimitz, Christine Davis and David Artis to discuss how to make old buildings more inclusive. Together they debate the meaning of accessibility, inclusivity and equality in the built environment, highlighting physical and perceived barriers that users can face. Concluding the episode, our experts discuss how heritage buildings can be adapted to be more considerate of everyone who uses them. equality, inclusive design, heritage, inclusivity, design, architecture false full 2 1