# Episode 284: COX Executive Chair Patrick Ness and BLP Principal Mark Mitchell on designing the ‘People’s Hospital’ in Footscray

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Published: 2026-02-23T17:00:00+00:00
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In this episode of Talking Architecture & Design, host Clémence Carayol heads to Melbourne’s west to unpack one of Australia’s most ambitious health projects: the new Footscray Hospital. More than a deep dive into a major piece of infrastructure, the conversation explores how architecture can reshape the experience of healthcare itself. The $1.5 billion hospital, designed by COX Architecture in collaboration with Billard Leece Partnership, is delivered by the Plenary Health co...

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