Episode
Private vision, public value | Ingrid Richards
- Podcast
- Design Speaks Weekly
- Published
- Apr 27, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 1369
- Processing state
not_requested
Actions
POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/design-speaks-weekly-7434039/episodes/private-vision-public-value-ingrid-richards/transcription-requests
Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/design-speaks-weekly-7434039/private-vision-public-value-ingrid-richards.md
Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.
Summary
Ingrid Richards is a renowned Australian architect who co-founded Richards and Spence with Adrian Spence in 2008, and has since contributed significantly to the civic identity of Brisbane and beyond. The practice is perhaps best known for its instrumental involvement in the development of the James Street Precinct in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley through a series of independent projects – including the Calile Hotel and the Ada Lane Development. In today’s episode, Katelin Butler, editorial director at Architecture Media, asks Ingrid to reflect on the considerations required when designing civic legacy from private commissions and what urban qualities evolve best over time. Further Reading Urbane luxury: The Calile Hotelhttps://architectureau.com/articles/the-calile-hotel/ Incremental civic-ness: James Street Precincthttps://architectureau.com/articles/james-street-precinct/ 2019 Eat Drink Design Awards: Best Hotel Designhttps://architectureau.com/articles/2019-eat-drink-design-awards-best-hotel-design/ Nineteen Jameshttps://architectureau.com/articles/block-works/ Tactical urbanism: Fish Lanehttps://architectureau.com/articles/tactical-urbanism-fish-lane/ 205 North Quay by Hassell, REX and Richards and Spencehttps://architectureau.com/articles/205-north-quay-by-hassell-rex-and-richards-and-spence/ Richards and Spence’s seven favourite hotel designshttps://architectureau.com/articles/richards-and-spence-seven-favourite-hotel-designs/