# What does good design even mean? | Lee Hillam

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Podcast: [Design Speaks Weekly](https://stenobird.com/podcast/design-speaks-weekly-7434039)
Published: 2026-08-17T18:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://designspeaksweekly.podbean.com/e/what-does-good-design-even-mean-lee-hillam/
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## Resource

Lee Hillam is a seasoned design critic. Her experience as a principal of Dunn Hillam, as a reviewer for national publications such as Architecture Australia, and as chair of the State Design Review Panel for the Government Architect NSW has sharpened her eye for what makes a successful architectural outcome. In this episode, Lee unpacks how we justify a project's merit and explores the tension between subjective and objective evaluation in design. Further reading Lee Hillam on how to improve the competition systemhttps://architectureau.com/articles/lee-hillam-on-how-to-improve-the-competition-system/ Green Square Public School and Community Spaces by BVNhttps://architectureau.com/articles/green-square-public-school-and-community-spaces-by-bvn/ Murrin Bridge Preschool Community Hub by CD Studio, Supercontext, GFA2, Fake Industries and University of Technology Sydneyhttps://architectureau.com/articles/murrin-bridge-preschool-community-hub/ The Pavilion Performing Arts Centre Sutherlandhttps://architectureau.com/articles/the-pavilion-performing-arts-centre-sutherland/ Music, desert and sky: Cobar Sound Chapelhttps://architectureau.com/articles/cobar-sound-chapel/ Architecture as storytelling: Quay Quarter Laneshttps://architectureau.com/articles/quay-quarter-lanes/ An act of civic pride: Gunyama Park Aquatic and Recreation Centrehttps://architectureau.com/articles/gunyama-park-aquatic-and-recreation-centre/ Third-gen city-making: 44A Foveaux Streethttps://architectureau.com/articles/44a-foveaux-street/ The architecture of interdependence: Escarpment Househttps://architectureau.com/articles/escarpment-house/ Making a community: Arkadiahttps://architectureau.com/articles/arkadia/ Tall ambitions: Short Lanehttps://architectureau.com/articles/short-lane/ Cowper Street Housing…

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