{"podcast":{"title":"Design Speaks Weekly","slug":"design-speaks-weekly-7434039","podcast_index_feed_id":7434039,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/designspeaksweekly/feed.xml","website_url":"https://designspeaksweekly.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/21022891/hero-graphic_2048x2048.jpg","author":"Architecture Media","episode_count":50,"summary":"Design Speaks Weekly brings you the biggest stories in Australian architecture and design. Produced by Architecture Media, each episode explores a key theme shaping the built environment, paired with the latest industry news and analysis. As an extension of the Design Speaks event series, this podcast opens up vital conversations to a wider audience, wherever you are.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-22T18:18:38.036702+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/design-speaks-weekly-7434039"},"episode":{"title":"Adaptive reuse is a discipline, not a trend | David Welsh and Chris Major","slug":"adaptive-reuse-is-a-discipline-not-a-trend-david-welsh-and-chris-major","published_at":"2026-08-31T18:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/design-speaks-weekly-7434039/adaptive-reuse-is-a-discipline-not-a-trend-david-welsh-and-chris-major","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/design-speaks-weekly-7434039","url":"https://designspeaksweekly.podbean.com/e/adaptive-reuse-is-a-discipline-not-a-trend-david-welsh-and-chris-major/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/sw6awe5atjv7b96d/EP47_CM_DW.mp3","summary":"David Welsh and Chris Major founded their practice, Welsh and Major, more than twenty years ago. Since then, they have refined and embraced an adaptive reuse design method, delivering thoughtful and enduring architecture across a diverse range of project types. In this episode, they reflect on the evolution of adaptive reuse in Australia and the value of designing with the unexpected. Further reading Pyrmont Community Centre by Welsh and Majorhttps://architectureau.com/articles/pyrmont-community-centre-by-welsh-and-major/ Greybox by Welsh and Majorhttps://architectureau.com/articles/Greybox-by-Welsh-and-Major/ Comedor by Welsh and Majorhttps://architectureau.com/articles/comedor-by-welsh-and-major/ The Imperial by Welsh and Majorhttps://architectureau.com/articles/imperial-welsh-and-major/ Gathering character: Seagrass Househttps://architectureau.com/articles/seagrass-house/ Bohemian legacy: The Hat Factoryhttps://architectureau.com/articles/the-hat-factory/ Breathing room: Darling Lanehttps://architectureau.com/articles/darling-lane/ First House: Hordern Streethttps://architectureau.com/articles/hordern-first-house-welshandmajor/ Telescopic vision: Annandale Househttps://architectureau.com/articles/annandale-house-1/ A house with tiles on ithttps://architectureau.com/articles/a-house-with-tiles-on-it/ Fitzroy Terracehttps://architectureau.com/articles/fitzroy-terrace/","meta_description":"David Welsh and Chris Major founded their practice, Welsh and Major, more than twenty years ago. Since then, they have refined and embraced an adaptive re…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1140,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/design-speaks-weekly-7434039/episodes/adaptive-reuse-is-a-discipline-not-a-trend-david-welsh-and-chris-major/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/design-speaks-weekly-7434039/adaptive-reuse-is-a-discipline-not-a-trend-david-welsh-and-chris-major.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}